Your Dream Garage- 5.0-5.9 Edition

[Frisky Dingo]

Okay, you guys should have the hang of this by now. And all of domestic guys, here's your playground.

 

Rules-

 

1)Maximum of 5 choices.

 

2)Production cars only.

 

3)Any era and market are allowed.

 

4)These are your only vehicles.

 

5)Displacement must be between 5.0 liters and 5.9 liters, with any number of cylinders.

[Thed]

'16 GT350R

'16 F-150 5.0

'04 Ford GT

'79 Bronco 351W

'14 GT500

 

Crap, all Fords again. 

[El Kabong]

1) Lamborghini Diablo VT (5.7L)

2) Ford GT (5.4L)

3) Callaway Corvette Twin Turbo (5.7L)

4) Jaguar XJ (5.0L)

5) Ram 1500 Laramie Limited (5.7L)

[G. David Felt]

1995 GMC Yukon GT 5.7L V8

 

2003 SSR Official Pace Truck 5.3L V8

 

1963 Stingray Coupe w/327 Fuely 5.36L V8

 

1987 Monte Carlo SS Areocoupe 5.0L V8

 

1953 Buick Skylark Roadmaster Edition 5.3L V8

[El Kabong]

I was soooooo tempted to throw a fuelie Corvette on this list.

[Frisky Dingo]

This one is always the hardest for me, because there are just so, so many amazing choices. Some of my absolute favorite cars ever reside in this category. I could probably compile this list 5 times and have 5 different lists. But, here goes-

 

 

Porsche Carrera GT- My favorite car of all time. Had to be here.

 

 

MB CLS63 AMG- A  surprise coming from me, but too much car to overlook. My DD and grand tourer.

 

 

New Land Cruiser- Family hauler and off-road fun.

 

 

Diablo SV- Another all-time fave of mine. Reserved for special events/date nights.

 

 

Shelby GT350R- Had to have a Domestic, and something for the track.

Having to leave off the Ferrari Maranello, some V12 Aston, the E38 750i, along with a few others really, really hurt.

[balthazar]

306 CI ~ 366 CI.

 

-- -- --

 

'57 Pontiac Super Chief Catalina, 347 CI V8, Tri-Power, 317 HP :

 

'57 Cadillac Eldorado Seville hardtop, 365 CI V8, 305 HP :

 

'57 DeSoto Adventurer hardtop, 345 CI Hemi V8, 345 HP :

 

'56 Chrysler 300-B, 354 CI Hemi V8, 355 HP :

 

1948 Tucker 48, 335 CI flat 6, 166 HP, 372 TRQ :

Edited March 27, 2016 by balthazar

[Scout]

306 CI ~ 366 CI.

-- -- --

'57 Pontiac Super Chief Catalina, 347 CI V8, Tri-Power, 317 HP :

'56 Cadillac Eldorado Seville hardtop, 365 CI V8, 305 HP :

'57 DeSoto Adventurer hardtop, 345 CI Hemi V8, 345 HP :

'56 Chrysler 300-B, 354 CI Hemi V8, 355 HP :

1948 Tucker 48, 335 CI flat 6, 166 HP, 372 TRQ :

Replace anything except the Tucker with a truck and this could be my list also. Actually, after thinking about it for a second, swap the Cadillac for some sort of truck. Edited March 26, 2016 by Scout

[smk4565]

Good choice on the Tucker Torpedo, that was going to be one of my 5 also.  I also was going to pick a CLS63 since it is a bit more special than an E63.  And even though I picked the S550 in the 4 liter thread, the problem with the S63 is one day you'll pull up next to some one with an S65, and wish you had the top model.

 

I need to think about my other choices to round out my list.  CLS63 and Tucker are probably in my top 5 though.

[oldshurst442]

I really really love that CLS 63 AMG Frisky...

I guess Ill have to choose one also. I did not choose it with the MT edition, but I will this time around

TT 5.5L V8.

 

But with an outrageous GSC widebody stealth kit and outrageous paint colour, like this orange one.

 

or in red, but preferably in orange.

 

I wont do a convertible in this one, but I will do T-Tops.

2002 special edition Pontiac Trans Am WS6. The final one. It came in yellow only. THIS is what I want.

5.7 liter LS1 V8.

 

1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Rallye 350.

Yes...in yellow again.

 

 

2016 Aston Martin DB11

5.2 liter V12. In that orange golden colour please.

On sale at the tail end of 2016.

 

 

2016 Jaguar XJR

5.0 liter supercharged V8

 

The Jag may be a tad long in the tooth at this point in time, but its still a sexy car.

Besides, Cadillac does not have anything in this range just yet, let alone a V8 in the 5.0-5.9 liter range.

And the Germans dont do a car I like either, other than the BMW M6 Gran Coupe and the M-B CLS AMG.

[smk4565]

I would trade my 5.5 liter naturally aspirated V8 for the twin turbo version in the CLS63 for the daily driver.

 

McClaren Mercedes SLR which is one of my all time favorites

 

Aston Martin DB9 convertible

 

1936 Mercedes 540k Spezial Roadster Baroness von Kriger

 

5th car would be a Tucker Torpedo, with honorable mention to the Hudson Hornet, which had a 5 liter straight 6.

[William Maley]

1. 1952 Hudson Hornet (5.0L Straight Six)
2. 1955 Chrysler C-300 (331 Cubic-Inch FirePower V8)
3. 2016 Ram 1500 Express Regular Cab (5.7 HEMI V8)
4. 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 Wagon (Supercharged 5.4L V8)
5. 2016 Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint (5.0L Supercharged V8)

[balthazar]

Hudsons are a great choice, their 308 Wide Block I-6 was NASCAR champ for a few years running in the early '50s.

[ccap41]

My daily(s)... Range Rover Sport SVR, CLS 63, Sierra Denali 1500(yes, it can be had with a 5.3)

 

 

 

 

Now for some toys!

 

GT350/R and a Ford GT. Mmmmm Hmmmm.. 

 

 

 

However... I'm not sure how much the truck would get driven so I think I'd swap that out for what I saw somebody else post, SLR Mclaren. I've always LOVED those cars! Plus, if I wanted to tow any toys around I'm sure the SVR could tow enough.

(^ who blacks out their car like this w/o tinting the windows????)

 

[ccap41]

Just looked it up because I was curious... The SVR can tow up to 6614lbs. I think that would be adequate for anything I'd need, like hauling any of the 3 toys, just not all at once! 

 

After checking out the Sierra Denali with the 5.3's towing capabilities While definitely lower in the SVR after lowding the Denali to the gills it would be right around 9000lbs towing for itself. Significant difference but both will do the job I'd ask of them. I's just prefer another toy over another family-hauler-sized vehicle... considering I don't have kids. 

Edited March 30, 2016 by ccap41

[Frisky Dingo]

Bumpity.

[A Horse With No Name]

Not a great picture, but a mid sixties Ford ragtop with a 352.....this one is a 67, which was a fantastic year for Ford styling.

You knew the 68 Cali special Mustang was coming, right......?

[A Horse With No Name]

1956 Thunderbird, although it may be 292 cubic inch only.....maybe switch it to a 57 with a 312?

3 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

1956 Thunderbird, although it may be 292 cubic inch only.....maybe switch it to a 57 with a 312?

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[Stew]

2001 Firebird Formula V6

2000 Cobra R 5.4

E55 AMG

1991 Z28 350 TPI

Dodge Challenger T/A 5.7

[A Horse With No Name]

[A Horse With No Name]

1960 Ford Edsel Ranger convertible, less than 100 made....

1963 1/2 Ford Galaxy, another obscure ford with a short production life, car was restyled for 64.

[A Horse With No Name]

Something along the lines of the above, but set up with a 352 V-* and 4 speed as a weekend cruiser.

 

So 5 Fords, the 1965-67 Convertible, the 68 Cali Special, 57 Thunderbird, Edsel ragtop, and the 63 1/2 Ford 2 door hardtop. A nice all Ford collection for this one. And my apologies for the old stuff here, I have had 1950's and 1960's cars on the brain lately.

[ykX]

Another 52 Hudson Hornet fan here

GT350R

DB11

2017 Land Cruiser

Jaguar F-type V8

[A Horse With No Name]

F type and Hornet are both wonderful!

[Frisky Dingo]

I love the F-Type. I actually like the earlier cars more. The new SVR doesn't do it for me. Too much of the aesthetic is lost in the name of performance.  

[A Horse With No Name]

56 minutes ago, Frisky Dingo said:

I love the F-Type. I actually like the earlier cars more. The new SVR doesn't do it for me. Too much of the aesthetic is lost in the name of performance.  

Glad their is some F type love here, to me it is one of the most unique and likeable premium cars.