If you could have a toy car, what would it be?

[a112]

S30 Z/AE86/EE9 Civic(EF9 in the states),or actually my wish iz EF Sedan with B16 swap.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

FC or Miata + 13B.

NA either way.

 

[Leonidae]

Toyota Starlet KP60'80, with turbocharged 1.3l 2A-GE twincam engine, spitting out 300bhp. seen a few of those in here. Imagine it, as much weight as 1st gen Lotus Elise, nearly as much power as '05 Mustang..

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Definitely a Porsche 928. Around $10k AUD and a Porsche V8 that handles good, interior could be improved with bucket seats and better steering wheel too. Either that or a Torana/Commodore.

 

[dimplz]

Torana or Gemini with a SR20 with it twin turboed...hehe or a torana v8 turboed either way

 

[Casio]

SR20 + Torana = Unaustralian.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Torana or Gemini with a SR20 with it twin turboed...hehe or a torana v8 turboed either way

SR20 in Torana *shudders* wash your mouth out dimplz. I think an Alloytec V6 in a Torana would kick ass as a project/toy car. But then price escalates.

 

[Slicks]

A few fun toys that I'd love would include:
-E30 M3
-Z32 300ZX
-NA or early NB MX-5
-Porsche 928 (S4, preferably)
-Audi Quattro

-Or, to get a second [daily driver], and sink some money into the Talon for track use.

 

[Azuremen]

How about a MR2 turbo...probably kinda rare to find cheap??

They can be found for under 8 grand in good working order. I loved them till I discovered the joy of truly light weight cars when I started driving my Mk1 around.

I already have two toy/project cars, my 77 Celica and my 87 MR2. What I'd like now is either an older ST185 or ST165 Celica All-Trac or an early 90's Subaru for rally racing. Or ZZW30 MR-S with a 2ZZ for a slightly more refined weekend driver than my AW11.

Though, I have been hankering for an SC300 for 2JZ goodness and highway flying.

Oh, the choices.

EDIT:

Torana or Gemini with a SR20 with it twin turboed...hehe or a torana v8 turboed either way

Why on earth would you bother twin-turboing an SR20?

 

[Omnis]

KPGC10 coupe or AE86 Levin. Both all-motor with ITBs sitting on RS Watanabes.

 

[ND4SPD]

My FC3S RX-7 plus an NA 20b would be my ultimate toy car!

 

[Gil]

Well, I'd really like a second or third generation Thunderbird.
Would have the valve seats hardened so it would/could run on unleaded.
Headers and Mercury tubes into fairly free flowing reverse flow mufflers.
A Holley Spreadbore carb 650cfm - 750cfm.
A four wheel disc-brake conversion (purists may scoff but I've driven an old 'bird with power assisted drums all-round. Gets "exciting")
Oh, and modify the front seat-backs so that they lock in place (believe it or not the seatbacks in a 1962 Thunderbird only require a forward push to allow access to the rear seat.)
I know it wouldn't be all that quick or fast, but with the above mentioned mods, it would still have the "essence" of an old T-bird, with just enough modernization and safety added to make it a TRULY viable driver rather than a garage queen.

I'd also consider a well-cared for non-turbo 944 Porsche.
Also any 911 from about 1973 on.

 

[Venari]

LS-Series fit into Miata.

I would drive an LS7 Miata.

Actually, I'd drive an LS7 anything, from a Z06 Vette to a Diahatsu Midget, if it fitted.

But if I had to choose an LS swap, I'd like to try an old Vauxhall Omega Wagon.

Of course, I'd consider a tuned '68 Mercury Cougar, or a hotrod EFi '62 Corvette, or perhaps on old Lancia Fulvia.

Oh...

Wait...

(P.S. Hey Roo, glad to see your Mini didn't get eaten by that Challenger behind it!)

 

[neanderthal]

LS7 schoolbus? lol



anyway, some people dont get the whole 1 toy, $10000 (ten thousand dollars) thing

 

[Duke]

Would have the valve seats hardened so it would/could run on unleaded.

Actually, you don't even need to do that. I've put 40 or 50,000 miles on my old Poncho since leaded gas went away, and have had no troubles. I think that was a Y2k-type worry over nothing.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Actually, you don't even need to do that. I've put 40 or 50,000 miles on my old Poncho since leaded gas went away, and have had no troubles. I think that was a Y2k-type worry over nothing.

So you think you can run a car requiring leaded on unleaded? Does your car get lots of problems ? My friend just buys the lead fuel additive to put in his leaded car. That'd be one thing I'd wanna make sure of if I had a toy car, unleaded fuel and EFI.

 

[Perfect Balance]

An old Datsun 510 or TA22 Celica, with a 4ag in the celica and an sr20det in the 510.

 

[Duke]

So you think you can run a car requiring leaded on unleaded? Does your car get lots of problems ?

I have a 1967 Pontiac LeMans with 270,000 miles on it that says you can run an old car on unleaded gas with very few problems.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Interesting *scratches chin- plays with short facial hairs and finds they're not there, stupid shaving*

 

[kikie]

When I red (past tense of "to read"?) the title of this thread, I though you were talking about a miniature car.

 

[Roo]

(P.S. Hey Roo, glad to see your Mini didn't get eaten by that Challenger behind it!)

There was about 7 Minis in front of it. I think it got confused, or couldn't focus on something so unusually small.

When I red (past tense of "to read"?) the title of this thread, I though you were talking about a miniature car.

Confusingly, the past tense of "to read" is "read". But pronouced "red".

And we've already got a thread on miniature cars.

 

[superberkut]

Under $10k: I would get an old Volkswagen Jetta, and perhaps get a new muffler; the cars I have seen in my neighbourhood belch black smoke.

Just over $10k: Superformance GT Coupe, or a same-brand GT-40.

Over all costs (things get stupid here): Build a 1967 Corvette body (using another '67 Corvette for a reference) and mount a modern V8 with an electric motor in the chassis (probably from a C4; I'll do research). There would be four-wheel disc brakes and black Motegi wheels, with stamped alloys for winter tires, and the chassis' interior would be stripped and refurbished with lightweight carpeting and less insulation. Bilstein shock absorbers would be used, as would Borla mufflers, for fun. But, it would not make a reasonable daily driver or a track car...

 

[McLaren]

With the money limit, I'd have to say a 944 Turbo/S. My dad's was awesome.

 

[Jim Prower]

I change mine. I've been obsessing about this car since I saw it.

 

[Gil]

Actually, you don't even need to do that. I've put 40 or 50,000 miles on my old Poncho since leaded gas went away, and have had no troubles. I think that was a Y2k-type worry over nothing.

The last time I drove my old bird (20-plus years ago) my old man was adding fuel additives with each fill-up to keep it from knocking.

Even if I found that it ran well without the valve seats beeing done, I'd do all that other stuff to make a driver out of it.
Nothing sadder than a great old classic car that you don't wanna drive cause it won't stop, and really isn't all that safe.

 

[stumpydino]

mk1 escort or capri...and a mini...and for off road a land rover 90 with a v8 and some huuge tyres

 

[Rykon Zero]

Old MINI. Blue with bonnet stripes. S version.

 

[Danny]

A TVR Chimera and run it into the ground.

Wow, that would be a fun hour.


I'd totally dig a Talbot Sunbeam.👍

 

[backspace]

Supercharged 1st-Gen MR2. It would be like a go kart! (and almost as big)

Haha thats been my toy for the past 2 years.
You really cant even appreciate how much fun these things are till you drive them

Now i've got a gen3 3sgte going into it.

The amazing go kart feeling + 300rwhp

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Or a snap oversteer monster Possible but I don't really know- never driven one.