A Horse With No Name

Absolutely, I will even take 2010 up. the only point of mixing it up was to be able to have guys relate to each others lists and learn from each other. Some guys like all older stuff, some guys like all newer stuff. And in the second list anything goes literally....which was my whole point in my examples of show cars, concept cars, race cars, and cars that no longer exist. If you had the car in your garage and you honestly could get half a million for it, its fair game...and that simple.

Great challenge...I LOVE that we have to ahve one car outside of a traditional market so we have to think for this one. Gotta say Frisky your list is the best so far...LOVE the Lexus! The Porsche might find its way to Ohio in my garage at some point...hmmm....

5 cars on each list. Actually, a heck of a lot of freedom...second list, two new three old or vice versa...anything goes with a fair market value over half a million....absolutely anything. it doesn't even ahve to ahve sold for half a million....or even still exist for that matter. First list, no muscle cars, but you have an unlimited modification budget, the freedom to pick any American car in the base edition between 1950 and 1989, any post 73 truck, any post 71 Lincoln or Cadillac. the only thing I am excluding is traditional muscle cars and late model vehicles, really. The whole point of the first list is to get people away from high dollar cars and new stuff, second list is a total free for all. And I made the second list with you both in mind, Balthazar and Frisky....Balthazar...every great GM concept car from the 50's and 60's could fit on this list...so many cars from the brass era and pre WW II Classic era. Frisky...you challenged me to start looking at more exotic and high dollar cars...this thread is a "thank you" for that. Ferrari F-40 or Enzo anyone? Pagani Huayra or Porsche 918? How many interesting ex F1 cars or other competition vehicles could bring half a million....Craig Breedlove's land speed record car? All kinds of interesting ideas exist....

Sorry guys, nothing exotic here...I am going to answer this in terms of what I actually want given current budget (with one exception-) Off road-Japan New Tacoma crew Cab 4WD Daily;England/UK R53 Cooper S, love my current daily, would drive it until I died if I could. Weekend fun car-Italy Fiat 124 Spyder Hurst Olds got that one really right in the other dream car garage thread... Track Car-France (continuing with small car theme) Renault Turbo Rally car, would tear up the local Auto X and be a hoot! Family car-Germany 2017 golf type R Cruiser-American 1970 Boss 302 Mustang

Moving on from Climate controlled trailer in a trailer park to the car being stored in a climate controlled trailer, the second list is very simple. #1. No traditional American Muscle cars or Muscle car clones here, or Corvettes either. #2. Only two real limitations here...cars on second list must have a fair market value in 2017 dollars of $500,000 (half million dollars) or more. If a car sold for $425,000 ten years ago and you think it would bring half a million today, I am not picky...just half a million in good faith. Also, you can choose 2 new cars and three vintage cars, or 3 new cars and two vintage cars, but you must stick to the 3-2 or 2-3 ratio. Vintage in this context is 15 years old or older. 3. Car does not have to have sold or ever been available for sale to be on this list...retired F1 race cars, factory prototypes and one offs, exotic cars built by individuals for their personal use, literally anything goes here. Cars that had a half million dollars in development cost (such as top land speed record cars) qualify...but cars that had a ton of money spent on them with a relatively low resale do not. I am thinking of things like NASCAR stock cars on the used market, which usually sell well, well short of half a million dollars but have a ton of development money thrown at them. 4. Cars that were previously destroyed and no longer exist are also fair game if you think they would bring half a million in today's market. A one off Benz that was destroyed in an allied bombing raid in 1944, the Chrysler show cars that sank on the Andrea Doria, race cars wiped out in the 1955 LeMans disaster, a rare Rolls Royce that mysteriously went missing in 1926...all are game here. Good luck and my responses will be up soon on both DCG threads,,,

Working on response to the dream car garage that frisky put up, putting up one of my own. In this challenge....it is the Climate controlled trailer, Climate controlled trailer edition-10 cars worth! First list, cars that you would likely find in the shady lanes mobile home park, which is a clean and decent but not fancy mobile home park outside of Kingsport Tennessee. Or cars you would find on a third rate used car lot. Rules; #1. No muscle cars, or Camaros or mustangs of any variation. This includes cars like the 80's Monte Caro SS and clones of those cars-you can't take a mid 80's Buick and build a Grand National clone. No corvettes either. #2. There is an "estate auction" clause here for any American car that predates 1990-you can have any American regular production passenger car 1950-1989, any Cadillac or Lincoln 1971-1989, or any truck 1973 up-but you will be getting the car from an "estate auction" in ran when parked but decent shape. You will also be getting the "post" (has a B pillar if a hardtop version was available) 4 door version of the car with the base powertrain in an undesirable color combo. You can have a 1957 Chevy, but it will be a 6 cylinder 4 door post 150 model in green or brown.... #3. 2 seat imported sports cars are allowed 1979 up, with the exception of FD (3rd gen) RX-7, 4th Gen Toyota Supra, Nissan 350/370Z/GTR/Skyline, NSX/S2000 Honda, and 2006-up Miata (NC and ND Miata). #4. The plus side...you have and are expected to use if you choose an unlimited modification budget on these 5 rides. Want to build your Cj-7 into a tube frame carbon fiber bodied rock crawler-go ahead. In the alte 1970's, someone built a Ferrari powered Pontiac Firebird. While you can't have a Firebird in this DC garage, if you want to build a Ferrari powered 77 grand Prix go for it. #5-Not everything here needs to be a bottom of the barrel vehicle here-it is entirely reasonable that one would find a clean used Nissan pathfinder, an older F150 Lightening, an older SS454 Chevy half ton, a Trailblazer SS, or a nice older Tacoma or 4 Runner on a used car lot or in a decent trailer park...use your imagination and bring me something creative. #6. Since the original Batmobile was built on a 1950's ford showcar chassis that was built on a 1950's ford sedan chassis, and since you have an unlimited modification budget, the (original) Batmobile is the one car that could go on both lists....but the one on the first list would be an exact replica...

The whole one brand wonder way of. thinking wears old rather rápidly!

Here in Columbus The interest in electrics is very strong actually If The político climate changes we may well see them bring diesels back Really looking forward to test driving a Cruze diesel!

Exactly!

Actually not being given subsidy money has made them stronger IMHO. They did it on their own when no one else did.

Diesels are wonderful...I would love to own another one.

It is gaining market share quite nicely actually. And it is actually a little bit more unique. Hate to say this, but given the choice I might choose the Lincoln over the Benz.

Thought of this thread coming home from work. Saw a maroon 81 or so Corvette get nailed in an intersection in he rain...what a sad way to loose a collector car.

I actually still have fantasy of owning an Edsel... especially a 1960 wagon or convertible, both of which are quite uncommon.

I am pretty sure they are fully merged, actually.

They are a fantastic car, the whole TDI scandal is kind of a shame in a way.

Warm garage in Ohio if this happens for the Trailblazer SS...

I love Carlin! Gotta love it...although that Ford was one beautiful truck also!

Like the 300 the Conti is really starting to get under my skin a bit. Not so sure Ford doesn't have a winner here.

The American sawmill products page looks good but I do not know if they sell blades for a standard 10 inch Delta Unisaw (made in Pittsburgh, not Taiwan!) will call and find out. Thankfully I can still get band saw blades made in the USA...and Whiteside tooling is made 100 percent in the USA and performs just freaking flawlessly. http://www.whitesiderouterbits.com/ This company quite frankly exemplified everything that is right about America IMHO.

That was the most painful thing about living in Ohio...a lot of those Monte SS were sold around here and they seemed to be the favorite ride of people from Vinton county down where everyone cooked meth and no ones family tree branched. Most painfully modified car was one that was dark blue...guy built a 4" PVC (yea plastic!) dual exhaust that was routed through the rear floor pans (where the butt of the two rear seat passengers would be) and out through the rear passenger roof semi style...complete with semi style flappers made from old HVAC duct. THAT was a painful car to watch roll around. We had a white SRT-8 Chrysler 300 that was modified equally tastelessly... Neither owner looked like they had bathed since the Carter administration.

And the price of solar keeps dropping...

Thanks, this is actually sort of promising...glad to see them doing at least passably... ..

That Hurst Olds sadly reminds me of a co workers car that was stolen...I always wanted one of those.

...and looking forward to a test drive to verify this....should be enjoyable!