01-21-2010, 10:58 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Santa Barbara, Ca.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: R.U.C.C. with a 427FE, toploader
Posts: 1,435
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Kirkham
Jim,
Wow, my ultimate dream car.
1. The car must demand respect. It has to have the ability to immediately clear my head of any other thoughts, other than the task at hand.
2. The car should maximize driver involvement. When the car starts you should feel the car come alive, and that as a driver you are integral and necessary to tame and control the car. The car should also reward great driving, but be free of any vices.
2. It should not cost a fortune to maintain. Even Larry Ellison grew tired of the maintenance bills on his McLaren F1. Everything should be accessible and easy to fix.
3. It should be beautiful, but form must follow function. Countach rear wings, fart cans, fake scoops, and fuzzy dice do not qualify.
4. Exhaust note should make your spine tingle. I hate fart cans.
5. Should put a smile on your face as well as your best friends face.
6. Should be comfortable for long distances.
I guess if my list would have been written 150 years ago I would be describing a thoroughbred stallion, or a raging bull...
Since I was in high school the car that best fit this bill was a Cobra...and for me it still does. However, I think I also want something more exotic...something different...
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After reading the above there is only ONE car it can be!...AMC Pacer 
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