Money No Object, What's Your Dream Collection

[ASAP]

This question has been asked like 20 times now but my answers are the same just about always-

911 GT3
BMW M5 CS
Ferrari SF90
R8 V10 Performance

I am not really a fan of owning 50 cars.

[///MPhatic]

Originally Posted by ASAP

I am not really a fan of owning 50 cars.

I imagine a house with a 50-car garage surrounded by a beautiful, flawlessly smooth racetrack + pit crew where I could hop from one car to the next finding my favorite things about each car, then regularly inviting friends over to do the same. It's a dream.

[kyriian]

Originally Posted by ASAP

This question has been asked like 20 times now but my answers are the same just about always-

911 GT3
BMW M5 CS
Ferrari SF90
R8 V10 Performance

I am not really a fan of owning 50 cars.

^ This, I'd rather buy more properties and fly and live the world one country at a time.

[R N M]

Originally Posted by kyriian

^ This, I'd rather buy more properties and fly and live the world one country at a time.

There are different levels to being a car enthusiast.
Some people live their life around their cars, car events, car related trips etc.

My collection would be significant but here are some of my favorites:
Ferrari F40
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
Ferrari 458 Speciale
Porsche 991.1 GT3 RS
Porsche 992 - 911 S/T
Porsche 964 - 911 Turbo
Porsche Carrera GT
BMW E92 M3, E46 M3
BMW E39 M5
BMW Z8
BMW 850CSi

[clutchdj]

Well said brother

[wtwo3]

I would own 50 cars in each of 50 countries with 50 properties each with 50 car garages.

[Efthreeoh]

Okay, I'll go...

'63 C2 Corvette split window
'65 Lincoln Continental
'66 Corvair Corsa
'72 Ford Pinto Runabout
'87 Merkur XR4Ti
'87 Ford Ranger STX
'89 BMW 325i
2006 Ford GT
'08 BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe

Edit - after my recent post, need to add:

'82 BMW E21 320i
'82 Saab 900 SE Turbo
'84 Mustang SVO (why not? The Merkur needs a double-wing'd stablemate)
'86 Pontiac Fiero 2M6

[spazzyfry123]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

OK not as long a list, I'll save some for others.
1967 Ferrari 330 P4 Why? Have you looked at one of these?
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 S N.A.R.T. Spyder Because some times you have to put the top down.
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO NART personal connection
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing personal connection
1967 Lola T70 Mk3 Coupe Timeless beauty
1973 Lola T292 BDG B Sports Racing The sound of a 2liter Cosworth is unforgettable.
1964 Jaguar E-Type Flat Floor
1964 Shelby Cobra 289 FIA Roadster (because sometimes you need to scare small children).
1937 Delahaye 135 M Roadster It's Art Deco baby!
2024 BMW X5 60i Daily Driver
2024 Dodge Ram 1500 Daily Truck

I gotta ask…

…who ya rubbing shoulders with to have a personal connection to a GTO and a Gullwing?

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

I gotta ask…
…who ya rubbing shoulders with to have a personal connection to a GTO and a Gullwing?

Fun story
The N.A.R.T GTO is the car that started my love affair with cars. I grew up a bicyclist and didn't particularly like cars. We were out on a training ride on a Sunday and we stopped at a local Datsun / Mercedes dealer to get water refills from their out door spigot. There was a large group of people in a huge wash bay standing around a car. We went in to see what was the fuss. Metal cycling cleats. lycra and all. The center of attraction was a blue N.A.R.T 250 GTO. (I never have been able to identify this specific car from research as the spec and livery changes) The car impressed me with it physical beauty and utilitarian nature. There was nothing on it that didn't serve a purpose. The interior was stripped and prominent were the driver cooling hoses, the Ferrari chrome shifter gate and the fiberglass seat. There was about three rolls of black duck tape holding padding in place. Not the clean race cars of today or the over restored show race cars at concourse events. I distinctly remember the twin white side pipes on each side and the large white roundels on all four corners. Soon a lot of people started to leave and the remaining people put their fingers in their ears. The car was fired and the noise was indescribable. We ran for the door (sliding on the cleats all the way) to get out of there as the pain was severe (took a week before the ringing in my ears stopped). The wash bay was a about 50' x 30' and a 20' ceiling and metal walls so you can imagine what a unmuffled Ferrari V12 race engine sounded like..
After that I started hanging out at a local autocross track that ran near my house, met car people and while I was in college I started working on a local Super Vee racing team.
Now here is the second part of this:
Many years later after I was out of the car business I met and be came friends with Hank Borkowski a CT heart surgeon and he shared a story that when he was in school at Dartmouth he would hear a Ferrari 275 GTO carving through surrounding hills in the morning and he too fell in love with the car. When he could afford one he purchased and enjoyed the GTO for years before selling it to finance the start of his sons (Michael Borkowski) racing career.

As for the Gullwing, We all have stories about the one that got away and this is one of my worst. I co owned an independent automotive dealer ship and a local car dealer had a going out of business auction and there was a Mercedes Gull wing in the sale. A driver condition but all there. This was 1980 and the economy was a mess so money was tight. My partner and I scrapped together $40,000 to buy the car but the bidding when higher and we dropped out. The car sold for a couple thousand more that than that. I still have car anxiety over that to this day.

That will teach you to ask while I'm having my morning coffee.

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Okay, I'll go...

'63 C2 Corvette split window
'65 Lincoln Continental
'66 Corvair Corsa
'72 Ford Pinto Runabout
'87 Merkur XR4Ti
'87 Ford Ranger STX
'89 BMW 325i
2006 Ford GT
'08 BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe

Not sure if I should applaud your choices or suggest you be institutionalized?

[spazzyfry123]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Fun story
The N.A.R.T GTO is the car that started my love affair with cars. I grew up a bicyclist and didn't particularly like cars. We were out on a training ride on a Sunday and we stopped at a local Datsun / Mercedes dealer to get water refills from their out door spigot. There was a large group pf people in a huge wash bay standing around a car. We went in to see what was the fuss. Metal cycling cleats. lycra and all. The center of attraction was a blue N.A.R.T 250 GTO. (I never have been able to identify this specific car from research as the spec and livery changes) The car impressed me with it physical beauty and utilitarian nature. There was nothing on it that didn't serve a purpose. The interior was stripped and prominent were the driver cooling hoses, the Ferrari chrome shifter gate and the fiberglass seat. There was about three rolls of black duck tape holding padding in place. Not the clean race cars of today or the over restored show race cars at concourse events. I distinctly remember the twin white side pipes on each side and the large white roundels on all four corners. Soon a lot of people started to leave and the remaining people put their fingers in their ears. The car was fired and the noise was indescribable. We ran for the door (sliding on the cleats all the way) to get out of there as the pain was severe (took a week before the ringing in my ears stopped). The wash bay was a about 50' x 30' and a 20' ceiling and metal walls so you can imagine what a unmuffled Ferrari V12 race engine sounded like..
After that I started hanging out at a local autocross track that ran near my house, met car people and while I was in college I started working on a local Super Vee racing team.
Now here is the second part of this:
Many years later after I was out of the car business I met and be came friends with Hank Borkowski a CT heart surgeon and he shared a story that when he was in school at Dartmouth he would hear a Ferrari 275 GTO carving through surrounding hills in the morning and he too fell in love with the car. When he could afford one he purchased and enjoyed the GTO for years before selling it to finance the start of his sons (Michael Borkowski) racing career.

As for the Gullwing, We all have stories about the one that got away and this is one of my worst. I co owned an independent automotive dealer ship and a local car dealer had a going out of business auction and there was a Mercedes Gull wing in the sale. A driver condition but all there. This was 1980 and the economy was a mess so money was tight. My partner and I scrapped together $40,000 to buy the car but the bidding when higher and we dropped out. The car sole for a couple thousand more that than that. I still have car anxiety over that to this day.

That will teach you to ask while I'm having my morning coffee.

Great story!

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Not sure if I should applaud your choices or suggest you be institutionalized?

Well, four on the list I have owned and wished I had not sold three of them; I still have the Z4 obviously. The Pinto I owned and basically was my first car, so a lot of fond memories with the Pinto (yeah, I get the committed part). But, a pristine 1972 metallic green Runabout sold on BAT in June 2021 for $17K, sadly, I missed the auction; I would have bought it (my wife would have had me committed I'm assured of that!). The Corvair is a match to the Pinto as an FU to Ralph Nader (true car guys will understand that connection). And the Corvair was a significant milestone for the US industry. I'd add in a an early 1980's Fiero too (can't decide on a 2M4 or a 2M6), but then you would have me committed, but it also is a significant US industry milestone model.

The E30 325i was my first BMW I owned. As I write that, I just realized I left a 1982 E21 320i off the list; I stupidly passed on a pristine sub 50,000-mile example in late 2017 for $13K (it later was flipped on BAT for $25,000). The Merkur is just a cool car (like a Saab). Oh shit, I left off a 1982 Saab 900SE turbo.... The Continental is just one of my favorite cars and was the signing bonus given by the Jets to Joe Namith (which was the first mega player contract in the NFL - at the time). And the Ranger STX I owned too (fond memories there as well).

The Split-Window and '06 Ford GT speak for themselves and are probably the easiest to get out of all on my list.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by kyriian

^ This, I'd rather buy more properties and fly and live the world one country at a time.

Plus, you already have one of the best cars ever made...

[freakystyly]

Originally Posted by carswithdonuts

As the title says! If you had unlimited funds. What would your dream collection be. Feel free to add pics, unlimited number of cars of course.

All the cars!
Have fun walking suckers!

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by freakystyly

All the cars!
Have fun walking suckers!

Have fun getting car jacked.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Have fun getting car jacked.

No one is going to jack my 1972 Pinto.

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

No one is going to jack my 1972 Pinto.

No, they will come by and put their pocket change in your tin cup.

[carmeats]

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

No, they will come by and put their pocket change in your tin cup.

Excellent! Lol.

[jmg]

Money is no object?? Well, there's too many cars I'd get, but here are some off the top of my head:

Audi B5 RS4 Wagon

BMW F87 M2 CS
BMW M4 3.0 CSL
BMW E30 M3
BMW E46 M3 - Alpine White with Red interior and a sunroof

Ford Bronco Raptor

MB 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II

Porsche 959
Porsche 993 GT2
Porsche S/T in Shade Green Metallic:

[DriftinG Z32]

Money is no object you say…not sure I could house 50, but here’s 5 I would definitely enjoy:

1991 Mazda 787B
1987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
1998 Nissan Skyline GT-R NISMO 400R
1987 Buick GNX
1986 Ford RS200 Evo