What’s your favorite car from the year you were born?

Colin
By Colin Wood
Sep 15, 2021 | Favorite car

Photograph Courtesy Audi

Many of us have favorite cars from our childhood, but what about from the year you were born?

Bonus points if your choice is a first-year model.

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ProDarwin
ProDarwin MegaDork
9/15/21 8:26 a.m.

1983 was not a good year.  I guess I'll go with the Rabbit GTI?

buzzboy
buzzboy Dork
9/15/21 8:30 a.m.

Luckily my birth year was a fantastic year. Imma go for

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
9/15/21 8:41 a.m.

1960 has nothing I would want to own, I'm afraid.

Advan046
Advan046 UltraDork
9/15/21 8:56 a.m.
Streetwiseguy said:

1960 has nothing I would want to own, I'm afraid.

Different year but same feeling. 

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/15/21 8:57 a.m.

1980....  nuthin.

tomtomgt356 (Tommy)
tomtomgt356 (Tommy) GRM+ Memberand Reader
9/15/21 9:05 a.m.

1987 RX-7 Turbo II

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ PowerDork
9/15/21 9:07 a.m.

I'm claiming the NSX was 1989 because that's when it hit auto shows, even if you couldn't buy one until the next year:

The Original Acura NSX Still Matters

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
9/15/21 9:13 a.m.

1988 Ford Sierra RS500.

But I wouldn't hate a Lancia Delta HF Integrale, Skyline 2000 GTS-R, Peugeot 205 GTi or a Fiat Panda 4x4.

 

If I had to chose one actually available in the US, Civic Si.

 

Car introduced in 1988. Nissan S13

PMRacing
PMRacing GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
9/15/21 9:14 a.m.

Picking from Wikipedia's list of cars from my birth year, RUF SCR. 

BMW M1 would be a close 2nd then  Donkervoort S7 3rd.

But I didn't realize the Vector W2 was as old as I am!

JesseWolfe
JesseWolfe Reader
9/15/21 9:14 a.m.

1980 Mercury Cosworth Capri, technically only one was built in 1980, but still my favorite.

 

 

 

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