Which car

[Pete McCluskey.]

Other than your GT40, which car that you owned gave you the most pleasure?
I think of two, my first car a 1939 Ford sloper that had leopard skin seats that laid back It used more oil than fuel but started every time and the boys
Dipped in their pockets to help out with the petrol. It was great at the drive in we could hide three in the trunk.
The other was the first car I raced, a bug eyed Austin Healy Sprite so much fun.

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

Mercedes 500E; I should drive it a lot more often. Not sexy looking, but wonderful driver.

 

[roaldin]

That is a really tough question...
Among many: I had a 351 XB that was like driving in a constant thunderstorm, my first track car which was a ratty P510 that handled amazingly and my R33 GTR, all modified and all worthy of mention, but I think my favourite has to be my current hill-climb car - 95 WRX I bought new. It now has 600 hp and almost no Subaru in it. It is freaking awesome and an absolute blast to drive. Cost me waaay too much to develop - all bespoke, there was virtually no aftermarket for it when I built it. So much thought has gone into it it feels like part of me.
It is also bittersweet, it has both made and lost me friendships.

Tim.

 

[John]

A real odd ball for me, a 1966 Riley Elf, you know the mini with the wood gain dash and the little boot, i stripped it out, put a 1071 race engine in it, with a Jack Knight alloy 8 port cross flow head and a C.R 5 speed dog box, it was a real Giant killer, an amazing little car that never let me down.

John

 

[Jim Cowden]

Pete

I had a panel van and It saw lots of pleasure.

Is that what you ment.

Jim

 

[Marcus]

1958 Porsche Tractor, Type 108 "Junior".

 

[Doc Kaler]

Probably my 1965 Corvette coupe: 327 with Rochester Fuel Injection, factory side exhaust, 4 spd, F41 suspension....sold it to partially fund medical school......

 

[Robert S.]

Pete

I had a panel van and It saw lots of pleasure.

Is that what you ment.

Jim

GREAT THREAD! I really enjoyed seeing this thread. It evoked many fond memories. I was in the process of trying to decide how I could post without writing a very lengthy essay, and then Jim's post appeared. I immediately thought of several whimsical bumper sticker expressions appearing on vans from back in my early teen years. One was "Don't come knockin' if this van is rockin'. By the late sixties as many of us became far less innocent and more outrageous the best van bumper sticker expression became, "Don't laugh, your daughter may be inside."

I'll wait to see how this thread evolves, while I try very hard to consider how to compose a post of my favorite car. Thanks again to Pete and Jim, Robert

 

[Larry L.]

...which car that you owned gave you the most pleasure?

'Easy...2006 Ford GT. Hands down. No question.

Behind that in the "pleasure"/personal satisfaction department: '68 Corvette "T"-top, 435/427, 4-speed ('was the 1st one in town - and the only one as well for about 9 months)...'59 Impala 2dr hdtp, 348, tri-power, 4-speed...'62 Biscayne 2-dr post, LS-6 454, Richmond 5-speed, 9 inch.

(Back in 1970 I ordered/bought a '70 Chevelle SS454, LS-6, M22 4-speed...but, it just never quite "did anything for me" as they say, and to this day I still don't understand why that was the case. 'Guess I'm just 'odd'. 'Bought a DeLorean back in '81 that never quite "worked" for me either. :shrug: )

 

[Randy V]

Had to be my 1969 Corvette roadster named "Thumper" that I raced for many years and then brought back to the street.
Here are some pictures of when I did one of the first Eckler/Greenwood Can-Am conversions..

 

[TimB]

Probably my first car.....1970 Barracuda convertible.

 

[Jim Craik]

I just loved my 1967 Alfa GTV step nose.

 

[Robert S.]

Had to be my 1969 Corvette roadster named "Thumper" that I raced for many years and then brought back to the street.
Here are some pictures of when I did one of the first Eckler/Greenwood Can-Am conversions.

Randy, Who knew about that part of you that was/is a Vett person. I had a '71 vette roadster 454. I purchased it in late '71 from dealer; It was the owner's demo car and had 10k on the speedo, but well taken care of for obvious reasons. I wanted a Vette since Junior High, but was not able to get one until 8 years out of high school, and then couldn't afford a new one. I plan to say more later about my cars since our own Larry L. set the standard for multiple cars - Thanks be to Larry!

In the meantime:

 

[Mike Pass]

For "general purposes" a Ford Consul Mk1 with a front bench seat. For driving fun see attached pic of Davrian Imp at Croft 1975.
Cheers
Mike

 

[Randy V]

Nice one Robert! I take it that you have kicked the Marlboro habit since then?

I've had over 100 cars, trucks and motorcycles.. I wishI could have kept them all.. Well okay maybe a few really needed to go down the road to the next lucky soul...

 

[Frank Catt]

I am with Pete on the Frog eye Sprite, had to find something in a real hurry to persuade a gorgeous young lady to even look at me, been married to her for 46 years now ! Frank

 

[Jimmy P]

Two come to mind...... My first car a 1275 Mini Cooper S and the Series 3 Mazda RX-7 both wickedly fun but in different ways. And BTW it is possible to "do the deed" in a mini....:shy:

 

[jyrki sulka]

Hard one.
Road cars, 4 finalists:
3D whale-tale cossie was (still got it) nice to drive in summer, but pain in the ass in nites; b*stards try to steal it very often.
Very nice to drive was my Capri 2,8 injection X-pack with bilstein race suspension etc.
BDA-engined mk2 RS2000 X-pack was nice too, but Hoyle prepared full gr2 dry sump engine wasn`t easiest to service. Valve clearance adjustment; oh dear god...(Engine came from K. Hamalainen`s 6th time (!) Finnish Rally Championship Escort).
Winner is Escort mk4 RS Turbo, the one I converted to rear wheel drive with Capri Atlas axle, 290 bhp cossie engine, Leda coil-over suspension, Quaife S/C C/R dog-box. Fun and fast at 900 kg/ 2000 lb

Rally cars:
I think my old mk1/2 1,6-2,0 pinto engined Escorts were easier and funnier to drive than my present 3D cossie.... :inquisitive:

 

[John Milmont]

One of my first cars was a second gen rx-7 (FC) which was a lot of fun. I think that car was everything the rx-7’s were supposed to be - fun and affordable.
Although my car was the very slow and low horsepower N/A version (only 160hp and about 2 ft/lbs of torque), it handled very well and had some of the best steering feel I have ever felt when I had my 17” aftermarket wheels on it. I have driven pretty much everything these days, and I still recall my old RX-7 having some of the best steering feel. If the car ever got tied up, you could just let go of the wheel and it would snap back to center instantly making recoveries from harry situations a breeze. As a young driver with little track time under his belt, it was about as perfect as a car as I could have gotten.
I had the later “heavy” version on the car too, the Series 5 which came in at 2750lbs.

 

[jyrki sulka]

I've had over 100 cars, trucks and motorcycles.. I wishI could have kept them all..

:chug:
Well said! But not enough money, not enough space for them.