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[Nick W]

The keeper list and the like to own for a spell are very different positions.

I couldn't keep 10 cars permanently. The estate could quite easily be a largish pickup, like the current Ranger, in basic work spec.


I could make a good case for owning just 2 cars: the XJ12, and a frequently changing toy.

The coupe version is a thing of beauty.

The shorter wheelbase puts the rear wheel too far forward for that. It's the same on  the XJS, which uses the same platform.


I like the long wheelbase saloon best. Back when Jaguar produced stylish modern cars, unlike the revisions, X300 etc.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Jensen CV8 sold to me by 'The baron'
Sunbeam Tiger.
Lotus Cortina Mk2
1968 Escort twin cam.
Aston martin DB6.
Monteverdi with a big 7.2 lite Chrysler lump.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

We should all remember though, that although great to look back on with rose tinted specs, and still nice to look at today, with most modern cars no more distinctive than the average fridge - most of these old cars would be complete shite to drive these days. 
And some listed in posts above would have been shite to drive even when they were new, imo. 

[Rangie]

Jensen CV8 sold to me by 'The baron'
Sunbeam Tiger.
Lotus Cortina Mk2
1968 Escort twin cam.
Aston martin DB6.
Monteverdi with a big 7.2 lite Chrysler lump.

.   

Mate of mine had a Sunbeam Tiger around 1973/4  in white with huge twin exhaust pipes sounded magnificent swopped it for a MK2 Cortina Savage which he still has.

[Keith ABS]

  A track focused road legal Monaro
  Holden Senator Signiture, in black
  Maloo pick up
  HSV tourer
  Latest Alfa Gullia
  Bentley Continental convertable, 2010ish model
  Ferrari FF
  Isuzu double cab pick up for the bad weather and ground (SWMBO has horses)
  Leaving some space for when something that takes a fancy pops up

[Doctor Gollum]

You've the makings of the first, and Elite in Bordon have the other two Holdens

[Nick W]

We should all remember though, that although great to look back on with rose tinted specs, and still nice to look at today, with most modern cars no more distinctive than the average fridge - most of these old cars would be complete shite to drive these days. 
And some listed in posts above would have been shite to drive even when they were new, imo. 

Many of these old cars were no more distinctive to their contemporaries than modern cars are. Cars have always looked very similar!


Many of these cars were shite when new, especially the exotics which were handmade, often poorly engineered and meant as fashionable toys.


Part of the appeal for me is that many aspects of modern cars are backwards steps: massive wheels and tyres, rock hard suspension, over light controls, bulky steeply raked windscreens(and the huge amount of cabin space that is wasted as a result), overpowered engines that with raucous noisy exhausts, ugly interiors full of electronic junk I never use, etc etc

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Wouldnt disagree with most of that.
Although it wasnt difficult to tell an Escort, Viva and Avenger (for example) apart from 30 yards, but most modern cars from similar groups in their ranges, all look near identical to me.

[Nick W]

Wouldnt disagree with most of that.
Although it wasnt difficult to tell an Escort, Viva and Avenger (for example) apart from 30 yards, but most modern cars from similar groups in their ranges, all look near identical to me.

Add Marinas to that list. Draw the waistline, or the rear window/roof/boot transition and compare them. The real differences are how each company did things like lights or bumpers: properly integrated and  styled rear lights on the Avenger, stuck on after thoughts on the Escort. Rootes always did styling well. The last interesting thing about a Viva was when my 7year old sister threw up in our aunt's car. Deb is now 49......


Hell, I can tell trim levels apart on the Avenger and some Escorts but I'm an anorak . They're all similar size cars, with similar running gear, costing about the same,  designed at roughly the same time to produce a fashionable look. So how could they not look very similar?

Every now and then somebody produces a radical change that proves popular, like the Sierra/Golf/100E/etc, which leads everybody else down that road.

Other things to consider:
I'm sure we all think of the Volvo 200 as really conservative, but it was a facelift of a 1966 car!
Base-model early Sierras did not age well, yet a 1300 mk2 Cavalier still looks good
The Megane II was brave, but how many do you still see compared to 18 y/o Astras which weren't. At all.
You mentioned the Avenger, now compare it to its big brother the Chrysler 180.....

[dave the builder]

in no particular order 

JCB 3CX TURBO with a montabert
Bomag 120 ad
JCB Loadall TELEHANDLER 535-95
oshkosh M1070 truck with low loader
Cat D10 (to make my own parking spaces )
Maloo R8 LSA for the shopping trip
93 Carlton with my choice of powertrain etc
my Omega CDX but with less stone chips
HSV senator
something with only 2 wheels to kill myself on ,or off 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

My two wheeled collection would be a real fantasy garage,as these days they really would be just to look at and remember when I was younger.
Lets see now......

Ducati 916. The most beautiful looking motorcycle ever produced.
Kawasaki KH 250 - for very good and very bad memories.
Kawasaki 500 Mach3 H1 - to remember the fear they used to induce.
Kawasaki 750 Mach 4 H2 - see above.
Kawasaki 900 Z1 - could only dream of buying in when I was 15. And to complete the collection of 70,s Kwaks.
Early Yamaha R1 - changed the biking world forever, and a beast of a thing to ride.
Honda Fireblade Urban Tiger. - It was thought to have been the bench mark, and then the R1 came along. Easier to ride quick though.
Any ex race bike that had been ridden by Joey Dunlop.
Honda CB600F. Great fun in the real world, and arguably the best all round bike ever made.
Yamaha FS1E - I wanted one for my 16th birthday and got a fackin Casal instead. 

[Nick W]

Two wheels?


Yes, I'd screw a couple to the bottom of a frame for moving heavy stuff around.

[YZ250]

We should all remember though, that although great to look back on with rose tinted specs, and still nice to look at today, with most modern cars no more distinctive than the average fridge - most of these old cars would be complete shite to drive these days. 
And some listed in posts above would have been shite to drive even when they were new, imo. 

I was thinking the same, as almost all posters have listed older cars, but even though I've had 3.0S Capri, RS2000 Custom, 3.5 Rover Vitesse TP etc., I wouldn't want any of them back other than to sell on. And oh boy, do I wish I'd kept them to sell on, well the Fords at least. 

I'd genuinely struggle to name ten cars as my ideal garage collection. 

Audi RS6 Avant (practical load lugger that gets along a bit) 
Audi A6 Avant 3.0 BiTdi  (for speed with some economy) 
M Sport Kombi Transit Van
M Sport Transit with day van mods
Bmw 535d/335d M Sport Touring (regardless of what people think of Bmw, the user interface is very good, (less clunky than some other premium brands), as is the ZF-8 transmission). I've had a fair few Bmw 3 Series/4 Series Coupes over the years but they are no longer practical for us so I'm done with them and I hate convertibles of any brand (even though we did have a Bmw F33 for a while). 

And from here on I'm stuck. I'm not really into supercars, as in owning one (RS6 excepting).
I know electric is the future, and they are very fast off the lights, but I have no interest in any of them yet. 

There are no good or bad lists as everyone has their own fond memories/dream car list, so we'll all differ in our opinions. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Two wheels?


Yes, I'd screw a couple to the bottom of a frame for moving heavy stuff around.

You aint lived. 

[Nick W]

Two wheels?


Yes, I'd screw a couple to the bottom of a frame for moving heavy stuff around.

You aint lived. 

I'm too much of a wuss for motorbikes.