'63 Corvette Z06

Manual CTS-V Wagon, things have gone up in value. Basically get paid to drive.

1969 Z/28 Camaro

Any late 50s or early 60s Ferrari but a Duesenberg might be just as nice of an investment.

Jaydoug said:

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If you could go back in time and buy one vehicle right off the lot, what would it be?

Me: 1964 Pontiac Tempest LeMans convertible with the new GTO option, tri-powered 389, in Skyline Blue. Thank you, Mr DeLorean.

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1964 GTO was my favorite car for a long time. I live in Texas but when I was in my 20's I found a maroon convertible, manual, tri powered GTO at a Florida classic car dealership - it was around $18K (this was 20 years ago). I flew a Southwest flight out to Tampa, took it for a test drive, then flew back the next day.

There was some mild daydreaming about buying it and driving it back as my own, but mainly I just wanted to say I drove one and got to experience it.

If we eliminate vehicles based primarily on fiscal value for resale and concentrate on childhood dream cars or vehicles that we just really want to own (might need to exclude maintenance costs as well) it might make this fantastical thread more fun.

For me, I've always had a thing for the Lamborghini Diablo. The looks and sound and the fact that the predecessor was the countach, just always made it the ultimate supercar to me when I was growing up. Never been in one (except a replica, me in it last pic), but I did get to drive a couple of Gallardos and I got a 180mph ride in a Murcielago LP640 with tubi exhaust, which was absolutely incredible.

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Well Goose. You're in luck:

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1963/chevrolet/corvette/101341882

Not my car but never heard of a 1963 Z06

Well for that price, he might as well get two.

gggmann said:

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1971-73 Lamborghini Miura P400SV - last evolution of the first supercar.

Worth >$2.5mil now

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Beautiful

'66 Vette 427, ragtop

lotsofhp said:

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I feel pretty basic after some of these responses but I'll submit '57 chevy:

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Nothing wrong with that. Probably the most iconic of fifties coupes and a damn beautiful car!

1965 Jaguar E-Type Roadster

Money not being considered, I second the manual CTS-V wagon.

But honestly, I did (still do) love the golden era of Ford SVT vehicles. 2004 Terminator and Lightning. I day-dreamed about those in high school.

I'd buy as many retired Lemans cars as I could! lol. Once those race cars got retired and sold for pennies. Today they are worth millions if they have provenance.

Other than that I am torn between a 67 Shelby GT500 or the 66 or 67 Ford 7 Litre Galaxie with a 4 speed.


I am partial to the 67 Galaxie body style, but that 7 Litre package is a beast.

There was one on the Facebook group "under appreciated survivors" this week that was cleaner than if it had just come off the assembly line.