You've probably all watched the baby boomers bidding up Hemis and Shelbys and Yenkos at Barrett-Jackson, and the story always is the same: These are the dream cars from their childhoods.

Well, I grew up in a different era, and my list of cars of interest is much more humble! I think a collection of these cars would be great fun to restore and show a decade or two from now.

BMW E30 M3 (white)
Final-generation Mazda RX7 (silver)
Honda Prelude SH (black)
Honda CRX Si (yellow)
Original VW GTI (white)
Mitsubishi Starion with the big fender flares (black)
Late 80s Saleen Mustang (white)
Toyota MR2 Turbo (red)
Ferrari F40 (red, not so humble)
Porsche 959 (silver, not real humble either)

So, what's on your list, supposing you had the dough?

 

Good list there. I think those are some pretty sweet cars.

Here is my list in no real order:

1985 Honda Today
1969 Fiat 500F
1965-00 classic Mini
1985 Toyota MR2
1993 BMW E36 M3
1985 Suzuki Samurai
1980 Audi Quattro
1982 Mercedes-Benz W123
1976 First gen Honda Accord
1982 Second gen Honda Accord
1972 First gen Honda Civic
1980 Second gen Honda Civic
2006 BMW E90 330i
2009 BMW E90 M3
2009 Audi S8
2009 Mercedes-Benz C216

use wikipedia for car info and pics

 

I forgot about the Audi Quattro. That would be nice.

What's up with the Samurai?

 

I just like how it is a tiny off road vehicle. Very unassuming yet can handle itself off road - or so I hear.

So out of all I listed, your beef was with the samurai? Who else would lust after the 1st gen Accord?

 

I was thinking about this the other day

E30 M3
Porsche 356
64 Lincoln Continental Convertible
Mercedes 190 SL convertible
Mercedes 300 SL Gull Wing
993 Ruff Turbo
959
09 GT2, GT3
84 Audi Sport Quattro S1
Mk1 Gti
94 Supra Turbo
02 E39 M5
09 M5

I know there are more just cant think of them.......

 

I missed the Accord completely. Yes, that's an odd one, too, but if I saw a perfectly preserved example at a car show it would capture my attention (for a moment, at least, not sure I'd stare for too long).

Some sort of family-car history here? My mom drove a VW Thing for years until she couldn't afford to repair it. Things have a lot of sentimental value for me, but I wouldn't want to own one myself. Somethings are best as memories.

 

Yes! I just saw one the other day that looked stock and thought that it was a really nice car. Probably going to be very rare to find one unmolested in the future.

 

I just think it is a sweet looking car.

 

69 McBurney Daytona
54 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible
98 Aston Martin Volante convertible
Delorean that has NOT been crashed or left to rot in a garage for 10 years
Excalibur any year any model!