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1948 Lincoln Continental, metallic blue, with the appropriate mods to make it an enjoyable driving experience. (IE, Disc brakes, power brakes/steering, etc, etc.) Such a beautiful car, someday you will be mine. 
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H1KE posted:70's Nova because I love big, loud, obnoxious argy bargey cars.  The Nova was actually classified as a compact car until the 1977 model year.
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Jan 14, 2014 06:58
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blugu64 posted:
No idea how I could have missed this one. This is the answer, if not a sports car of some ilk.
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Jan 14, 2014 08:15
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I don't know if this is considered a classic, but a 1990's era 300ZXTT or an Acura NSX. If you want to go older the GTO or Nova. Or even a 65 Mustang or 70's Mustang BOSS
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Jan 14, 2014 08:19
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 Not even sure if this counts as a classic because it's a quarter of a million dollar restomod but the Icon TR pick ups give me the James May fizz just looking at them. I'm not even sure what truck they're based off of, but god drat are they beautiful. You guys can have your E30 M3's, Lamborghini Miura's and Ferrari 250 GT's and shove it. Old stepside trucks are my favorite vehicles of all time.
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Jan 14, 2014 08:57
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If mid/late 80's is classic, BMW E30. Not an E30 M3, I love the car and enjoy every second driving it but that engine just isn't made for DD duty. If 70's, BMW E21 or 2002. Smallish, light, handles well and is a fun to drive. If I ever get off my rear end I'll be DD'ing my E21 a fair amount this summer. If older, a Austin Mini. So much fun to drive. This may be my next automotive purchase but finding one that's not a basket case or stupid expensive show car is tough.
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leica posted:
 With either one of these I could dress like Don Johnson and be the coolest dude on the street. edit:  All of these cars are now over 20 years old and I would drive them all and love it. Mental Hospitality fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Jan 14, 2014 |
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Jan 14, 2014 14:57
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Just to reiterate from earlier, with pretty pictures, either of these would make me very happy to live with every day. Practical!  Economical! 
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Jan 14, 2014 15:41
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...and you'd be able to see my smile from space.
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Jan 14, 2014 16:09
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And your boner I presume.
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Jan 14, 2014 16:31
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You could never fit your paper towels in it, though!
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Jan 14, 2014 16:47
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Third gen Nova. Crappy economy car when new meant that there were tons of spares (including body spares, so no shortage of patch panels available today). Lots of upgrades too. The years have been kind to it and the Barrett-Jackson halo has imbued even the lovely base models with bad-rear end muscle car appeal with some strategic work. Hey  I'll have you know my first car (and DD) was a '72 four-door. I've got a '71 in my garage now. It's just more to love...
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13 INCH DICK posted:1973 BMW 2002Tii, round lights, euro bumpers, flush turns, 13" BBS. Malaga red. Black recaro interior. Hidden aux-in with modern speakers and a single 10" in the trunk. This is the most utterly attainable thing for you. Why don't you do this? Seriously, with the time you've spent puttering with hateful little shitboxes you could have a tasty little 2002 that makes you smile every single time you walk up to it, much less start it and drive it. For me, a classic to daily drive would have to be suitably practical, competent in modern traffic, and above all it would need to sound fanfuckingtastic. It would need to be a proper gentleman's car, yet be capable of smile-inducing hoonage when given an opportunity. It would need to swallow giant road trips, track days, and grocery runs with equal aplomb. For me, there's really only one solution to the classic daily driver problem: the E28 M5. 
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Everything about it would be a bad idea but daily driving a Ford RS200 would make me happy in so many ways.
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That particular M5 might have trouble with the grocery run, though if it has opening doors you could chuck a couple of grapes on the back seat. The "what's a classic car" argument is quite a divisive one to this day, I've heard practically every variation imaginable to the point where I tend not to think about it, from "it has to be pre-WW2" to "if it's made by certain manufacturers, they're a classic from new" to "nothing Japanese will ever be classic". Although it's funny how with something so subjective how angry some people can get over their particular definition.
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Jan 14, 2014 21:48
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I've always loved the streamlined appearance of the Javelin AMX. 
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some texas redneck posted:
The more you know! I've never had a chance to see one up close, but they're probably still classed as 'large' by Australian standards.
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Jan 14, 2014 23:58
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MG Metro 6R4. They're kind of ridiculous but I've always loved them.
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Devastatingly expensive; unreliable off the showroom floor; parts unobtainable. It's a testament to the masochism prevalent in AI that the above can be applied to so many the 'daily driver' choices in this thread I can't think of anything more suitable to my needs and sensibilities than a pre-74 911 sadnessboner fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Jan 15, 2014 |
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most likely rather than my dream car: E30 325ES with M50TU swap, keeping stock getrag 260 and 2.79LSD good for 40mpg hwy while still having about 200hp for about 2500lbs
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razorscooter posted:Everything about it would be a bad idea but daily driving a Ford RS200 would make me happy in so many ways. Ok I've never noticed this before but the RS200 has a real shouty little face from that angle...  "HEY why did you cancel my racing series you jerks?!"
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If my not at all classic civic were to break down I would be driving this daily until it were fixed. No power steering, abs, or A/C. The driver's side door lock doesn't work right, the interior is full of grunge from however many previous owners, the seat upholstery is barely hanging on, and the heater doesn't work. Amongst many other things. But I like my little truck and had a lot of fun driving it around for errands today. 
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I make a Jeep Wagoneer my daily a lot. It has no degree of reliability, safety, economy, or comfort, but man is it a lot of fun.
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Samu posted:
I completely forgot about an Icon Relic. Would DD one so hard. But they have modern car internals.
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For me there's only one, the Series II Maserati Sebring. I've loved that car since 1979 when a guest of the rich kids across the street arrived in one. Classy, not too insane, roomy enough for a shopping bag or two, loving gorgeous.
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Like there's any other choice.
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Yes there is Valiant Charger, but being sneaky and throw the R/T Six Pack under the bonnet but leave no clues
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Bogans just won't accept that the fastest Aussie muscle car of the golden era was a six cylinder. They simply can't. 
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I would really love to drive a Daimler V8-250, an Alfa GTV 1750, or a Lancia Fulvia HF 1.6, but honestly those are all too wildly unreliable to actually DD. So I'll go with the Volvo P1800ES, Saab 99 EMS, or 1970 AMC AMX.
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Slavvy posted:Bogans just won't accept that the fastest Aussie muscle car of the golden era was a six cylinder. They simply can't. How did that happen?
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For me, an Alfa Giulia GT junior 1300 with a lot of por15, a brand new loom and a modern BT head unit tucked away. You don't want a lot of power for a dd imo. A slightly tarted up 1300 twincam would be fine for me. Iirc Juniors still go for fairly sanr prices.
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Saga posted:For me, an Alfa Giulia GT junior 1300 with a lot of por15, a brand new loom and a modern BT head unit tucked away. They've appreciated a lot in the past few years and good examples are now pretty much outside of the "sane prices" territory. Plankalkuel posted:Citroën SM This, really. Although "daily driver" might be stretching it, as that implies some semblance of reliability. But goddamn, that car is so cool and hydropneumatic suspension owns. A Citroën CX would also be ok. Don't mind me, I'm just arriving in my couch from the future.
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Ghost Farts posted:They've appreciated a lot in the past few years and good examples are now pretty much outside of the "sane prices" territory. Doh, I left it too late. Ok then, the cheap and nasty alternatives. Escort mk 2 mexico with a Cosworth bde or a Fiat 131 supermirafiori.
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sadnessboner posted:Devastatingly expensive; unreliable off the showroom floor; parts unobtainable. My mother used to drive a battered early-gen 944 to work - we even stuffed four people and a cat in it for a 5 hour drive one summer. Apart from the tiny rear seats, it was oddly usable. Of course, that's a far tamer and more sensible car than the early 911s. 
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Das Volk posted:How did that happen? The valiant charger R/T E49 had a special homebrew Australian inline six with what was essentially a hemi head and weber side-draft carbs tuned at the weber factory. This way it had more power than a holden 308, was much lighter than any of the 350-equipped holdens and was world's lighter than a ford falcon. 300 horsepower from a pushrod Chrysler six is pretty bloody good. It also handled miles better than any of the competing vehicles. Ironically, the same situation now exists today, where the ford falcon I6 turbo is quicker than any of the v8 falcons/commodores and has power artificially capped from the factory to keep numbers lower than the coyote V8.
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They were able to get 320BHP from the Hemi Six towards the end. No turbos, just good old Italian Webers and a big Aussie six. The Charger was a great car, sadly soon after it was released the head of Chrysler Australia got replaced by an American who got nervous over the Supercar Scare, and scrapped Chrysler's racing division and killed off any sporty version of the Charger and Valiant. It was a complete over reaction as both Ford and Holden still sponsored or supported touring car racing
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EF8/9 CRX/Civic SiR Actually I'd do so now if I had a better parking situation and could find an unmolested example of either (getting increasingly more unlikely)
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Jan 22, 2014 00:45
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The fun part of DD'ing a classic? More specifically, the first fuel up I averaged 6.6 MPG, and the second I got 10.4.
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My classic has recently been put back onto daily driver duties after an engine rebuild. Thursty straight six, manual steering, no a/c, broken heater, leaks in the rain, overheats at idle. All the traits you need in a daily driver. I'm enjoying the hell out of my bad decision to daily drive it.
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volvo 240. Every day.
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