What car do you drive now, and what 3 classic cars would you love to have?
What car do you drive now, and what 3 classic cars would you love to have?
I no longer drive, and the last car I owned was a Toyota Camry. This is a photo of it in the driveway of my last home in Canada - the Volvo was my ex-wife's car. Note that the photo is from 20 years ago.
As for the classic cars I would have loved to have had when I was driving...
1. 1959 Jaguar Mark IX, because of its luxury, a car meant for royalty.
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2. 1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II, because I love its style.
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1994 Saab 900, because of its fantastic handling quality.
So what do you drive now, and what 3 classic cars would you want?
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Okay, now, let's see what you're driving now, and what 3 classics would you choose, and why?
Just bought a new 2025 Jeep Wrangler.
1) Bentley Ghost
2) 68 Camaro RS
3) 2002 BMW 330xi
All pretty good choices. Although the Jeep earned its spurs as an army vehicle, why they so popular for domestic use?
They are fun to drive, extremely tight turning radius, plenty of power, great in the snow and........they look nice.
Okay.
1965 Mustang
Same as one of my best friends, who called it his "Mouse" for some reason. So it would also be one of your 3 classic favs.
I currently drive a 2024 Kia Seltos SX.
I am inheriting a classic car, but all I know at this time is it's a 50's or 60's chevy. It's numbered, and only the tail light fins have been replaced. It runs too. It needs new paint and a tune up. I don't know the condition of the interior, but I think it's in good shape.
If I had the opportunity I'd get a '67 Ford Bronco with the first sport package. Red with the white top.
EDIT: The inherited classic is a 1955 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer -
Like this?
Yes. Mine is black. It's a nice little car with heated seats. I only wish it came with a heated steering wheel.
Surely the steering wheel is only that cold when you start the car. Solution - wear gloves. LOL
Yeah... like that's a choice. LOL!! We are under winter storm warning today and tomorrow with the potential of 6 to 11 inches of snow by tomorrow evening.
Although I loved winter when I was a kid - Hamilton, Ontario is in the Buffalo snow belt area, I'm happy now to be living where there is never snow, ice or even frost.
Now -
2020 Ford Explorer. I also have a numbers matching 1971 Dodge Challenger RT.
3 Classics -
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle
1975 Ford Mustang II (I know it was a piece of shit. It's the rarity of the car that has it on my wish list)
What do you mean by "numbers matching"? Licence plate numbers?
By the way, did you ever watch the movie The Longest Ride? A lot of it was filmed in North Carolina - absolutely beautiful country.
Not attempting to answer for Jeremy, but matching numbers means it is Original. That is a highly valued vehicle to have. I also like the rest of his list. I don't agree with Jeremy much on politics, though we do enjoy much of the same music and I like his car selections.
The numbers stamped on the engine match and transmission are original to the car's VIN.
Okay, thanks to you and Iggy.
With classic cars the VIN is located in several locations to include the engine block, fenders, doors, etc. Some by label, some stamped into the metal by the manufacturer.
I first got the body and frame from a salvage yard back in the early '80's and restored it. Some minor dents, rusted out floor boards and upholstery. Took YEARS to find the engine with the help of some car collectors my father was associated with (father has a '68 Chevrolet Nova SS (original owner)).
Only 2 things that were not put back as it come off the assembly line is the wheels and paint. But if I ever decide to part with it, I have the original wheels and will foot the bill for a complete repaint to the original color.
I'm actually a transplant to NC. I grew up just outside of Pittsburgh, PA. (Some scenes of Easy Rider was filmed on my family property.) The military brought me to NC in '98 and I retired here.
The first home I owned in Toronto was used for a movie set and now I've forgotten which movie it was.
Now
2016 Ford Escape
Classics
68 Mustang Shelby GT550
69 Pontiac Judge GTO
71 Plymouth Road Runner
Note I will never be able to actually own any of the classics
I at least came close to my father owning that 1959 Jaguar Mark IX. Back in 1959 my father had a dealer bring one over for a test drive. I got into the back seat, sat on the plush glove leather seat, looked at the solid burled walnut drop-down tables mounted on the back of the the front seats, the dashboard and trim,
and totally fell in love with the car, but my father didn't like it. He bought a 1960 Cadillac Coupe DeVille instead.
i currently own two F-250 XLT's, one being a 4 x 4 but mainly drive my girls 2017 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD.
Since being in the contracting business basically all of my life, trucks were essential.(own three trailers and my girl has 5)
Was impressed with the Chevy till my last voyage to pick up belongings in the Philly area. Had it parked on a steep grade too load equipment. Went to start it, and had a bad tick/knock like noise. I drove only a half mile and parked it where i safely could, so as to not damage anything. Had a few knwedgable buddies take a look, and they were not sure, but all agreed it didn't sound good. Got it to a buddies shop, and was told that the 6.0 liter gas engine is known to have a problem with lifters. Oil change and filter got rid of 8o% of the racket and enabled me to get back to Ohio, but the noise came back with a vengence. So with high 88,000 mileage i'm not comfortable usng vehicle anymore. It's a joke that a newer truck with under 90,000 miles shouldhave such a reoccurring issue in what was once considered a very reliable powerful engine. Both Fords have over 220 and 260,000 miles respectfully, without engine issues.
It is a 2500 to $5000 dollar engine fix without guarantees, which is just fckd up imho.
I like the 69 Chevy Camaro and the 68 Mustang
5 trailers? What for? Sorry about the Chevy, but I think Ford has to be the ultimate when it comes to pickups.
I've had pretty good luck with both. Used to have an 89 GMC dually beast 4 wheel drive four speed with 15 separate leaf springs on each set of rear tires. Had the equavalent of an F-150 leaf springs on the front axil. That truck was a pure beast. A 454 with a granny gear . Put it in 4 low in 1st gear and let the clutch go and it will climb any paved grade with a trailer in tow. Miss that truck, but get to visit it on occasion, as i sold it to my buddy.
Oh yea, 5v trailers. She was left some aspalt equipment which I have done some work on to prep for sale, as she just wants it sold. Heck, she's got an older Caterpillar D-5 Bull Dozer, and that thing is bad asz. "Killdozer" comes to mind.
My daily drivers are a 95 Jeep Cherokee and a 97 Dodge Dakota pickup, that just got painted and today it had a dead battery.
I have a 1968 Dodge Charger, (not numbers matching) 1978 Dodge Little Red Express truck that I bought new (only new vehicle I ever bought) and a 1975 Dodge Powerwagon, just restored and working last few problems out of it.
My 3 Vehicles I would want are
1970 Plymouth SuperBird (I could have bought one many years ago when they were cheap)
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda
1968 Plymouth Roadrunner I wrecked my first one and sold the second one
Your avatar makes a clear statement about what your favourite vehicle is.
Currently 2018 GMC Sierra, Crew Cab, restoring a 1997 Jeep TJ.
Wish List: 1970 Ford Bronco (used to have one in college)
1968 Ford Mustang Fastback
1967 Chevy Chevelle SS
Must be something special about those Broncos.
Ooops. Made a mistake in my choices. Instead of the Saab, I temporarily forgot the car I first wanted to buy when I was 16 and had just got my adult driver's licence. It was the 14 year old 1939 Packard limousine that was for sale at the service station around the corner from where we lived. My dad wouldn't let me buy it, even though I had the money - only $600.
It would have been a great shaggin wagon
You guessed it.
I currently drive a 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 pickup.
1. 1964 Studebaker Avanti.
2. 1957 Ford Thunderbird.
3. 1957 Chevy Nomad Station Wagon.
I like your choices of classics. And I'm aware of American countryfolk's love of pickups.
I owned a Volkswagen Corrado about 30 years ago. It was a cool looking car for its day and I loved driving it. It had the spoiler that rose up after a certain speed (still have no idea why that is a thing). It was too expensive to repair though. It eventually needed a new exhaust system for $4k (30 yrs ago!), so I went used car shopping and traded it in for a more sensible sedan, and the sucker car salesman gave me $5k for it without even looking under the hood or starting it up. No way I could have sold it for that privately (I only paid $8k when I bought it used three years prior). It’s not often when you get one over on a car salesman. The car’s looks were enticing. As for three classics I like I have no answer, because I’m not a classic car nut and only care about reliability. Now I drive Acura, and love it.
Bought an Acura Integra about 30 years ago, although it's long gone I loved that car it was a really fun drive (manual transmission)
It's been almost 20 years since I've owned (or even drove) a car, and it's hard to remember enough about the cars I owned during more than 50 years of owning cars to choose which one I preferred the most, but I know I liked the Toyota Camrys that I had.
Damn, you don’t know what you’re missing. The motion and speed of modern vehicles is so slick and smooth compared to 20 yrs ago. Navigation systems mean you don’t need to do any pre-planning. As much as I hate to say it, a Tesla would blow your mind. Imagine a screen on the dashboard that shows your car and every car in your vicinity like a very detailed and realistic video game.
LOL. Well, I never played video games, but I have recently been in EV vehicles, and was pretty amazed at how quiet and smooth the ride was. I was just in one that didn't have a gearshift but only a dial with 3 positions "forward, neutral, reverse". As for the screen, I have enough trouble managing my computer. Believe it or not, I'd be happy with the first car I had at the age of 16 (shared with my brother), a used 2 year old 1950 Ford Custom Coach with absolutely NOTHING automatic or electronic - even the radio was a manual 5 pushbutton AM radio.
Maybe the car salesman had in mind what the car could be worth after it was restored.