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Old 01-13-09, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ffpower
Purrrty...



HAHAHAHA

I'm gonna go with the Toronado.


And this version of the Impreza.
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Old 01-13-09, 09:37 AM
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Excellent examples of cars where the styling has legs. I'd also nominate my recently sold '91 Lotus M100 Elan.
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Old 01-13-09, 09:47 AM
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I am biased, but I vote for the 1993-97 GS300.
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Old 01-13-09, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by JHStrange
Excellent examples of cars where the styling has legs. I'd also nominate my recently sold '91 Lotus M100 Elan.
You SOLD that?
But it's such a beautiful car!
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Old 01-13-09, 10:04 AM
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i love the sport quatro, its a goal in to get that car and make it a dahlback edition clone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yi32P6XWHw
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I always liked the Mx6.....not bad for a 1993 model, and I second the rx7, particularly gen 3 from 86-93, looks amazing for a 20 yr old car


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Old 01-13-09, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ho0n
You SOLD that?
But it's such a beautiful car!
I had bought it new and it only had 25k miles when I sold it a couple of months ago to a local guy that had a DeLoren. Just time to clean house, my '65 Lotus Super Seven II is next.
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Old 01-13-09, 03:18 PM
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Good choices all, kind of new, but I will add the S2000, wait, hold that the S2K is still being produced, but I will leave the pic up. Out of those not mentioned, I would go with the BMW 8 series, and the Porsche 911 Carrera( 993- 1995-1998), the last air cooled 911.
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Old 01-13-09, 03:58 PM
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I've always liked the styling on the 1st Gen Stealth Twin Turbo.
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Old 01-13-09, 04:41 PM
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ok here's my list

Lexus SC3/400
Ford GT
Chevy Corvette Stingray
SL Gullwing
Delorean
Ferrari Testarossa
NSX
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Old 01-13-09, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by JHStrange
I had bought it new and it only had 25k miles when I sold it a couple of months ago to a local guy that had a DeLoren. Just time to clean house, my '65 Lotus Super Seven II is next.
That's a beast. Looks like the grille was Honda's inspiration for the s2K grille.
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Old 01-13-09, 05:30 PM
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Im biased, but I think my Legacy GT has aged well. The lower trims of this version not as much.






And def. the Prelude.
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Old 01-13-09, 06:17 PM
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Lotus esprit, Lexus lx470, never looked sporty, but hell from 98-07, people bought it and looked basically the same, Mazda Miata, the Mercedes g- wagon, and the Lotus Esprit and old 911's
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My vote:
1) Rolls Royce early 1980's today $20,000 to $29,000
2)Avanti
3)Subaru SVX
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Pre-facelifted Honda S2000.



SW20 Toyota MR-2.

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