what car did you want as a kid

[--lorien--]

Paying your skyline tax then!

Haha, definitely! Worth it though.

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.p...953-My-new-car

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Super car I can't remember the name of....Pantha or something

De Tomaso Pantera - Ford 351 V8 mid-mounted with a ZF transaxle.

With a kit....



Without a kit...

[lil ben]

That's the one ! Cheers
http://www.autowallpaper.de/Wallpape...tera-GTS-4.jpg

Stunning car with a kit on

[Noz]

Z32 300ZX in gleaming red. Ever since seeing one at about age 6 and marvelling at the quad exhausts, from then on, I loved cars long time. I still can't get over how good on petrol it is on the motorway, how many people stop & stare (despite it being nowt special to look at), just how solid & stable it feels, plus the fact it cruises at 140mph on part throttle, with the power to hit 180mph as it stands.

W124 AMG Hammer.
Lotus Carlton (would have settled for a GSi)
Sapphire Cosworth 2WD (other than the reliability issues, a great car to own and terrifying when 350+bhp )
AE86 when they were £1k fifteen years ago
The Lancia Beta Coupe that was parked up for years in a driveway silently melting away. Quite liked the guy's Integrale too
MG Maestro Turbo (so rare, so fugly. I owned a 2.0 EFI for a year or so, it was really good, no kidding )
Pulsar GTiR
205 1.9 GTi
S13 (not half bad )
Fiat Strada Abarth

I used to read Parker's Guide constantly, weighing up the performance against the insurance group. Still got a dog-eared copy from 17 years ago.

[GrahamB]

I did so much dribbling as a small child

Oh and this...

[crouchy]

When i first saw an S14a when i was about 9/10 i knew i had to have one one day. Bought one when i was 18 still cant imagine ever selling it

[Chriscooke]

When i first saw an S14a when i was about 9/10 i knew i had to have one one day. Bought one when i was 18 still cant imagine ever Driving it again

Edited for truth

[Yakko]

Fiat Strada Abarth

Good call. Guy down my street had one when I was 10/11, used to backfire and fill the street with smoke.

I thought it was amazing.

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Fiat Strada Abarth.

My mate bought one new replacing an 850 Mini and first time out in it, his wife put her foot down to overtake something then tried to pull out........

Slammed into the car in front and wrote off both cars

"No, dear. Signal, manoeuvre, accelerate !"

[fullmetalgasket]

De Tomaso Pantera - Ford 351 V8 mid-mounted with a ZF transaxle.

With a kit....



Without a kit...

Bottom one is the original version - Top one is a later version as opposed to a 'kit'
Top one is also most likely blown

I much prefer the the early cars

[DeanS15]

I wanted a Mitsubishi FTO ever since gran turismo first came out, I was about 13 at the time... When I got to 23 I bought one, loved it to bits and modified it as much as i could but ultimately it was underpowered so made way for the s15. It was a car I had to own at some point and I think they deserve more credit than they get, it's funny because now, 18 years after it first came out, most of them are sub 1k bangers

[Noz]

My mate bought one new replacing an 850 Mini and first time out in it, his wife put her foot down to overtake something then tried to pull out........

Slammed into the car in front and wrote off both cars

"No, dear. Signal, manoeuvre, accelerate !"

Hahahaha, class

[Ken]

Lotus Cortina



Sunbeam Alpine Tiger



Mk1 escort Mexico



Hillman Avenger Tiger, yes they came from the factory like this



Lotus Sunbeam

[Prior]

Ken trumps the thread. That Mexico is gorgeous.

[sparkyhx]

Lotus Cortina



Sunbeam Alpine Tiger



Mk1 escort Mexico



Hillman Avenger Tiger, yes they came from the factory like this



Lotus Sunbeam

I think me and you are of the same generation - don't remember the Hunter Tiger though.

I used to live next to someone with the sunbeam tiger

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Bottom one is the original version - Top one is a later version as opposed to a 'kit'
Top one is also most likely blown

I much prefer the the early cars

What you say is true. I probably should have said pre-facelift and post-facelift but over its 20 years of production it had more nose jobs than Michael Jackson.

[Si]

Kens wins.
Dribbly chin(me, not him ) - That Cortina is wonderful

[Deacon]

Ken no mention for the ford popular and mg td - these must be cars of your youth ?

[Tetra]

The Renault 5 GT Turbo..

In particular the Skeete 5 GT turbo

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Ken no mention for the ford popular and mg td - these must be cars of your youth ?

I did (and still do) want either an MG TF or a Riley MPH