Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Dream Cars?

The Gran Turismo, yes. However, I remember driving through a parking garage, looking over, and thinking, "Hmm, is that the new Hyundai luxery car? Oh wait, that's a Maserati Quattroporte." Bad sign. I think they've improved the design since then (about 2 years ago), but at the time, they really needed to step up.

OK, I found some time to Photobucket the pix, so here is the sexiest car in my universe. Behold!

2008 Maserati Gran Turismo









nom nom nom !!!

Of course I had to throw this in



But my serious all time favorite, the Ferrari-F430 Spider

That's mine too..... ten years ago, you could pick one up for a measely 350K. Now they are selling for 1.2M and up. I’ll have to ‘settle’ for a kit.

You'll have to visit a place like Factory Five Racing to get your kit. I'm sure someone sells turnkey versions somewhere.

My dad worked 2 jobs so my he could buy his dream car in 1955. My mom had to sell it when he passed away a couple years later.

Wow, didn't know the story about your Dad. That sucks.

He had great taste in cars, though. Hope he enjoyed the heck out of it for those two years.

I am not so sure a kit is even within my grasp! I fear it will always just be in my dreams.

You can get Shelbys of all sorts and parts from Shelby Automobiles Carroll's own company.

Re: Cobra...

There are very few cars that are as utterly & wickedly cool as a Cobra. I wouldn't want a real one, as they're so precious you couldn't drive it. But a nicely done replica, now that would be incredible to own.

I have never ridden in one but my father did. Back in the early 70's, one of his best friends bought one. My dad was a car nut and was certainly eager to see it. My dad often used to tell me that one of the most exciting things he had ever experienced in his life was a weekend he spent riding around in that Cobra & flying down Lake Shore Drive at 3am in the morning at 100+ mph, to the sound of that marvelous engine.....

Around the same time my dad also bought a brand new 1971 Corvette SS with the 454. He loved the car but hated the motor. He always said that it spent more time in the shop that on the road. Go figure.

Lots of beauties being posts. I'd never heard of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione or seen one, but man-oh-man, that's stunning!