This was a spitting image of the car I had in high school (1969 Camaro... even the white interior), although I didn't go to high school in the late 60's :)
And mine was a fairly anemic 3-speed manual 230 cu in engine... but I had fun with it until I had to sell it for UF money.
Jag XKE. Didn't I think I'd ever get one no. Later in life I did get one years after the stopped production, and when the prices hadn't gone through the roof. British electronics forced me to sell it about two months later.
Aren’t the MG’s similar in reliability but they look cool?
Around that age, my grandfather had just rebuilt a C2 corvette ('63-'67, I don't recall exactly what year his was). He also rebuilt a mustang from the same era, but I'd already preferred corvettes by that point. His was something like this, but with a deeper blue body (sparkly, almost like the old fiberglass ski boats of the 70's), red leather interior, and a white convertible top.
Still, to this day, my dream would be a vintage corvette with that color scheme. Though, I'm starting to lean to wanting a 1975 model (more for the year than the look), and to get matching 2025 model when available. It's the patriot in me.
I'm starting to lean to wanting a 1975 model
Jag XKE. Didn't I think I'd ever get one no. Later in life I did get one years after the stopped production, and when the prices hadn't gone through the roof. British electronics forced me to sell it about two months later.
Well, I was dying to drive and started looking at vehicles when I was 13 because I knew I'd have to save up my own money in order to get anything.
So, after making my list, and checking it twice, it's clear that I didn't know anything about vehicles (then) and my options were "limited".
Here is the list of vehicles I was dying to get:
Yamaha Motorcycle
Mitsubishi 3000GT
Toyota Celica Supra
Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Datsun 280Z
Nissan Sentra (knowing this was all I could probably afford, I already had the rims and tires picked out and a shop to tint the windows)
This is what I ended up getting (same color even):