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tlake · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 43 Location: WA

To combat the depression of the latest Toyota Prius being launched, it might be helpful to look back at great muscle cars. Which are your faves and why?

Strosek 928

Bandit's 6.6 liter Boid

ZODIAC · Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 342 Location: West Haven, Ct

eleanore, gone in 60 seconds. mmmmm
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"Kraut cars, they know how to build 'em".
1977 924 N/A - Red with waterdamage interior
yes...waterdamage is now a color...

speedster9110 · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject:

Koenig SEC

Because I am a child of the 80's

Bentley Continental T

Because its damn fast and damn classy

Westfield SEight

Because it makes no sense, which is the mark of a great car.
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1967 912
1972 914 1.7
1977 924 Martini
1980 924S
1989 944 S2

wombat · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject:

SL600 Brabus V12 bi-turbo

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1977 924 2.0 Auto

xpernet · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:25 am Post subject:

My favorite muscle cars!

My neighbour had a 69 charger back in Lebanon. I loved Sundays just because he would start it up early in the morning and i can listen to the beautiful noise of that hemi engine

Been around that car (and drooled over it) for 9 years! Too bad i didnt get a chance to drive it...

The Miura... just simply amazing
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1977 Porsche 924
Sunroof Delete
Megasquirt II EFI & EDIS
Carrera GTS / 944 Body

"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." Ferdinand Porsche

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

It doesn't get much better than American brawn & reliability under the hood with Italian styling on the exterior & interior.

Vintage: the Iso Grifo

Contemporary: the SV-9 Competizione

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4210/SV-9-Competizione.html
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/21/italian-american-pride-corvette-based-sv-9-competizione/
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erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made

tlake · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 43 Location: WA

1971...when smoking was still good for you!

wombat · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject:

BMW 860

Because its not the 850 and I had one once and I loved it

AMG Hammer

Because I am also a child of the 1980's

And Finally

BMW M1 and Friends

Because I love all things (with wheels) German. Porsche first and then BMW and mercedes. But if we are talking muscle then some of the best pure muscle has come from BMW and Mercedes, Porsche is somehow more refined (except for the 928, which is just a silly amount of fun)
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1977 924 2.0 Auto

Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

bmw M1 is so hot

There are so much great cars that I can't choose between them. I've got some books with unknown, less produced great cars... can stare at them forever

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"Rule: Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun." (C. Bell)

924 "50-jahre", 1981.
MSII/extra, LPG, ITB's, 5lug.
To be turbo'ed in a while.
Killed her at the Nurburgring, Porscheless at the moment

356speedster · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 122 Location: Norway

My 80's power car wishlist's in ascending order:

80's cars I want/hope to own:

Porsche 928
Because it's the ultimate affordable and practical GT car with supercar handling.

A simply magnificent V8 engine with loads of power (and potential) placed in a very capable chassis. Probably one of the must underrated supercars, and almost anyone can afford one.
I used to dream about 928's as a teenager and where drawing them during school hours. You could say I was destined to have one, and finally I do

Ferrari 308/328
Want one badly, why? Ferrrrraaari.... 80's... Magnum PI..., need I say more?

The price level is achievable, and especially the more "mechanical" 308 could be possible to maintain at a reasonable cost level.

Porsche 911 Turbo
Beacause it's the ultimate 911 icon. But it has to be red and from 1986, I don't know why, I just know that's what I want

Porsche 944 Turbo
A 924 with supercar performance. probably the cheapest performance car around.

Porsche 924 Carrera GT
You all know why

Audi Quattro (Turbo)
A very funcitonal all-round car. That 5-cyl engine has a sweet song, and it also has loads of tuning potential.
The 4WD makes it very attractive as a winter sportscar, especially here in Scandinavia where we have long winters.
It's sad that Porsche turned down the offer from Audi to use the 5-cyl engine in the 924. it's a great motor with way more potential, maybe that was what the Porsche engeneers was afraid of...

80's cars I only can dream about, unless I win the big lottery
Porsche 959
Lamborghini Countach
Ferrari 288 GTO
Ferrari Testarossa
Ferrari 512BB
Ruf CTR "Yellowbird"

Sorry, but no American cars on my lists...
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1982 Porsche 924 na My 924 blog
1990 Porsche 928 S4 My 928 blog
1995 Fiat barchetta
2007 BMW 318d M-Sport
2010 Volvo V50

masterdave · Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Posts: 183 Location: Harrison NY

The 1967 ford GT40 MKII 210mph in 1967, this was the greatest car that ford ever built in my opinion, one of the greatest American machines ever made. And at top speed got 6mpg talk about combating the oil issue.
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Paul · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:07 am Post subject:

But normal people could actually afford one of my favorites in 1970, a 440 Six Pack 'Cuda:

Number built: 2,035
Base price: $5,000

Standard Engine
Type: ohv V-8
Displacement, cid: 440
Fuel system: 3 x 2bbl.
Compression ratio: 10.5:1
Horsepower @ rpm: 390 @ 4700
Torque @ rpm: 490 @ 3200

Representative Performance
0-60 mph, sec: 6.2
1/4 mile, sec. @ mph: 13.7 @ 105
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White 87 924S "Ghost"
Silver 98 986 3.6l 320 HP "Frank N Stein"
White 01 986 "Christine"
Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.

jrrhdmust · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 180 Location: Middle Georgia

1971 Boss 351

1974 Pantera

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67 Mercury Cougar XR7 under Restoration
71 VW Superbeetle Completed Resto 11/07
73 Mustang Mach 1 10 Year old restoration

v8carreragts · Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 665 Location: Tucson, AZ

These are my all time favorites in no particular order.......

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v8carreragts · Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 665 Location: Tucson, AZ

How could I forget my absolute favorite

924 Carrera GTS

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