Bob McCown said:Aaha .. Subaru - There's a name I love.... my little '72 coupe, four on the floor+overdrive was. hands down, the most fun car I ever owned. A lot like Disney's story of the little Blue Coupe... The handling was superb....
Our old Subaru .....
In recent years I’ve become a Kia admirer myself. Don’t own one yet, 'tho…
SWMBO drives a recent Subaru Outback, I drive a Pontiac Montana SV6 . When SWMBO is a passenger in the Montana she misses the heated seats and the temp display. I OTOH don’t care, I get where I need to go. I’m very pragmatic when it comes to cars. 
John Le Forestier said:Bob McCown said:Aaha .. Subaru - There's a name I love.... my little '72 coupe, four on the floor+overdrive was. hands down, the most fun car I ever owned. A lot like Disney's story of the little Blue Coupe... The handling was superb....
Our old Subaru .....In recent years I’ve become a Kia admirer myself. Don’t own one yet, 'tho…
Cars I’ve had I wish I had kept:
My first car - had it before I even had my license (71) - (bought in 1970) 1966 Red Mustang 2+2 that was fully restored. Blew the engine in it and traded for another car that turned into a junker
1973 Opel G/T. Someday will get another one and restore it. What a fun car. Had wide tires on the back and could drive it on the beaches in Florida back when you could still do that.
I had a 70’s vintage Opel GT once too. It was bought in the 80’s as a project car but I never got much done on it. After 3 or 4 years of sitting idle My father in-law wanted his garage back so it went to the scrap yard 
Opal GT… What a car… If you should find one to buy… BTW there were two versions of the car made… A US assembled (If i remember correctly built in Canada) and the European version. The main diff. was the Drive train. I bought one in Germany while stationed in the Army there. Brought it back to the states with me. Found out that it had a completely different engine (bigger with 30% more Horses) Completely different trans with Autobahn gearing and a bigger rear end then what was put in the U.S. version. I believe the U.S. version used Vega Drive train parts. The wiring was a completely different harness then the U.S. version also. Mine had 4 relays for the headlights when you rolled them over. 2 for high beam and two for low beam, one on each side for each setting. ($112.00 each in 1980 dollars, how would I know that?). The gearing for mine worked out to 1600 RPM got me 65 MPH in fourth. I had to get rid of it when there was no more room in the back seat (LOL) for the Kid. BTW it is possible to copulate in an Opal GT. Not easy but possible. It is the one car that I wish that I still had the most…
Gee… er, thanks for sharing that, Dave, I guess. But only a Canadian can make love in a canoe!:lol:
Dave Taylor said:Loved mine - restored it from the ground up. Even got the air conditioner (this was the one you could get as an option that vented through the center console) working in it. Drove the heck out of it. Like you Dave - family out grew the "back seat". You can still find them - they are either fully restored and ready to go, or a bucket of bolts and parts to restore. I would love to find one of the ones that Buick put the V6 in.
Opal GT... What a car.. If you should find one to buy... BTW there were two versions of the car made.... A US assembled (If i remember correctly built in Canada) and the European version. The main diff. was the Drive train. I bought one in Germany while stationed in the Army there. Brought it back to the states with me. Found out that it had a completely different engine (bigger with 30% more Horses) Completely different trans with Autobahn gearing and a bigger rear end then what was put in the U.S. version. I believe the U.S. version used Vega Drive train parts. The wiring was a completely different harness then the U.S. version also. Mine had 4 relays for the headlights when you rolled them over. 2 for high beam and two for low beam, one on each side for each setting. ($112.00 each in 1980 dollars, how would I know that?). The gearing for mine worked out to 1600 RPM got me 65 MPH in fourth. I had to get rid of it when there was no more room in the back seat (LOL) for the Kid. BTW it is possible to copulate in an Opal GT. Not easy but possible. It is the one car that I wish that I still had the most..
John Le Forestier said:Not true! "only a Canadian can make love in a canoe and not get wet". ;)
Gee.... er, thanks for sharing that, Dave, I guess. But only a Canadian can make love in a canoe!:lol:
Actually, H-J, there’s a joke that goes, “Why is American beer like making love in a canoe?” But I can’t give you the answer, what with this being a family site and it being the holidays and all. Jokes aside, I do love my Labatts Blue!
Well Joe just go to Barret Jackson in Jan and buy any car you want fast/ slow or what ever. Me I got what I need and is been with me since the day it was born. 71 SS 454 Monte. Later RJD
The original Batmobile is going on the block at Barret next month…A car I have lusted for my entire life! Also the first time in my life I regret not having millions to spend on a car!
Mark, a couple years ago a couple of the cars from Death Race 2000 went on the block, man did I regret not having the coin for that lot!
(http://www.horrorphile.net/images/death-race-2000-frankensteins-car12.jpg)
It was the Volo museum, they sold off this car also:
(http://www.vetteonline.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/33/files/2011/05/VoloSUmmer-1.jpg)
Dam, I hate being poor
Victor, thanks for the reminder: Mary Shelly, (30 Aug, 1797 - February 1, 1851), trumps both our guys!
Heck with the Batmobile I had a chance to buy one of Starbirds custom bubble top cars years ago blew that one. Later RJD
Victor Smith said:
It was the Volo museum, they sold off this car also:(http://www.vetteonline.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/33/files/2011/05/VoloSUmmer-1.jpg)
Dam, I hate being poor
Corvette Summer! Proof Mark Hamil got lucky once! 
Mark V said:
Victor Smith said:
It was the Volo museum, they sold off this car also:(http://www.vetteonline.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/33/files/2011/05/VoloSUmmer-1.jpg)
Dam, I hate being poor
Corvette Summer! Proof Mark Hamil got lucky once!
Twice, if you count that time on Hoth with Princess Le…Oops never mind :lol:
(http://iwannabeajedi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/luke-skywalker-princess-leia-incest-fail.jpg)
