She Will Be Mine...

[Donnyboy]

She IS mine

nice motor, would have been expensive

[deadman]

She IS mine

nice motor, would have been expensive

saw an M3 the other day 10M, though that was the coupe, beeeast car, wish i could afford one

Edited May 10, 2010 by deadman

[VocalNeal]

Still dreaming. This from Car and Driver "Overseas desires"

I can just see the surprise on the WRX/Evo drivers faces.

But I'm still a Renault man.

[lazygourmet]

Peugeot 205 GTI... sold it to buy:

Renault Clio Williams... sold it when I moved to Bali in '92!

[Rahimseven]

67 GTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jay1980]

Granted, this car was before my time, but it just does it for me. Any manufacturer that will put the model designation on the front, but in reverse letters, so that the drivers can see what's gaining on them gets a big old vote in my book. Add in the riveted on fender extenders and I'm sold.

Your dream car looks possable:

http://www.taladrod.com/w20/Search/CarDet3.aspx?cib=419381

[pattayapip]

She IS mine

Bloody Lovely 500 BHP V10 If i was in UK then i would have one for sure, But here !!! A little out of my Budget

The Car i wish i had bought was one that was a direct rival to the M5, Still looks good now !!!

Vauxhall Lotus Carlton.

"Taken From a Web Site Report"

Subtle or not, the Lotus Carlton had a definite bad-boy look to it. Like biceps rippling beneath a tuxedo, the performance potential permeated to the car's surface and created a face that was equal parts sophisticated and sinister.

To create the muscle bulging beneath the Carlton's skin, Lotus stroked the car's engine to 3.6-liters. Two Garret T25 turbochargers were added, and the result was a 213% power increase. The Carlton 3000 GSi engine, a hearty family car mill in its day with 177hp, had its output jacked to 377hp in Lotus tune. Now that a BMW M3 has 414hp, the number 377

Doesnt seem quite as impressive. The Lotus Carlton, though, was around almost twenty years ago when plenty of families thought their 110hp Mazdas were quick for sedans.

At 3,600lbs, the Lotus Carlton was no lightweight. Yet its manic power still delivered an impressive power-to-weight ratio that was good for some impressive figures. In 4.8 seconds, 60mph had arrived. The official top speed was given as 176mph. That kind of speed was unbelievable for a sedan built during the Lotus Carlton's 1990-1993 lifespan.

Don't forget that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Sure enough, the Lotus Carlton's claimed top speed was something of a hoax. Real-life testing revealed some substantially different numbers. Try 186mph.

The fastest production car of the Carlton's era was the Ferrari F40. It could hit 202mph. It could also attract law enforcement agencies

From bordering nations through its trumpeted exhaust, and arrest all local attention with its race car looks and mammoth rear spoiler. The Lotus Carlton lost a paltry 14mph to the Ferrari, and made up for it with a cabin that could seat a driver and a few friends within a cocoon of elegant British ambiance as time and space were warped into the English

Countryside. A new Lotus Carlton was 48,000 British pounds, a price that translates to about $120,000 now. The cost was inordinately high for a Vauxhall, and even the low sales goal of 1,100 was not met. The total count came to just 950 cars. Of those, 630 were sold in markets

Where the Vauxhall Carlton was called the Opel Omega. Accordingly, those vehicles were marketed as Lotus Omegas. Only 320 were actually sold with Lotus Carlton badging, but the Lotus Carlton's catchier name has led to its label being used widely in reference to the

Lotus Carlton/Omega vehicles. There's another name for the Carlton, too. Lotus was so involved with the project; they gave the car their own designation of Type 104.

The Lotus Carlton was a lethal combination of mild looks and wild performance, and a great example of one of GM Europe's excellent machines that never reached the Unites States. Whether

Chauffeuring the whole family for an afternoon outing or destroying Porsches on the freeway, the Lotus Carlton operated under the unsuspicious banner of prim and proper potency.

Edited May 16, 2010 by pattayapip

[Tanaka]

1966 GTO. A guy that lived down the street had one he bought stock and drove as a daily driver when I was a kid. It sounded awesome, and every once in awhile he burn em' for me.

I always hung around and looked at it and dreamed of buying it before I ever had a hard-on, much less knew what trying make up for a short member was.

His wife was a knock-out so I don't think he was affected by the need to make up for anything either ha ha.

They both got a kick out of a little kid liking their car so much.

I never did get to buy one, and ended up with a decent willy, so maybe there's hope for me yet.

I can see where your coming from chum, the era of the V8 muscle car, awesome stuff, forget the willy.

Someone who never drive a muscle car, they maybe don't understand what i mean. But if you ever owned and drove V8 muscle cars, it's like a virus in your body. The virus NEVER goes away and no matter what you drive, you'll never satisfied with en alternative car! There is no alternative against a V8 muscle car! Sometime i think to moving back in a "normal" country" to fullfill my dreams and hobbies, because in LOS are very limited choices about driving and owning muscle cars. There is not only to drive a muscle car. I miss the whole community about muscle cars (meetings, etc).

You pinpointed it nicely. I had the fortune to drive an original AC Cobra 289 in -65 when it was for sale and I shall never forget it. The only thing that has surpassed it, is the drive in the Ultima GTR. Being a young man in -65 I did not have the funds to buy the 289 although it was not excessively expensive. :-(

[stingray]

I have a similar car, the Holden Calais (its the australian version of Vauxhall), with the original Buick engine.

[Tanaka]

You have any engine specs here tanaka? Thnx..

The manufacturer is at www.ultimasports.co.uk and the recommended power unit is Chevrolet small block, anything up to 800hp. They use engines from American Speed, www.amerspeed.com. Vast choice of engine specs depending on your need and wallet.

[Loz]

I used to love my cars but my 30s I'd figured out that after a few months they are just your car. Now if I went back to the UK or to the US I would have the following respectively:

In the UK this is a snip at 18k Sterling

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Not quite the JFK, but more practical. And MINT, I might add. for $34k

I'd treat both to an LPG conversion, sharpish

Kudos to the lover of the Aurburn Supercharged speedster. Not talked about them in a long time.

Edited May 16, 2010 by Loz