Top "Lottery" Rides:

[brt3]

Originally Posted by crjag May I temporarily hijack this thread? (I still think it's worth a sticky...) If money were no object: a) Bristol Fighter b) Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato c) Ferrari 250 SWB d) MB SSK e) Bentley Continental S-1 f) your choices? OK -- decided to move this to it's own thread. This is a fun topic; here are my top picks for "Honey, we won the lottery!" cars: Porsche Carrera GT http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpap...era-GT-010.jpg McLaren F1 http://www.auto-adrenalina.com/AA_Ca...6.01.2006..jpg BMW Z8 http://wallpapers.diq.ru/wallpapers/...ster,_2001.jpg Ferrari Daytona (I believe I've seen a special version that was in-between the race and street versions) http://www.verdictoncars.com/feature...a_wp0_1024.jpg Ferrari Dino http://www.italiadavedere.it/images/...iDino206GT.jpg Jaguar E-type: 1967 but modernized: I can't remember the British company that used to do this, but they "improved" the car without ruining it... Mercedes-Benz 600SWB 1968 Mustang: a perfect "Bullitt" recreation, please! http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-19...90-Bullitt.jpg Shelby Daytona Coupe: one original, one Superformance replica with engine by Roush... http://gearheadcity.com/images/SPFCoupe/dcp02952.jpg 2007 Ariel Atom with one-off titanium chassis and all carbon-fiber bodywork & trim (for track days) http://www.pistonheads.com/news/imag...paper-1280.jpg That's actually a "practical" list since I can't physically drive an original Ferrari GTO (too darn tall)...

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[AMG_55]

mclaren f1
zonda f (in cf bodywork)
f40 red
diablo gt
997 gt3 rs in black/orange
993 tt
997S
cl65 black
srt8 gc w/ about 800hp
94 e500
e30 m3
h1 hummer
de badged black s600
600hp or so e55 station wagon black
c63 for everyday

almost forgot:

600 pullman limo
gullwing

1961 chevy impala lowrider

[brt3]

Ever think it might be fun to have an older Benz -- maybe a 6.3 or 6.9 -- and drop the new 6.3 AMG motor into it? Talk about the ultimate sleeper...

I also thought it might be a blast to have something that -- on the outside -- looks like a 1972 Nova with a bad case of primer/Bondo patchwork. Put a short-track race chassis underneath with 500~600 bhp. My idea of slightly perverse fun...

[CY]

I would probably buy an Enzo, a SLR and then some regular stuff like 65's etc. Maybe a Zonda, but would have to drive it.

[mannnu81]

i would get a cannon, and shoot myself everywhere i have to go. no ,seriously (i think im actually geting automotive blue-faced always listing all these cars and not having them)

[crjag]

I have had the good fortune to ride in both 600 and the old 6.3; both fabulous. The old 6.3 was truly the stealth rocket of it's day, and not so bad even now.

[absent]

A Maybach 62 with driver to get to airport,
A nice Eurocopter executive for short flights,
A G-V for longer flights,
A new 430 Stradale for track days

[NitrogenBalance]

.....How can you answer this??? I would actually need xanax just to lower the anxiety of picking out cars!!!

As crazy as this sounds, the first thing I would do is buy another C43, Ferrari Red Paint, E63 brakes, and drop in a W211 E55 kleeman motor and drivetrain.

I would then use this car to go shopping for other cars.

[Stiggs]

I don't think I would buy that many cars if I won the Lottery. I would definitely pay off the CLK55 and keep that car as my beater. The ML430 is already payed off so I would keep that as my winter beater. Now I would need a nice summer car and a nice winter truck. Of course I would stick with AMG all the way. So my nice summer car would have to be either an SL65 or a new CL63. Thye nice winter truck would have to be the ML63.
Since cars are a bad investment, anymore than that would be a silly use of all that money. The rest would go into buying land.

[brt3]

Originally Posted by Stiggs

I don't think I would buy that many cars if I won the Lottery. I would definitely pay off the CLK55 and keep that car as my beater. The ML430 is already payed off so I would keep that as my winter beater. Now I would need a nice summer car and a nice winter truck. Of course I would stick with AMG all the way. So my nice summer car would have to be either an SL65 or a new CL63. Thye nice winter truck would have to be the ML63.
Since cars are a bad investment, anymore than that would be a silly use of all that money. The rest would go into buying land.

Since it's only a fantasy I took more of a "no-limits" approach...
For a great example of what happens when you combine a really bad case of gearheaditis with serious funding, read one of the multiple articles on Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage.

[Blue_Monster]

3 zondas 1 with no miles 1 daily driver coupe, and 1 convertible daily driver, screw the ferrari, pagani all day long