While back in KS, I was visiting with John Stricker. I faked falling asleep so everyone would go to bed. Once I was sure John and Sandi were off to the land of dreams, I snuck out and drove his big tractor around at W. O. T. I don't think he ever knew.

Ron

quote Originally posted by DavePatron: Mclaren F1 Ferrari Maranello VVT Diablo

Damn Dave!!!

A McLaren F1? a Ferrari Maranello AND a VVT Diablo? With such a wide selection of cars, especially the McLaren F1, are you in the exotic car business? If so, can you post a picture of this $1 million dollar lmasterpeice? What was it like to drive? You da man!

Cordially,
Kevin

quote Originally posted by kevin: You're correct California Kid, I am just a tad over 6' 2" and have a 11.5 inch "ski", therefore I could not drive the Cobra in question If I was a smaller guy, I could have driven it. Question: How tall was Carrol Shelby or Ken Miles? How come they fit and I don't? Cordially, Kevin

Carroll Shelby (born 1923) was a late bloomer, in 1941 when he joined the Army Air Corps he was 5ft. 2in @ 100lbs (18 years old). Through his career he keep growing attaining height just over 6 ft tall with considerable weight gain, today at 87 years old, I'm sure he's shrunk a little due to age. My guess is that owners of Cobra's that are tall, have made some pretty serious changes to foot well area/pedal positions, and figured out a way to reposition seat rearward. I've never seen one with these changes though.

Well, I wouldn't call it exotic but, I did drive a pretty hot car when I took the Richard Petty Nascar driver's course.

Lot's of fun but a tad bit expensive.

Ron

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Just a lot of trains for me, mostly freight but some passenger and commuter. I did drive a friends 69 Corvette 427 convertible a few years back, flat out probably 140mph+ I didn't want to look at the speedometer.

Hmmmm ... define "exotic" for me, and then take your pick:

- 1953 Jaguar XK120 roadster ... my daily driver for one magical, memorable summer
- 1951 Riley 2.5 saloon (sedan), into which I had swapped a slightly-race-prepared 215 cu-in aluminum Buick V-8
- 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (RHD) race car
- 1937 Cord 812SC Sportsman Convertible Coupe
- several pre-WW-II Packards and Rolls Royces
- 1969 Porsche 911S ... my daily driver for ~15 years, reportedly now in a car museum somewhere
- 1980 Porsche 928 ... my daily driver for ~12 years
- 1988 Fiero Formula ... my first (and current) mid-engined project car

All of the above were driven on public roads. I also got to drive the 911S around the old long (~14 mile) Nurburgring race course in Germany. Then there were the motorcycles and airplanes ...

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Tonnage trains 10,000' + , it's like playing giant accordian at 60 mph.

quote Originally posted by rourke_87_T-Top: ... it's like playing giant accordian at 60 mph.

I've never heard it described that way, but I think I understand.

quote Originally posted by mera7: ok... ill try to keep the list on the short side as i build full tube chassis track cars and pro monster trucks for a living. ferrari 308 gtb early fiberglass car=lighter, ferrari 288 gto, porsche 930 turbo, porsche 951 turbo, porsche 965 turbo, porsche 911/964 rs america, porsche 993 carrera turbo s, porsche 997 carrera twin turbo, numerous porsche track cars too many to list, factory porsche race car at 240mph speeds, real lamborghini countach back in its hayday, real shelby cobra 427, mustang shelby gt500, mustang boss 429, mustang boss 302, real yenko 69 camaro bbc, 2009 z06 ls7 corvette, my wifes 2007 silverado SS supercharged truck, so on and so on.... and my favorite is my pro mtra/ushra monster truck with 1400hp and 4 wheel drive lol mike in oklahoma

How about posting some pictures???????????

Rodney

2009 Jaguar xkr-s and Carra gt when i was a valet

It may look mild now, but fill it with 14 teenagers

2001 Supercharged Corvette 600+hp
2010 Dodge Viper SRT10

Most of these at one point i rented... 2 were owned by people i knew and wasn't allowed to have any fun with them. In order of experience...
1989 Lamborghini 25th anniversary edition Countach - Favorite all time! I want one in the worst way! Reverse sucks!
1994 Ferrari 512 TR Testarossa - it was fuuuuunnnn!!!
1998 Lotus Esprit V8 GT - I would get arrested if i owned it.
1993 Jaguar XJ220 - Friends car
2004 Noble M12 - Very nice car.
1991 Vector W8 - Friends car
1994 Diablo SE30 -

Ones i still want to drive...
DeLorean - I know i wont be impressed, but it's the experience i want out of this one.
Enzo - yeah right, never have the chance.
T-rex - eventually
KTM X-Bow -

Some of the more fun cars I have owned:
86 4+3 Vette 406 TPIS Miniram.
69 Camaro 4 speed with same 406 from above.
88 Fiero with SBC/Getrag

Driven:
1990 ZR1
1997 C5 6 speed
The anti exotic... Me climbing in for my 8 laps

I haven't driven anything really exotic, just my '59 Austin-Healey Sprite, a BMW Z8, a '64 Corvette convertible, a Ferrari 308 GTSi & a '69 Lotus Elan. Well.....there is the Los Angeles class fast attack nuclear submarine I "drove" back in the early 90's (USS Dallas; SSN-700). I guess that's sort of exotic.

I got to drive an 81 308 GTI when I was in Germany on the autobahn in 86 and a Winston Cup car at the Disney track are as wild as I have gotten.

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There are Two kinds of Fiero's : Notchies and Donors!

I have driven all kinds of cars from an 8 second funny car to Lamborghini's, Ferrari's, hot rods and many other customs and all where fun but I still love the Fiero because of the unlimited potential of it to be anything you want it to be

well its not really an exotic but not to many people get to drive one. i got to drive a 2008 charger police edition, i was working at a dodge dealer it had a steering colmn problem.
other than that
hyundai gennisis v8 really fast and suprising for a hyundai the one i drove only had 4 miles on it, i also worked for them when they came out.
new camaro v8 agin working for chevy when they came out, had like 5 miles on it. really fast, fun, and cheep
a bunch of older corvettes
many others but cant rember all
being a mechanic does have its advantages sometimes, but usually you just see crap like a 96 ford escort

quote Originally posted by Marvin McInnis: - 1969 Porsche 911S ... my daily driver for ~15 years, reportedly now in a car museum somewhere ,

Was it orange with a really low serial number by any chance, like maybe 0050?


I have driven several Porches, Corvettes, one Ferrari 308 and a bunch of muscle/antique cars.

My favorite one of all was driving a 69 Hemi Daytona.

"Drove" the Goodyear blimp "Stars and Stripes" for a few minutes once too.

I owned a 69 Stingray. When I was transporting cars I drove a lot of great cars.

69 ford Mustang Mach 1
69 Pontiac GTO Judge
Aston Martin DB9 and Vantage
Porsche Carrera GT3 - one word "fast".
430 Ferrari
Austin Healey - Now this was a trick because I'm over 6' but fun none the less.
Maserati Gran Turismo
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud limo.
Bentley Continental

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86 Fiero SE

Lets see here I have driven a 1932 ford model a with a 327 and a Muncie, a couple of g35/ 350 z's, a porche boxter, and a couple of old vettes and the odd chevelle the model a is my favorite it is very quick and handles like a go kart. I've always wanted to own a 550 maranello though.

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'95 Trans Am Convertible LT1 w/ Vortek S-Trim cent charger..


'72 Mustang Grande' Notchback

no cars but I run a 25 ton Porter 0-4-0 Tank engine.

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quote Originally posted by Cliff Pennock: Reading this thread made me drool and forget my name.

Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to drive very exotic vehicles. Let's see...I owned a C4 Corvette for 10 days (before I totaled it)...I used to deliver computers in Manhattan in a BMW 740i...but I really don't consider those to be exotic.

If we are going most expensive, I drove a $2.5 million troupe van filled with classified equipment when I was in the Air Force. Drove it off road. I can confirm that the thing is NOT able to spin the tires on dry pavement.

Really though...what I consider to be the most exotic is my friend's 2005 Lotus Elise. He was trying to decide whether to buy a sports car or a motorcycle...so he ended up with a sports car that has all the practicality of a motorcycle. It is a fun car though, especially living in the mountains. It isn't really very fast...but there is nothing out there that will handle the twisties like an Elise.

Last time I drove it:

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I see that our lists are quite "extensive" which tells me a lot of us are well out of puberty.
I wont get into cars I drove as that list could get too long. But, because I am a complete and total car nut I have owned a lot crazy stuff, at last count 91.
Here is my "more sporting/exotic listing: (just remember that because of my age most were purchased well before they were "cla$$ics):
1966 mustang
1964 corvette convert.
1966 corvette fast bk. (owned it twice)
1966 mustang convert.
1970 datsun 240z
1979 mustang pace car
1972 vw bug herbie replica (not exotic but fun)
1967 corvette convert.
1979 bmw 733i
1965 mustang GT calif car
1978 excalibur series 3 (454)
1970 excalibur series 2
1965 corvette convert. with hooker side pipes
1984 subaru brat turbo-I still miss this one
1957 t-bird
1967 mustang convert
1965 vw baja bug
1986 fiero gt
1989 acura legend- 5 spd.
1966 mustang convert
1997 bmw z3
1987 rolls-royce silver spur lwb
1974 corvette coup. 411 gears
1994 corvette
1995 miata-tricked out
1993 mercedes 300se (big "S" body)
1998 mercedes SLK 230 supercharged roadster

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST...The same wife through all this madness !!!!!

NOT LISTED are motorcycles, as I used to work with Harley, and am now a test rider and associate editor for RoadRUNNER magazine.

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Mercedes Benz SLR at a customers house not on the street.

Does an M1 Abram 's Main Battle Tank count as Exotic? It is real weird driving something that weighs 60+ tons along at 75 MPH

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There are Two kinds of Fiero's : Notchies and Donors!

quote Originally posted by Kento: Does an M1 Abram 's Main Battle Tank count as Exotic? It is real weird driving something that weighs 60+ tons along at 75 MPH

Considering what its worth, I would call that exotic.
Also, well armed!

ferrari 308 gt, and porsche 911 carerra - the porsche was the better car!
jon

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I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!

Does a M60A3 count?

just my old '74 'vette, and i only list it 'cause the fiero is being considered "exotic" for this thread. so if the fiero is, i guess the old 'vette is too.

i guess i could have driven more. i have a shiester nephew who would take my brother's bmw and go to car dealers acting like the car was his and he was shopping for a new car. he'd brag about the cars he got to drive. i concidered it when i drove the 'vette and it looked nice, but i'm just not that devious.

a ferrari 599 at fm san diego. i hate ferraris but that was nice....if some one gave it to me id take it.

edited to add: ive also driven a jaguar super 8 maybe not a sports car but denfinatly nice :-)

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Wow, my list is nothing compared to you guys!

I've driven my Fieros, a LS1 Corvette, my old LS1 Z28 Camaro, a few GTO's and Solstices, a mkI MR2, and that's about it. I also own and drive (quite often) my '91 MR2 Turbo. Its mid-engine RWD with a 300 hp turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, I'd say its exotic . Supposedly it gets about 4.5 seconds 0-60 and high 12's/low 13's in the 1/4 so its a pretty quick car.

I've also driven my friend's Alfa Romeo GTV6, Fiat 124 Spider, and Alfa Romeo Graduate. They're all good cars, handle well, but they're not crazy fast or anything.

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Well, it was built in Australia......and it was VERY well built I might add. It's not as "exotic" as some of you high rollers.

My home made CAI. It made a very noticable difference.

M1 A1 up armored 68 tons or 63 metric tons and no it doesnt go 75 it can but if it did then the 3 ton track would fly of it. they are governed at 45
saw one crush a corvette dri9ver said he never felt it.

M3 BMW German spec 270 kph 167mph smoked anything else over there except a porshe 959

Drove a 86' Porsche 944 Turbo back in the day, drove a Nascar in the Richard Petty Experience(140mph) and my Dad's Jaguar XKR

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Car Threads
86 Fiero 2M4 Silver https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/115701.html
and 86 GT
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...ML/085541.html

I used to work at a Toyota dealer as a tech, You wouldn't believe some of the cars people trade for Toyota and Lexus.

SLR 2 Seater
BMW M4
Every Cadillac currently made it seemed like,
GTO
Had a Avalanche that had a 8.1 in it once, The sticker was still in the glove box with no MPG ratings on it at all lol.
Had a hybrid Honda that had to use 0w20 oil that was fun trying to find that oil in this area.

Shelby Cobra 429
Porsche 356
Corvette
MGB
Spitfire (w/6 cyl engine)

I have driven several Vettes but none were special editions. Since total Vette production is over a 1.5mil, I must say Fieros are the most exotic cars I've ever driven!

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