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WW1- Loening M-8 I must confess to picking this one based on looks alone. Just check out that exposed Hispano-Suiza V8!! WW2- Panzer Tank One of the most fearsome tanks of the war, and a pretty one at that. Korean War- F-86 Sabre Another significant and successful player in it's respective conflict, the F-86 was our first swept wing fighter, and painfully pretty. Always had a soft spot for this one. Vietnam War- F-4 Phantom The only fighter/attack platform to serve all 3 branches. The only aircraft to be both a Blue Angel and Thunderbird. A juggernaut in the skies over Vietnam. A plane that could do it all. My favorite aircraft and piece of military equipment ever. Gulf War- B-52 Stratofortress Besides the fact that I worked on them, they were an integral component of the US Forces' overwhelming success in the Gulf War. B-52's destroyed hundreds of radar sites, communication sites, equipment, transportation routes, and their supporting infrastructure with cruise missiles. They also took part in mass conventional bombing that was so demoralizing to the enemy they would surrender upon sight of one loitering in their vicinity. This was my squadron- 5 MXS, 5 BW- flagship, aircraft # 0005- Iraq/Afghan War- A-10 Warthog The greatest fixed-wing CAS platform to ever fly, nothing blows up and shreds tanks, vehicles, enemy soft points, personnel and equipment quite like these things. I've had the pleasure of seeing one do strafing runs out on a range, and it was nothing short of awesome.

That is Turquoise Blue. Although similar to Mexico Blue, it is slightly different. As for the topic, 996 GT2 all the way. It's not even close. It wouldn't be close even if it were a standard 996 Coupe.

Awesome idea!! I'll get mine up soon!

Old Pathfinders are super solid, too.

They almost don't need any. I've seen so many Toyotas that have been terribly, woefully unmaintained that still run and drive great. How they even run at all is a wonder.

@caddycruiser Nice, man!! Love the Sports. That's a great looking combo there. I have a 2002 SR5 w/ 204K miles I need to post some pics of. I bought it because I missed my 2014 Trail Premium so much. I replaced it with a new GTI early last year.

You should have gotten more upvotes for this.

Pics-

This thing is going to be bonkers and I can't wait to read the reviews and see them on a road!!

I would take this Aston over any car I've ever driven by a decent margin. The only cars that really come close are the AMG GTS and 997.2 GT3. Probably the only 911 I would take over it would be 991 R or GT3 RS, or a new 991.2 GT3 w/ 6MT. I'll try to post some pictures up here later.

They are both cars in our inventory. I had to take them to another store to have photos taken.

......and now I have never wanted something so badly in my life. Earlier I got a chance to take our 2017 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Coupe out. Nothing crazy. about a 10 mile loop through some local roads with a few esses and sweepers. Seven speed dogleg manual transmission. My. Gawd. Easily the most fun, coolest, most charismatic car I've ever driven by a comfortable margin. The sound, the power delivery, the shifter, steering, the physicality of it. Just unlike anything else I've ever been in. I drove it right after a Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder E-gear, and the Brit was so, so much enjoyable to drive. It's just intoxicating. You have to drive it, and it's not easy to drive. It's not delicate, and it's not cosseting. The steering is heavy, and direct, and full of feel. The throttle is micrometer shard and precise. As are the brakes. The shifter is delightfully mechanical feeling and a joy to use. Just be careful with the 2-3 up change lest you have one very, very pricey money shift into first. Dogleg transmission problems and all that. It's really just an incredibly immersive, involving car that you could spend a lifetime learning all the wonderful nuances and idiosyncrasies of. I can't fathom having the ability to own such a car and letting it go. It's simply spectacular. I've had the privilege to drive a lot of fun and cool cars in my day, and this is the one that will stick with me and make me long for another taste more than any other. This was the high water mark. As for the Lambo, it was pretty cool. Sounded great. The RWD layout definitely added some improved steering feel I felt like in comparison to the AWD car I recall driving several years ago. E-gear is a mess, but also adds a layer of involvement that would otherwise be missing. Would definitely be way better with a proper manual. The aforementioned steering is rather heavy, and does not result in as sharp of direction change as you'd expect. It's certainly good, but not great. It feels a bit unwieldy and a tad nervous. It was a fun drive, but mostly a one and done for me. It doesn't have enough tactility, nor outright performance to excuse it's general bad behavior. Think I'd rather an R8, unless we're talking a 6MT Balboni 550-2.

WAIT. Did you just say a LaFerrari would beat a GT3/GTE car around a track?? You cannot be serious. A GTE/GT3 car would absolutely murder any of the most recent crop of hyper cars on a circuit. Also- A Corvette don't compete with a hybrid hypercar. They exist for two completely different reasons, they appeal to completely different mindsets, and they are in totally different price and performance leagues. There will be a hybrid Corvette in way less than 15 years. I'd wager less than 5. No way is GM letting all the stuff they're learning with the Volt/Bolt and Malibu Hybrids go to waste. A hybrid Corvette is a no-brainer.

Thanks. There was definitely strong reasoning behind all my picks. The Carrera GT is my favorite car of all time, and definitely the last great analog supercar. The McLaren F1 is arguably the greatest supercar ever built, and is a must-have for such a collection. The Chiron is the current pinnacle of automotive engineering, and the fact that it doesn't resort to hybrid tech is great. Plus, it's the modern, streetable selection of my picks. The F40 is just obscene and raw in the best possible way. There's actually Ferrari's I like more, but for the purposes of this thread, it was it or nothing. And the Miura is the godfather of them all. The first true supercar, and imo, the most beautiful car ever made. Another reason for my choices- I have V8, V10, V12, and W16 engines. I have 2 forced induction cars, and 3 N/A ones. I have one topless car. I have one car from the 70's, one from the 80's, one from the 90's one the 2000's and one from today. In my mind, they were all the high water marks of their era; the best of the best.

This was a very hard for me to come up with. There's a few cars I had to leave off that I really love- 599 GTO, Zonda F, 918, CLK GTR, but in the end, these are the 5 cars I couldn't live without in this realm- Porsche Carrera GT McLaren F1 High Downforce Kit Bugatti Chiron- Ferrari F40 Lamborghini Miura

And boy does this thing seem spicy- C&D MT Carfection via Jalopnik I have to say, I never disliked this thing in the first place, but I'm really starting to come around to it. It seems Ford really did make a racecar for the road, and I give them major props for that. In that light, I don't think the fact that it's a turbo V6 rather than a V8, V10, or V12 counts as much as a demerit. If you want a focused track weapon, this thing seems to offer more than even the big names across the pond has available. Bravo, Ford.

Shame. This could- would- have been a benchmark.

@oldshurst442- Phenomenal choices!! Though I don't think Z8's are fetching half a mil these days. At least not yet.

The new 8 will take the place of the 6 on the market. It will be more posh and upscale. BMW is said to be working on a new 6 that will be more sporty to do battle with the Corvette, 911, and such.