What treasures did Scott Chinery collect before his death?

[The legend]

I like Lamborghini Reventon.
Sleek, powerful, and only 20 to be made!
(Veyron is good too!)

so..Which is your favourite??

 

[Danger]

The fancy ones are all great, one of my favourites being the Veyron. When down comes to dirty, though, I'm still in love with my Roadrunner.

 

[Andre]

Maybe the 2cv,

a ... rugged "umbrella on four wheels" that would enable two peasants to drive 100 kg (220 lb) of farm goods to market at 60 km/h (37 mph), in clogs and across muddy unpaved roads if necessary.

 

[IMP]

I really like the Nissan GTR, it is the "poor man's supercar"...

http://www.nissanusa.com/gt-r/

 

[Dadface]

My vote is for the Trabant complete with go faster stripes and a nodding dog.

 

[Vardd]

My vote goes for Porsche gt3 rs, but any Porsche 911 is simply amazing.

 

[wolram]

I vote for Reliant Robin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Robin

 

[brewnog]

I like the Alfa Giulia, the Jag D type and the Lotus Elise. I'm also pretty happy with my Seven and 911.

 

[Danger]

I vote for Reliant Robin.

That's just sick.

 

[Vardd]

I vote for Reliant Robin.

Only if you have a roll cage in it.

 

[ƒ(x)]

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster" , its beautiful

 

[FrancisZ]

Well, I'm sure this isn't what you meant...

[PLAIN]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs553.ash1/32248_104973812881669_100001071534511_42016_5001956_n.jpg

But stick with me; my story gets better. Above you see my first car (or rather: my grandfather's last car *sob*). Anyway, it was really more of a sentimental thing, rather than a fantastic piece of blingage.

ORIGINALLY, it was a '92 Buick Century Special.

[PLAIN]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs553.ash1/32248_104980156214368_100001071534511_42037_5482263_n.jpg

At some point after it became mine, I rear ended an SUV with a boat hitch, thereby totaling my front end. And being the kind of kook that I am (and I really couldn't afford to fix it anyway), I decided to put my older sister's front end (from an '85 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera) on onto my car (we were junking her's anyhow).

It took some minor modifications (thanks entirely to my brother Jim); but eventually, with a cheap paint job at Maaco, I got it to look like this...

[PLAIN]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs553.ash1/32248_104980169547700_100001071534511_42038_68989_n.jpg

Ahem...thank-you.

Now, to be a good sport, I should just like to mention also that I was totally in love with this car when I first saw it...

2009 SEL Dark Ink Blue Ford Fusion; which to me at least, is even nicer than the present incarnation.

 

[turbo]

Ferrari GTO 250. I know (professionally only) a fellow that owns one, and he paid millions for it. Of course he could well afford it, so that's not a concern, but he did buy near the top of the market. He dabbles in other collectibles, too, which is how I came to have him on my call-list.

 

[The legend]

I really like the Nissan GTR, it is the "poor man's supercar"...

http://www.nissanusa.com/gt-r/

Agreed. Nice car too!

 

[The legend]

Well, I'm sure this isn't what you meant...

Right about that..

Though the story does get interesting as you said!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Wanna take a ride?

http://www.racingschools.com/formula1.php
http://www.lastminute.com/site/lifestyle/experiences/product_list.html?CATID=101552 [UK]
http://www.incredible-adventures.com/driving_adventures.html

 

[Cyrus]

Ferrari GTO 250. I know (professionally only) a fellow that owns one, and he paid millions for it. Of course he could well afford it, so that's not a concern, but he did buy near the top of the market. He dabbles in other collectibles, too, which is how I came to have him on my call-list.

Hell, yes.

 

[Andy]

Pagani Zonda has to be my favourite, everything a supercar should be. But the Veyron is the greatest car ever made. fact.

 

[IMP]

How about an upgraded Veyron? It adds an additional million dollars to the original price!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/05/mansorys-bugatti-veyron-linea-vincero-doro-maxes-out-the-gold/

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/06082010/36/mansory-creates-gold-carbon-bugatti-ve-0.html

 

[Andy]

Could only be owned by a drug dealer. Very successful drug dealer mind you.

 

[FrancisZ]

I regret: I really don't have much enthusiasm for cars I could never afford. To me, a lot of them just look like a rendition of the Lamborghini Diablo anyway.

I really more love the classics...

That's my American-ness showing, I guess.

 

[nucleargirl]

I like the VW golf! its safe too!

 

[FrancisZ]

Probably the worst car my family has ever owned (and that's a tough call, considering it's via for that title with my mother's mid 70's Datsun) was an '81 Subaru DL or GL Wagon hatchback.

Which looked something like this...

[PLAIN]http://www.indysworld.com/80s/general/specs/general/gen3wa01.jpg

Ours was metallic blue; and the interior almost always smelled like vomit (we threw up a lot as kids...I once even threw up in the lobby of a movie theater before seeing E.T.).

I guess the reason we all felt such strong feels about this particular car--and even to this day--is on account of it scaring the living daylights out of us on regular basis.

For instance: it was supposed to be a 4WD, and yet somehow it got stuck at the beach on fairly level terrain. The engine was so salt corroded even after only a few years (it lasted about 5 total), it was actually too disgusting to look at. And, of course, you might be wondering by now: what a child was doing looking under the hood so much. Well one guess...it broke down--A LOT! Stranding us, frequently--on the freaking beach! Guess we went to the beach too much, huh?

[URL]http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1985_Subaru_GL_Engine_1.jpg[/URL]

And scariest of all: it had a donut tire mounted to the engine--THAT'S HOW TINY IT WAS. 4 cylinder 4WD my expletive deleted! The only thing that even comes close to the puniness of that engine is my brother's Geo metro 3 cylinder (and even that I think looks bigger somehow).

Finally, after many years of rotting away in our driveway, and making itself a general eyesore to the neighborhood, it actually had to be dragged away, because the wheels had locked. It's almost as if it didn't want to leave.

One interesting thing my brother discovered while prepping it to go, is that the car seemed to have had a third headlight, that we never knew about. It was under the Subaru insignia; which apropo enough, basically fell off completely undisturbed upon the arrival of the tow truck. Maybe it was there to light up the symbol? I don't know; and honestly, I don't remember it ever doing that either.

 

[xxChrisxx]

I like the VW golf! its safe too!

The GTI is my everyday favourite car (currently own a Mk4, previous owned a MK2), It's absolutely always been that way. My semi obtainable 'cool car' would be the Delta Integrale in red or yellow.

So far this thread has produces some beauties and some complete shockers. I'm not really a fan of Ferrari as a company, but the 250 GTO is a stunning car.

 

[chhitiz]

i like classics
'67 shelby cobra:

'67 mustang fastback:

'67 chevrolet impala:

 

[Andy]

A 67 mustang with alloy wheels? Did they use vented brake discs back then?

 

[Topher925]

This is by far the coolest car on the road right now.

 

[Averagesupernova]

Chhitiz, FINALLY someone with good taste in cars on this forum!

 

[Cyrus]

This is by far the coolest car on the road right now.

Testicles not included.

 

[Cyrus]

I saw a nice black scagletti with a grey stripe down the hood on the road the other day, a fine piece of machinery.

 

[The legend]

I saw a nice black scagletti with a grey stripe down the hoodon the road the other day, a fine piece of machinery.

Hey nice!

 

[edward]

http://www.autoweek.com/storyimage/CW/20090904/CARREVIEWS/909049998/spyker-aileron.jpg

SPYKER

I can't decide whether I like it. It looks like a kids toy that came from China. On the road it looks hot. Well...at least old geezer hot.

 

[The legend]

Heres something great I saw from superhero movie(must see this movie too)(a good change from spiderman!)

Here it is!

THE NISSAN SHITBOX
[PLAIN]http://blog.chosun.com/web_file/blog/393/8893/1/%5Bts%5Dsm.avi_001644598.jpg

By the way should this be in the fail post?

 

[Proton Soup]

i want a GT40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UAnlMNvK8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVeGuCs1R4c

 

[FrancisZ]

As a kid, I used to dream of owning one of these old mean beasties...

This, I believe, is a '76 Buick Electra; one which has been nicely modified (slightly). Beautiful black paint job.

 

[IMP]

Here are the two ugliest vehicles I have ever seen:

[PLAIN]http://learnsomethingnewtoday.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/amc-pacer.jpg

[PLAIN]http://chrisescars.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/5.-pontiac-aztek.jpg

 

[turbo]

As a kid, I used to dream of owning one of these old mean beasties...

This, I believe, is a '76 Buick Electra; one which has been nicely modified (slightly). Beautiful black paint job.

My grandmother had a slightly older Buick Electra, and she was a danger. 325 hp for a lead-footed old lady was way too much. She had an alarm on her speedometer, and she kept it set above 80 mph because she didn't like listening to it. Back then, the top speed limit around was 60 mph. My grandfather bought her that boat because she was even more of a terror in her Buick Wildcat, and he thought the Electra was more crash-worthy. He had a wrecker service, so he saw a LOT of wrecks.

 

[FrancisZ]

Here are the two ugliest vehicles I have ever seen...

Oh, I see your Pacer; and I raise you the fugliest Dodge ever...

[PLAIN]http://www.foundationpc.com/cars/1962ken/62lftfrt.jpg

...behold: the '62 Dart; which looks like what you'd get if a nice car like a Thunderbird got drunk and mated with an Edsel.

On top of that, the 60's Dodge logo made these cars look like they came out of the Klingon Empire...

[URL]http://www.taillightking.com/images/Hood-FenderOrnaments/63_2779705_Polara_NOS_HoodOrn.jpg[/URL]

*shivers*

[URL]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7a/Fratzog.jpg/120px-Fratzog.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/b/0/0/19/9/AAAACyzs5LYAAAAAABmZlw.jpg?v=1229235674000[/URL]"Oooh...is a battool quiser"

"Now if only it came with a cloaking device...or at least a giant paper bag."

 

[turbo]

Oh, I see your Pacer; and I raise you the fugliest Dodge ever...

In high-school I had a steady GF for a while whose grandmother had one of these, in a crappy mud color. She used to be able to use it any time she wanted, so we spent a lot of time parked in remote fields and off back roads. It was ugly, but it was a mobile love-nest. The back seat was pretty roomy if you moved the front seat up, and the front seat was OK, since there was no center console, like the bucket-seat cars of the 60s.

 

[FrancisZ]

In high-school I had a steady GF for a while whose grandmother had one of these, in a crappy mud color. She used to be able to use it any time she wanted, so we spent a lot of time parked in remote fields and off back roads. It was ugly, but it was a mobile love-nest. The back seat was pretty roomy if you moved the front seat up, and the front seat was OK, since there was no center console, like the bucket-seat cars of the 60s.

Well, I would have to say, that most of my experience in a backseat was with my feet on the hump trying not to throw up (I was the youngest for a long time, and always got stuck there).

Some back seats that are too small...for anything...

(1) Jeep Wrangler

(2) Chevy Cavalier coupe

 

[The legend]

And odd combination of choices don't you think?

[PLAIN]http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00222/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_222156c.jpg

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

Come on guys, you are all forgetting the massive opulence of chrome. The 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. Or another great rare car was the 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car, that was one nice looking car with some good performance numbers for its time.

 

[The legend]

Or another great rare car was the 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car, that was one nice looking car with some good performance numbers for its time.

Doesnt suit my taste. looks tooooo old!

Though it was a masterpiece in its time!

 

[jtbell]

I really more love the classics...

That's my American-ness showing, I guess.

The yruF? Who made that?

It reminds me of the 1957 (I think) Chevy Bel Air that my uncle had when I was a kid. Two-tone turquoise (or light green?) and white.

 

[FrancisZ]

The yruF? Who made that?

It reminds me of the 1957 (I think) Chevy Bel Air that my uncle had when I was a kid. Two-tone turquoise (or light green?) and white.

Chrysler. To be more precise, it's either a Plymouth Belvedere or Fury (I have a hard time telling them apart).

Truly, the late 50's was the age of fins! And no car more that the '59 Caddies...

[PLAIN]http://vikram-rao.com/Cars/Cars_59Caddy.jpg

It's like bat wings.

 

[The legend]

Here's another techno beauty! Saw it on Discovery Channel!
The underwater diving Scuba Car made be RinSpeed.

The scuba works on land too!

http://www.funalso.com/Miscellaneous/squba-car/425

 

[The legend]

This one's really caught my eye!
The GINA Light Visionary Model is a fabric-skinned shape-shifting sports car concept built by BMW. GINA stands for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptations".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_GINA

Though i wouldn't call it the best looking car around..

 

[Danger]

I saw that GINA on TV (probably Discovery Channel) a year or two back. While the permutations are limited, I must admit that it is a truly evil-looking creature. I love it!

 

[Dembadon]

I saw that GINA on TV (probably Discovery Channel) a year or two back. While the permutations are limited, I must admit that it is a truly evil-looking creature. I love it!

"Creature" was the first adjective that came to mind when I saw it. If I were to be more precise, I'd call it an alien insect of some sort. I do agree, the shape of the cut-outs for the headlights do give it an "evil" look.

 

[Danger]

the shape of the cut-outs for the headlights do give it an "evil" look.

Especially when it winks at you.