A Horse With No Name

Plus one has to ask the question as to how many premier supercars a brand should have to have. Ford has the GT. Lexus built the low production IFA, Cadillac built V16 wonders in the thirties, Audi builds the R8 and has a ton of other in family supercars via Bugatti and Porsche, and Benz has a ton of AMG oddities. Don't know that it is really fair to say that Audi is more of a premium brand because of its in group association with Porsche and Bugatti. But it is fair to say they are premium because of the R8 combined with a main line luxury name plate that is recognized as such.

Acura is not premium like BMW, Cadillac, Audi and Benz. Sit in an ILX or TLX after sitting in a Cadillac or Audi. The Acura pretty much feels like a tin can. Maybe you can invent automotive calculous of sorts to make them a premium brand, but Acura really has a lot of work to do. Plus, the MKX and MKT are probably nicer than the Acura products. I have gone on record saying that the Lexus SUV lineup needs help and is dated in the large SUV thread. The Acura lineup needs help also. The Asian car makers have been riding on reputation far too long when it comes to luxury SUV products.

Something along the lines of the above, but set up with a 352 V-* and 4 speed as a weekend cruiser. So 5 Fords, the 1965-67 Convertible, the 68 Cali Special, 57 Thunderbird, Edsel ragtop, and the 63 1/2 Ford 2 door hardtop. A nice all Ford collection for this one. And my apologies for the old stuff here, I have had 1950's and 1960's cars on the brain lately.

1960 Ford Edsel Ranger convertible, less than 100 made.... 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxy, another obscure ford with a short production life, car was restyled for 64.

1956 Thunderbird, although it may be 292 cubic inch only.....maybe switch it to a 57 with a 312?

Not a great picture, but a mid sixties Ford ragtop with a 352.....this one is a 67, which was a fantastic year for Ford styling. You knew the 68 Cali special Mustang was coming, right......?

I am going to steal the 300 ZX TT Idea, simply for the same reason I posted a Mustang II with a 2.3 in the other thread-I have had way to much fun with the car of my sons friend Jeffery Yes, the photo is stolen from Olds, but you all know of my love of air cooled Porches...this one was pretty much coming no matter what. So very odd, a car from 1936, a car from 1940, one from 1942, one from 1986, and one from 1990.

1936 Ford Phaeton, Car #2. 1942 Woodie, very rare as only a few were built, Ford stopped producing passenger cars because of world war II

#1, very traditional 40 Ford coupe, Black, elegant, flathead powered.

And BRZ premium for a daily. Although it would be tough to pass on the Type R golf, actually for a daily. That would be a tough one.

Horrible pic, I will find something better.... Better on the Alfa.... Porsche 914-6 Once again, properly set up to drive in anger. Just because I can and because I think it would be fun, Mustang II Cobra. Purely for sentimental reasons because my old friend Allen and i from high school had so much fun in his.

Thanks, listing coming soon.... First car, Ford Capri, the "European Mustang. some variation with a 2.0-2.9 Liter motor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Capri Alfa 2000 GTV, preferably set up for vintage racing with an SVRA logbook and proper cage/fire suppression/trailer.

Someone was offering to sell my son a Sky red line..neat car!

Agreed. Plus you can drive a Fiesta ST at its limit a whole lot easier than you can a C7 Z06.

Agree on Acura interiors. Getting good photographs of cars is an art, looking forward to seeing the Conti in person.

My comment earlier to Cmicassa that we are living in an automotive go0lden age of sorts.

Again with the golden age thing...nice to see the home team taking a good swing when they are up at bat! Wonder what they are saying in Osaka and Stuttgart...

I find them quite the opposite. That being said, were I to spend that much on a new car methinks I would own a Shelby 350 R Mustang.

In many ways, this.

I found several cheaper but I had to spend a good bit of time looking. there are bargains out there in this group of cars. One of the cars was a 60,000 miles southern automatic GT for like six grand..... Sadly, performance cars of any type seem to have gone up in price.

...and he does as I said admit his bias. Nothing wrong with that. People buy cars for different reasons though. Were I just to want a fun weekend car, the cost of maintenance and ownership is multiple orders of magnitude on a stock base Stingray than a 911 turbo. More concerned that people find cars that are a good match for them. Agree on the Impala being one hell of a ride.

...and I hope that you are round here a long damned time to rub our rhubarb....although the Conti does come with massaging seats so if I wanted to get good and comfortable.... ...keep being passionate bro.....regardless of what I or anyone else here tells you. My point is that merely Lincoln still has more work to do in terms of a luxury car image. That in my mind is not a negative. I still have serious work to do at being a better husband and I have been happily married for 28 years. Now if putting my laundry away and mowing the yard when I finally get home at 7 tonight after picking my 15 year old daughter up from play practice was as fun as arguing about cars on the internet....I might have a much easier time. But yes, if I were concerned with perception and wanting to clearly own a Luxury brand...I would have concerns in buying a Lincoln.

This seems entirely rational.

I think it is just the shadow in the photograph.