andy928

Not sure what they are worth over there, but have loved the torque of the v12, having owned 4 four door v12s and then this, i know why captions of industry and heads of state have them.
Lucky for me they fall in price quickly and now i believe the sl600 is just on the turn and will be a good investment.
However be warned i replaced ALL the soft top hydraulic cylinders for the soft top and there is a lot of heat in there effecting the wiring loom.

cobalt

I was always a fan of the Alfa GTV they are such an under appreciated car.

I am not sure how you could get an M5 to look like a CSL but if you could that would be interesting. I should have picked up one back in 1985 when I had a chance. The M6 is a great car as well. The bigger 850 CSi is also a nice ride but now you are getting into some bigger cars.

If you want a really unique and interesting ride you missed a very nice Citroen SM with the Maserati engine on BAT the other day. We used to tool around in my friends fathers SM back in HS. It was unlike anything else I have driven and is so unique. A fun car on so many levels and I think they will see an increase in value soon. He had the ROW version with the articulating headlights and more power. Was a great sounding engine and unique suspension but very complicated car. Project cars can be found cheap.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/...m/1792264.html

I hate to say anything negative but my father had a 75 450SL for 35 years until he passed. They are nice Boulevard cruisers with the top down but they drive like german steel because they are built like a truck and not a car. If you are going to do vintage MB try to find an older 290 SL if you can still pick one up for a reasonable price.

Ken D

That was a nice listing. I love BAT, each day there's probably a dozen cars that I'd buy if I had the room.

Jjm4life

(Cough) 2 wheels good (cough)

Undutched

Fun:
I would certainly look at Alfas of the 60s and 70s. Fun to drive, decent mechanics and a joy to drive. Most certainly the sprints
2002ti as mentioned
Saab 900

Cruise:
The R107 as mentioned...
Jaguar XJ-S

Reliable+fun:
Supra
300ZX

Fast:
635 CSI
Sierra Cosworth (did you get those?)
850 stick
E 500

rsabeebe

i didn't mention the 500E in my post, as i was more focused on smaller cars. i love my 500E and i still think they are undervalued for what they offer and what they were in their day. i've seen article after article mentioning that the 500 is an undervalued/great buy of a [somewhat] limited production vehicle. the partnership with porsche on engineering/assembly is just the cherry on top!
they're not all that fast by today's standards - although a 1st gear launch will certainly get your attention - but the build quality is absolutely amazing. this was a no-limits build for merc in the early '90s.

gmgracing

I am a little late to this thread, but great choice! Have you had the chance to stretch it's legs in the last couple months? I have a '71 02 project that will hopefully be finished this year.

02m2

please the details on the 02 project. I have 3 (02) projects going myself too and in the OC.

porsche mania

My new toy. Gt junior with 2.0 engine and brakes, alfaholics suspension and a set of fast road cams. On its way from south africa now, cant wait!

KOTYKB

E30 M3 gets my vote

jimq

This was my 64 230SL. It may be a old man car but it was a blast to drive mechanical fuel injection and all!

gmgracing

We may have met at some point. I go by AceAndrew on the faq. The car is in the middle of tear-down right now. Here's a shot (assisted by some coworkers who thought they were SO funny).



Built this little fellow for it.




Hey, that looks like a great pick! Hope the car's trip up is very uneventful.

Bloose993TT

SHHHHHHH

02m2

Motor is too beautiful to put in a car...!!!
Did you build it ?
I have (2) evo s14's under construction and just putting a m44 in one I built for my daughter.

spevie

How about one of these?