The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you

[Slingblade]

Wow....engine dyno instead of rolling road. Proper pro-team bizness

Had to make sure there were no issues before I took all the time to put it back in the car... well worth the investment!! Terrifying to watch in person however!

 

[infinitely baffled]

Had to make sure there were no issues before I took all the time to put it back in the car... well worth the investment!! Terrifying to watch in person however!

You did the spannering yourself?


Btw I've edited my post to flesh out the spec. Had to get a callback from my parts guy, having done three cars' worth of engine swaps with forged stroker kits, couldn't remember some of the evo details!

 

[infinitely baffled]

Had to make sure there were no issues before I took all the time to put it back in the car... well worth the investment!! Terrifying to watch in person however!

Seems like you are running a conservative state of tune?
Given the engineering you've done

 

[infinitely baffled]

I'm not really one for show n shine, so i had to take some pics today.
I'm particularly happy with the stance since we replaced the rims with forged WedSports with a better offset, and added 20mm spacers all round. You'll note the 17 inch rims, and high riding stance? The roads around here are savage, potholes are unreal, i need all of the suspension travel plus nice high sidewalls to flow with all that the roads throw at us. All throughout, this is a machine built with those conditions in mind. My aim was to build the quickest possible point to point machine on rough roads.

 

[infinitely baffled]

Exactly why I owned a Lotus...lots of twisty mountain roads in Switzerland...

May i ask, which Lotus?
I have a real soft spot for the v6 exige. When i was tearing my hair out earlier in this build, the car i considered signing my life away for was a low mileage dealer car, a sport410, iirc.
More than any other brand, they are reputed to work on rough British b roads, keeping compliance where others are too stiff.
If only our Scottish roads, epic as they are, were built properly...like those in Switzerland.
Here they seem to have a two year lifespan before they begin to break up

 

[Audiohertz2]

I'm not really one for show n shine, so i had to take some pics today.
I'm particularly happy with the stance since we replaced the rims with forged WedSports with a better offset, and added 20mm spacers all round. You'll note the 17 inch rims, and high riding stance? The roads around here are savage, potholes are unreal, i need all of the suspension travel plus nice high sidewalls to flow with all that the roads throw at us. All throughout, this is a machine built with those conditions in mind. My aim was to build the quickest possible point to point machine on rough roads.

The Tommi Makkinen Version was very special .. !

 

[defride]

The Tommi Makkinen Version was very special .. !

Tommi Makkinen, ha! In the mid 90s we had an office near Heathrow UK. Was driving down the A308 near Ashford Middx, speed up a little on the dual carriageway as there appeared to be a Mitsubishi rally car up ahead. Pulled alongside and sure enough an Evo. Tommi Makkinen's Evo with Tommi driving! Very odd

 

[infinitely baffled]

The Tommi Makkinen Version was very special .. !

Too rare to tune!

 

[andromedaaudio]

It has a foldable license plate

 

[DasguteOhr]

It has a foldable license plate

no more camshaft in the engine, no transmission really innovative.
that thing really revs fast almost like no other car

I forgot no flywheel rev from 800rpm to 8500rpm in 0.2sec

 

[ErVikingo]

Ok, I'll give it a shot (if my memory does not leave me):

Learned to drive: 1967 Pontiac Ventura convertible
Learned to drive stick: 1947 Cadillac Series 62 Sedanette
Learned to ride: 1972 BMW R75/5 Toaster

Driven over the years (family's cars):
1972 Buick GS-X
1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (mom's landyatch)
1979 Rx7
1980 Mazda 626
1981 Mazda GLE
1984 Isuzu Impulse (first car I owned)
1969 Karmann Ghia
1968 Beetle
1969? MG Midget
196? Triump Spitfire
196? Triumph TR6
1969 RR
1988 Mazda 929
1988 BMW 750
1990 BMW 750
2004 BMW 745
198? Sterling
1993 Rx7 R1
197? 914 2.0
1986 911 Carrera
1988 944 Turbo S
1993 964
1989 Ruf CTR YellowBird
1993 Ruf CRT
1995 Turbo S Andial
1995 RR Silver Spur peacock blue
1996 Ruf BTR
1997 993 S
1997 993 C4S
2003 TVR Tuscan S (Chamaleon Indigo)
2008 Turbo S
2023 Ram TRX (T Rex)

Owned:
1984 Isuzu Impulse
1978 911SC (now a Ruf SCR still on stable)
1996 Maxima SE
1996 Infiniti Q45
1999 Lexus GS400
1969 911S (still in stable)
2003 Chevy Avalanche
2007 GMC Yukon Denali
201? Infiniti Qx60
2017 Audi R8 Plus (still on stable)
2018 Audi TTRS (still on stable)
2019 Audi eTron
2023 Honda Ridgeline HPD (equipment hawler!)
2024 Audi eTron (still on stable)
2019 911 Turbo S (added yesterday!)

Race cars (owned and raced!):
1969 911S
1965 911
1966 911
1967 911S *euro rally car
1995 993 RSR
1999 GT3 Cup
2008 GT3 Cup Grand Am
2014 997 GT3R Evo (still on stable)
2019 991.1 GT3R
2015 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo (still on stable)
2016 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo (still on stable)
incoming 2024 992 GT3 Cup

Bikes:
1956 A10 BSA Road Rocket (dad's)
1969 BSA Rocket 3 (dad's)
1972 BMW R75/5 (dad's)
1984 BMW K100RS (dad's)
1985? Honda CBR 1000RR
1980 Honda CT110 (still on stable)
2004 HD VRSCA VRod (still on stable)

Edit to answer a question: some achievements:

Rolex Endurance Champion
HSR Sprint Series Champion
PCA Club Racing Champion
Global GT (GT3) Champion
International GT (GT3) Champion
Porsche GT3 Trophy Champion
SVRA National Vintage Class Champion
Various Driver of the Year Awards

I'm sure I have forgotten some.

 

[infinitely baffled]

A firm riposte to all of our jdm nonsense!

 

[Slingblade]

Seems like you are running a conservative state of tune?
Given the engineering you've done

That was just a low boost break in run to seat the rings, make sure the head was all good, etc. All in it's good for around 1100 whp now in it's current state.

 

[Abbinormal]

my first car i drove was my Dad's 1960 Desoto. big wings, with a 413 with cross ram intake manifold and push button shifting. a stormer. fastest car at my High School which i proved a few times.
my first car that i owned was a 61' Triumph TR3B in 1969. a knuckle dragger. owned it for 6 weeks and then it got stolen, never recovered. still have the title.
my favorite early car i owned was a 66' Jag XKE 4.2 convertible with covered headlights. i rebuilt the engine. then met my wife, got married, sold the Jag, and got in the car business, that was in 1974.

since then been involved in selling about 3000 new and used cars a year x 48 years so far. loved them all.....when they sold. so 144,000 cars.

in 2016 i did buy a Porsche 991 CS2 and owned it for 18 months. scratched that itch. amazing car. if i did buy another toy/trophy car again it would be a 911. if i don't buy a boat when i retire i could see maybe a GT3 might be nice.

Mike, I learned to drive a stick in a 1966 Jaguar XKE 4.2 with covered headlights. Had the removable hardtop for winter use. I was 7 years old when my Dad purchased it new. It was black with a red interior. He drove it as a daily driver until he sold it in 1989. He traded it on a very low milage Rolls-Royce, which he gave to me 10 years ago. That car is not going anywhere as he past away 2 years ago and it has too many memories of RROC shows and events we traveled to over the years.

Yes, I do wish I still had the Jag.

P.S. Funny the Rolls is the same color combination as the Jag, black/red.

 

[andromedaaudio]

I might buy this one in the future , a second hand Mc laren 720S.
They go for nice prices these days because the 750S is out

 

[tomsch63]

My most influential car was a 2002 Mazda Miata that was setup for cup racing specs. Lots of time in the mountains and a little SCCA ST autocross events. I still miss that car as I've moved on to a MB SUV

 

[Zuman]

In order of purchase:

'69 Triumph GT6+
'71 Mustang Mach 1
'74 Lotus Europa
'79 Mazda RX7
'78 Audi Fox GTI
'79 BMW 320i
'85 Merkur XR4Ti
'84 Jeep Cherokee
'82 Porsche 928S (Euro)
'91 Cadillac STS
'92 Nissan Pathfinder
'57 Austin Healey 100-6
'00 Audi A6
'96 Toyota Land Cruiser
'04 Subaru Forester
'10 Mini Countryman All4
'06 Aston Martin DB9 Volante
'18 Mazda CX-9

I loved the Lotus Europa, the Mini Countryman, and the Aston DB9 the most (although the Triumph GT6 was my first car and had many young man adventures, it was a nightmare).
I disliked the Mustang and the Merkur.
The gray-market 928S was very cool at the time.
And the DB9 will still be in my garage when I die.

 

[mxk116]

My most influential car was a 2002 Mazda Miata that was setup for cup racing specs. Lots of time in the mountains and a little SCCA ST autocross events. I still miss that car as I've moved on to a MB SUV

I've raced many cars over the years but my favorite was the 2017 GMX5 Cup Car. Here is a photo from the day I picked it up at Long Road Racing in Statesville, NC. Miss that car big time.

 

[Slingblade]

I've raced many cars over the years but my favorite was the 2017 GMX5 Cup Car. Here is a photo from the day I picked it up at Long Road Racing in Statesville, NC. Miss that car big time.
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I know the LRR guys. Their shop use to be near me in Raleigh. Great people!

 

[DasguteOhr]

I might buy this one in the future , a second hand Mc laren 720S.
They go for nice prices these days because the 750S is out

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With novitec parts faster and cooler as 750s and the exhaust is a killer sound.

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