Childhood Dream Car

[LRW]

When I was a lad, I loved the following car. It was in the centre piece of my posters, alongside the 911 and the Countach.

Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth


I remember one day my dad waking me up for school and telling me he'd bought a new car, and he was picking it up today. When I asked what it was, he pointed to the poster of my Sapphire Cosworth and said "that". I nearly pooped my pants. I was so excited all day at school.

So imagine my disappointment when I come home to find a red Sierra Sapphire LX sat in front of the house. (It was still an upgrade on our old Orange Talbot Horizon

Anyway, what were your boyhood / girlhood dream cars?

[What's Burning?]

A while back I had to write a bio for my PCA club, so just copied and pasted the relevant parts for here. it really is a nice feeling to drive the car I lusted after for so long.

I remember picking up a magazine with tons of pictures of the 1974 IROC series, and I instantly fell in love with the 911. I wasn't even speaking English yet, but I knew those cars were special. Later on, my love for Porsche was further cemented watching F1 and the McLaren TAG Porsche engine cars of the mid 80s. By that time I was driving, and the closest thing I got to German engineering was my VW Scirocco. After a lot of years and a lot of reasons not to buy one, two years ago, I got a scraggly 1986 911 coupe that's been put together solely to drive hard.

[geetface9]

I've NEVER been a truck person, although when I was a kid I wanted a Chevy s10 Idk why but it may be because my dad had a GMC truck that looked almost identical and I probably just wanted to drive his



Aside from that, I do remember the first car that I lusted after. I was never a car kid either....wow...as a kid I honestly didn't give two $#@!$ about road vehicles. I didn't watch racing or look at car magazines or anything like that. I liked legos and construction vehicles, which now makes me believe I should have gone to school for engineering, on top of the fact that I've fallen in love with formula 1. Anyway, bad tangent. The first car I ever looked at and went, "I have to have one..." was a subaru WRX, probably an early 2000s model like the 2003.

[LewEngBridewell]

For some reason, I liked hatchback cars as a child (1990s - early 2000s). Ford Fiesta, Ford Escort, Mini, Volkswagen Polo, Golf etc...

[myownalias]

When I was a teenager I either wanted a Subura Impreza 22B or a Nissan Skyline GTR (R33).

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[Jabberwocky]

I blame Gran Turismo for so many people's love of the Skyline lol.



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[stonemonkey]

I blame Gran Turismo for so many people's love of the Skyline lol.



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GT put me off them, can't remember which game in the series but every 2nd prize car was a skyline.

Mine

[myownalias]

I blame Gran Turismo for so many people's love of the Skyline lol.

I liked the Skyline from the R32 before GT was ever released; admittedly it's tuneability in GT to almost 100bhp added to it's appeal...

[What's Burning?]

I blame Gran Turismo for so many people's love of the Skyline lol.

I liked the Skyline from the R32 before GT was ever released; admittedly it's tuneability in GT to almost 100bhp added to it's appeal...

with 100 bhp, the top speed on that thing must have been insane, like what 112 Mph?

[sagi58]

When I was in high school, I first saw one of these; but, never got a shot at one:

1956 VW Karmann Ghia



This 1968 version is just as gorgeous:



Today, if I had to choose a truck, this would be it, the 2014 Honda Ridgeline:

[myownalias]

with 100 bhp, the top speed on that thing must have been insane, like what 112 Mph?

Sorry, I meant 10bhp... damn typos!

[LRW]

My opening post was when I was around 10 years old I'd say.

But as I got ro my mid teens and thoughts of my first car came around I become more realistic. I bought my then dream car as my first car, for £500...



Now THAT was a fun car to drive. And surprisingly roomy in the back.

[What's Burning?]

And surprisingly roomy in the back.

I thought it's was only pets that resembled their owners.

[Jabberwocky]

with 100 bhp, the top speed on that thing must have been insane, like what 112 Mph?

Arnt all Japanese cars restricted to that anyway?

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[Hammer278]

When I was in primary school:



When I was in secondary school:



When I was in high school:



When I was car hunting in university 2nd year (for first car):



What I ended up getting as my first car (pretty decent, but dad's choice):



When it got stolen, and I chose my 2nd love (dad was in another country so...it was all me):



Still have her, and still in love.