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MyMiatas said:

In reply to jr02518 :

It is a 1969 2000.

Better chance it's a 68, titled as a 69 (common back then). 69 has front marker lights and different chrome bits. 

In reply to Steve_Jones :

Thank for the reply. They do change items from year to year to make them look different.

In reply to MyMiatas :

Easiest way to confirm is if it has a VIN plate on the dash (where cars have them today) it's a 69. If not, it's a 68. After 50 plus years, fenders and lights get changed, but the VIN plate shouldn't. 

mdshaw said:

My 76 CVCC wasn't rare when made but not many around now. This one has a very high winding 11:1 D16Z6, lsd, BCR's, 4x100 & home brew rear discs.
What wheels are those from? The yellow is an amazing color.

My 1986 GLHS

My forever car - 1984 VW GTI slick top non-ac car.  All modded up for SCCA FSP with all the goodies.  8v motor built up to a raging 105wheel hp.  

Good looking car!

In reply to 84FSP :

8v motor built up to a raging 105wheel hp.  

And THAT is a beautiful thing!

I feel like it's too new to be "rare and/or desirable" but they only brought 15k of them to the United States at the most... 2013-2016 Porsche Cayenne Diesel. Very GRM-y appeal and we have several owners on this forum, but in The Real World most people – even car people – have no idea that Porsche put a diesel engine in the Cayenne, that they were able to re-certify them during Dieselgate, or that they can tow open and smallish enclosed trailers remarkably well for what they are. These all use the 3.0L TDI V6 and an Aisin 8-speed automatic.

I've had mine for a year, I'm the second owner, and I really do adore it. It does nothing perfectly but does everything surprisingly well as a one-car sorta deal. Just got home from Summit Point with it.

Yesterday I attended a picnic barbecue for the Texas Cobra Club in the boondocks north of Fredericsburg.  This place was so remote that three of us on three different national networks could not get cell phone reception.  We had 13 replica Cobra roadsters, my Factory Five replica 1965 Daytona Coupe, one Porsche air-cooled 911, and one 1965 Mustang convertible in attendance.    

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124304610@N07/25606410044/in/album-72157644558970470/

Fortunately I travel with a squegee to cope with drooling admirers!

Rare when new - my 1970 American Motors AMX is one of ~4,000 that year - even rarer now.  Most "kids" less than 40 never heard of it.  The original 2-seater AMXs are light but built like a tank.  AMC was short on R&D spend, but most of the developmental shortcomings are easily addressed via aftermarket support.  A blast on the track.  The basic 1970 chassis architecture carried into the 80's via the Spirit and Eagle.   Bought this in 1983.  It's a keeper.

2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR SE - one of 200 or so made (Mitsubishi info is sparse) and the last Evo to use the famous 4G63 2 liter four cylinder engine.  In current form it puts out 425 hp or over 200 hp per liter.  Its 0-60 time is under 4 seconds and it corners like a cat on carpet. Magical to drive and rare.

I'm of a similar mindset to Nocones. Regular cars tend to bore me. so I have to take the outrageous route. I'm currently doing a major remodel of this one which was originally made by my friend Ted Aston:

1963 Mercury comet s22convertible, just like I had when I was 17.. Rescued it last month from a Manhattan parking deck where it Sat for ten years... One of 5757 built... Runs and drives, in the process of bringing it back... 170 ci 6 cylinder and two sp automatic..

My two old cars:

A 1972 Porsche 911 T coupe named Daisy

and a 1975 Lancia Fulvia Serie II, named Mostro di Biscotti (Cookie Monster in Italian).

HOW ABOUT A 2002 PANOZ

PANOZ WON AT LE MANS IN 2006

AND BUILT SPORTS CARS LIKE THIS

THIS IS A MODERN DAY COBRA

ELECTRIC CONVERTIBLE TOP, COLD AC

MODERN SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS

CARLOS HERMIDA

In reply to 84FSP :

My Datsun is belting out 100hp at the wheels & versus the standard car it's a rocketship.

Shouldn't everyone with a Corvette be replying to the thread? Every Corvette is rare. One of a kind, even, according to their owners.

In reply to sevenracer :

I too have a particular fondness for the M Coupe (& M Rdstr).
There's a sizeable gap in my collection; I jump from the 50s ('57 Healey) to the 90s ('99 M Coupe & '99 M Rdstr) there's a stepping stone in the 60s though ('67 MGB GT restoration project).

Not many of these stateside. Best guess is under 10.

fatallightning said:

Not many of these stateside. Best guess is under 10.

Now THAT's a rare car......

Nice, too.  Not a huge British car fan, but TVR's are always cool.

Appleseed said:

Shouldn't everyone with a Corvette be replying to the thread? Every Corvette is rare. One of a kind, even, according to their owners.

The GTO community was like that as well back when I had one.

I had 1 of 1 2006 Torrid Red 6M w/ 17" wheels that was built by Gus on a Wednesday @ 2:47PM with one bolt holding the relay bracket cross threaded.

I knew what I had......

In reply to Dwight :

I have no clue what your age is but if you are getting up in years like I am, that 924 is probably really fun to drive, no powerhouse and a hell of a lot cheaper to feed than some cars would be. At my age, I don't need a car that will do a sub 5 second 0-60 sprint or even a sub 6 second. I can enjoy the experience of using what the car has without irritating the local fuzz. The kind of complications that adds I don't want or need and I suspect you don't either. So the answer is simple keep the car and drive it, enjoy it. Use it for what it was intended to be used for. And when it gets to be just too much to keep up, give it away to someone foolish enough to take it off your hands knowing you got the best it had to offer. :)

In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :

Its shocking to me how good these cars are with some basic suspension work...nothing exotic at all and they turn into delightfully good handling cars that go exactly where you point them. I wish I had discovered the magic of coil overs a lot sooner than I did. Talk about huge bang for the buck, its astounding how much difference a basic set makes over the factory marshmallows. Add anti roll bars and decent rotors and pads and you have a pretty well tricked out package.

In reply to jplgsx :

Nice ride, its clear you have great fun with it. I envy your finding that one...pretty rare.

In reply to pdqneon :

Hard to believe there are any of these left alive...had a couple of friends in Carolina that had GLHs and drove the wheels off of them. They were surprisingly durable.