On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 04:12:56 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess it's not really about having a car that can win races on a road > course. It's more about owning an icon and having fun. If it was about having > a car that's great to drive, I'll take the Enzo. If it's about having fun, > I'll take the Hemi Cuda. Cars that can scare the crap out of you are fun. The > auction prices bear that out.
I don't disagree with you, Paul. It's a very subjective thing. When I was a teenager, muscle cars were all over the place, to the point that they were "ordinary". There was something about a European exotic that made them seem "special" to me. Wasn't too often that we saw a Lotus or Porsche on the road, and a Ferrari or Maserati or Lambo? Practically never. They were cars we read about in Road & Track; like I said, exotic, almost unattainable. Mind you, there's something to be said for a minty example of an American muscle car. Those bring back actual memories, rather than memories of something we read about. I guess if I had my druthers, I'd have an example of each in my driveway: a Italian exotic (I've always liked the original V6 Dino, thanks) and American Muscle (Charger Daytona). Or, you could go hybrid! Shelby AC Cobra, with a 427. Remember the DeTomaso Pantera, with the Ford Cleveland dropped in behind the driver? I saw and heard one once on the road. The engine sounded quite beautiful!! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
