What cars did you see as "coolest" in your childhood?

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  1. MrAnnoyingDude

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    From an early Polish Gen Z perspective, from coolest to least cool:
    - Bugatti Veyron,
    - any Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini or Maserati,
    - any Porsche,
    - Hummer H2,
    - top-of-the-line S-Class,
    - Dodge Viper,
    - Chevrolet Corvette,
    - Ford Mustang,
    - any Jaguar,
    - any 50s/60s car or derivative thereof,
    - any convertible,
    - VW New Beetle,
    - Chrysler PT Cruiser.
     
  2. General S'mores

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    Basically any popular supercar.

    Maybe the Mustang as well.
     
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  3. Cheekqo

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    Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari La-Ferrari, any McLaren, basically anything that was a supercar and was popular.
    Or the definition of uncreative
     
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  4. PriusRepellent

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    Mostly Japanese sports cars. Gran Turismo 1 and 2 on PS1 had a lot to do with that. It also never changed.
     
  5. Toyota Ventury

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    a stanced silver Opel Kadett
     
  6. AdaMerlock

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    No clue why 02 corvette in red.
     
  7. General S'mores

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    That's oddly specific, not gonna lie.
     
  8. Youngtimer

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    Ford Mustang GT, BMW 3-Series E92, VW Golf GTI, any Ferrari, any Lamborghini, Lexuses, etc.
     
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  9. SPENCER6665555999

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    geo metro and I still like it
     

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  10. General S'mores

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    You must be obsessed with the Geo Metro....
     
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  11. SPENCER6665555999

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    yes very
     
  12. JBatic

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    1980's bronco (owned)
    1979 trans am (owned)
    1990-94 dsm
    1980s cars with digi dash
    1980's sports cars
    Thankfully my favorite cars are still relatively cheap
     
  13. kaizer moonhawk

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    240z
    datsun patrol
    dodge ram-charger
    Toyota land cruiser fj60 turbo once owned
    yeah dats kinda it
     
  14. rottenfitzy

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    The 2012 Dodge Charger SRT 392 or the 2012 Jaguar XJL portfolio and XKR-S.
     
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    A new at the time 2006 VZ Holden Monaro CV8 in yellow. Was an absolute looker and I had an almost obsessive interest in it. One of the cars that really got me into being a car enthusiast. My dream car now is another Monaro, but it's a 1971 HQ Monaro, like the one in my profile pic.

    This thing defies my childhood. My first dream car that still has a place in my heart.



    My current dream car

     
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  16. iva.rpm

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    - I remember when the first Audi TT came out. It was gorgeous, I loved that car. And when the Roadster was released, I was totally sold. The original TT is still the best looking of them all.
    - When I was young, I had a magazine called "The Best Cars In The World". I remember it had a beautiful Rolls-Royce Silver Spur in its cover. For me, that was the coolest car ever. I still see Rolls-Royce as a cool brand.
    - The SN95 Mustang was beautiful. I remember that the father from someone from school had one. It was a convertible GT, all in black. He let me enter the car, and I was really happy that day.
    - The C5 Corvette was released around that time. I remember I had a scale model of it, and I thoufght it was the coolest thing ever. I also remember they had one in the 1998 São Paulo Motor Show.
    - The original Hummer was amazing. I entered in one, also in the 1998 São Paulo Motor Show.
    - Another tale from the 1998 São Paulo Motor Show: the Jaguar stand was closed to the public. My father convinced one of the women who were taking care of it to let me enter one of the cars (i Think it was a XJ). It was amazing! It took me years to enter another Jaguar.
    - The 4th generation F-Body cars (the Camaro and the Firebird) were beautiful. They had a futuristic design, which made them stand out from the pack.
    - For me, the most beautiful BMW ever was the E39. That car was really cool.
    - The R129 Mercedes-Benz SL was also amazing. I read some time ago that Bruno Sacco considers it the most beautiful car he has ever designed. My younger self would agree with him.
    - When I was young, Alfa Romeo sold cars here in Brazil. Their cars were all beautiful, and I loved them. The 164, the Spider and the 156 were my favorite ones.
    - My first scale model was from a Ferrari F50. I still find it cooler than the F40.
    - I know it's weird, but my favorite Porsche was the 928. It had a strong German muscle car flair. And the headlights were really cool.
    - The Toyota Supra was rare here in Brazil, but I remember I loved it when I saw a picture of one.
     
  17. PigeonDriver

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    DeLorean DMC12 - purely an appearance thing. I am fully aware that performance leaves much to be desired.

    Citroen 2CV - perhaps an unlikely choice, and indeed I was rather critical of them at one point. All of this changed when I was fortunate to score a ride in one when I was 11, and from then on my opinion was changed. Of course, as I live in Washington state, I've never seen one on the road.

    Chevrolet Bel Air (any body style) - do I really have to explain myself?

    Ford Model T - I'm by no means a minimalistic person, but I have always loved the simplicity and yet elegance of the Model T, particularly the open tourers from the 1910s. In general, I just like styling from this period.
     
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  18. Spede3

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    General Lee Charger and Bandit Trans Am.
     
  19. Nathan24™

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    1969 Dodge Charger
     
  20. AX53

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    I liked BMW twin grilles when i was very young. And hood protruding superchargers. But I changed completely.
    But no disregarding the fact that s15 has been my dream car for about 15 years and still is.
     
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