What's you favorite car from the year you were born ?

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

1981, the R30 Nissan Skyline 2000RS Turbo.

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

Do you mean a car that was NEW in the year I was born? I'm not sure what came out in 1980.

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

1974 Pontiac Trans Am 455 SD.

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)


1963, Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Lusso. To me, one of the most beautiful cars ever created. And the first one was delivered the year I was born.

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Chris V)

That Ferrari is absolutely gorgeous. Nice choice.

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

1970 Chevelle SS LS6 454

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (the flying grape!)


1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

1971 Pontiac GTO "The Judge"
One bad ass car....

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (vwsteve)

Another 71' GTO

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (MEIN_VW)

My year was such a great year for automobiles, it makes it hard to pick just one!
With the classic years of the Camaro vs the Mustang, and Carroll Shelby playing around underneath the Mustang hood, and the British invasion of gorgeous bodied cars...Italy hitting their stride, with Ferrari still at the top of the heap...
The Ferrari 365GTB4 has been mentioned from another year, but 1968 was its FIRST year in production.
There was the car that was ont he top ten list during EVERYONE's birth year, the Porsche 911 - with my favorite form my year being the 1968 912 soft-window Targa.
The Maserati Mistral was a great looking Italian - but one ocmpany which hit their absolute peak in design and performance from Italy that year was Lamborghini.
1968 Lamborghini Muira P400:

The Muira is still considered by many to be one of the most gorgeous vehicles ever produced, and with its 12 cylinder engine was a cruising GT with the ability to reach over 170MPH.
1968 Lamborghini Espada:

A larger touring sedan with intriguing lines from Lambo...not as loved, but it always did something for me.
Then there was BMW - not known in the late 60s for particularly stunning designs like it had been in the early 50s...but still one of the best, and most fun cars ever produced, was the 2002. I particularly like the Alpina editions.
1968 BMW 2002 Alpina:

Even VW made what I think was a gorgeous car, which I would love to see come back in "retro" form like the New Beetle and Microbus...
1968 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia:

I have always loved Ghias, whether coupe or convertible, and still think they have great lines.
Speaking of great lines, and going back to that man named Carroll...all bow their heads and pray to the performance God and target icon of every perfomance car ever built:
1968 AC Cobra 427:

But as far as designs go, the English really had their pencils sharpened. They made absolutely perfect "gentlemen's" cockpits, with just the right aroma, and materials, and the exterior designs were elegant, sporty and aggressive. One car which stunned the automotive community when it debuted, and one which looked like it was in motion and ready to pounce at any moment, was the absolutely gorgeous:
1968 Jaguar XKE "E-Type" Roadster:

Even in the "bubbleback" 2+2 design, the car has fantastic lines, and only looks 10 times better in person.
Man, 1968 - What a great year in Automobiles!! And the World got me too!!

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

it's just the meanest car of its time

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

1977 wasn´t such a good automotive year, the most remarkable new car for the year was probably the first BMW 7 series (E23):

btw. Car of the Year was the Rover SD1:



[Modified by Eolair, 8:56 AM 2-8-2002]

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (zackiedawg)

Speaking of Ferraris...Chris...did you overlook this from 1963, or are you just picking favorites? This has to be very close on your list from your year...yes?:



I shot this beauty a few weekends ago at our local Ferrari show in Palm Beach. That is my drool all over the car. For those that do not recognize their Ferraris...this is a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO.
Scary gorgeous.

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (joecooool)

1983, its a tie:

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Y2KRICEBOY)

1981 - Year of the Delorean

Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (joecooool)

My car and I were born the same year- 1971, even though she's a '72 model. My wife actually came home from the hospital in her when she was born in '72.





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Re: What's you favorite car from the year you were born ? (Reflex5.5)

hmm, if i could own a car from my year of birth:
1975 Maserati Merak:


1975 Lamborghini Countach:

a bit too early for the 924 or the 928, those came only a year and two later.
obin