Cars you wanted, but could never find

[barry2952]

It's not like it's an exotic, so to have such a small number of a commuter car is rare.

[C4 A6]

Dunno

I'm assuming you're treating it as just a Taurus, of which there are millions. But just like some trims of Porsches are rare, some trims of Taurii are rare as well.

[zane!]

Thought i was the only one that was thinking this

Thread title doesn't say "rare", it says "but could never find". As in we wanted the car, looked for it, but couldn't find one.

[barry2952]

Thread title doesn't say "rare", it says "but could never find". As in we wanted the car, looked for it, but couldn't find one.

Maybe "rare" should have been better defined. The term usually applies to a number of those extant, not difficulty in finding. I call those, "diificult to find".

I guess I'm kinda agreeing with you. My response was to the person that said that 900 of some mass-produced vehicle is "rare".

[zane!]

I am always looking, but I don't expect to ever find any of these that dont require a cash infusion, or 5 years of rust repair....


70's celica gt....

They are out there but I agree they are really hard to find these days.

$1k picked up this car, though it looks a lot better now than it did when it was purchased.

[Woodski]

Maybe "rare" should have been better defined. The term usually applies to a number of those extant, not difficulty in finding. I call those, "diificult to find".

I guess I'm kinda agreeing with you. My response was to the person that said that 900 of some mass-produced vehicle is "rare".

900 out of millions IS rare.

[vdubdoug]

I had this one, wish i never sold it.



Always wanted one of these:



Want to buy one of these really badly:

[barry2952]

900 out of millions IS rare.

OK.

[jaysvw]

[Yak Meat]

2002 Z3 S54 M coupe

[Geechie_Suede]

Thought i was the only one that was thinking this

Who said anything about rare? Most of the cars in this thread will be "cars that you can't find because most examples are riced or clapped-out" with a smaller percentage being actually rare. Just hard-to-find in general.

[two.twoliter]

One car that I've maybe only seen one for sale is the 1990-1992 Volvo 740 Turbo with manual transmission. I see the earlier quad-headlight ones with a manual, but never the later ones.

[C4 A6]

OK.

We can't ALL own Porsche 356s

[MAG58]

I had this one, wish i never sold it.

Want to buy one of these really badly:

I'm glad that everyone wants the C43 or C43/55 now instead of the C36. I need the price to go down so I can harvest more 3.6L M104's for myself...

[barry2952]

We can't ALL own Porsche 356s

I'm not arguing with you. We just have a different perception of "rare". I thought the Norman Rockwell plates I purchased 40+ years ago were rare, too. I paid $29 apiece for them. I can sell them, right now, for $28 each. There's a difference between rare and valuable.

My 356 Cabrio is creeping up in value. There were only 250 made in 1955. There are about 10 left in the world. There were 1500+ Speedsters made, which were the stripped-down version of my convertible. They had uncomfortable seats, a stick-built top and no side windows yet they go for 2-3 times what the Cabs go for, even though so few survived.

[C4 A6]

My 356 Cabrio is creeping up in value. There were only 250 made in 1955. There are about 10 left in the world. There were 1500+ Speedsters made, which were the stripped-down version of my convertible. They had uncomfortable seats, a stick-built top and no side windows yet they go for 2-3 times what the Cabs go for, even though so few survived.

How many cabrios were built in the other years total? And your 1 of 10 is for the 1955 year, right? Not of all the cabrios ever made, correct?

[1985Jetta]

1984 Indy Fiero. I've only found ones that have very low miles for very high prices.

[barry2952]

How many cabrios were built in the other years total? And your 1 of 10 is for the 1955 year, right? Not of all the cabrios ever made, correct?

Mine is one of 250 built for world consumption. Only about 100 were sent to the US badged as "Continental" Cabrios. Only about 10 of those are left from 1955 production. IMO, that makes it bordering on rare. When I think rare I think supercharged Duesenbergs and 1953 Cunningham C-3 Continentals. There were about 30 of each made.

To me, that's rare.

[ChiTownA34DR]

They are out there but I agree they are really hard to find these days.

$1k picked up this car, though it looks a lot better now than it did when it was purchased.

celica.jpg

Wow, the more I look at the lines and look of that car the more it grows on me.

Neat. Thanks for sharing.

[turbinepowered]

So, when I was a teen, I really wanted one of these two:



or



Yes, I wanted an Eagle when I was in my teens.

[1985Jetta]

^I still see a couple of those. Maybe once a month.

[ChiTownA34DR]

So, when I was a teen, I really wanted one of these two:


Yes, I wanted an Eagle when I was in my teens.

Those were ahead of their times.

Today we call both of those cars Subarus/Volvos.

[Cubster]

I know I'm crazy to want one, but decent ones of these seem rarer than hen's teeth.

I know where one of these is sitting....but it's brown....very clean too. Not sure if the headlights are the same though.

[turbinepowered]

Those were ahead of their times.

Today we call both of those cars Subarus/Volvos.

They just aren't quite the same.

[RottyB5A2]

No pics, but I want my first two cars back:

1) 1989 Chevy Beretta GTU (all options incl. factory flip up roof, 5 spd, 2.8l V6). Bought in 1992 with 20k miles on it. Yes I know, most youngins around here would be loathe to like this car but it was my first, like new and actually rather peppy.

2) 1987 Audi 5000 CSq- refrigerator on wheels, my first car but quickly turned into winter car after Beretta was bought.

[fbobberts]

I know where one of these is sitting....but it's brown....very clean too. Not sure if the headlights are the same though.

What is this car?

Citroen SM Coupe, nevar mind.

[Woodski]

citroen sm

[fbobberts]

citroen sm

Yah memory just clicked.

[barry2952]

How many cabrios were built in the other years total? And your 1 of 10 is for the 1955 year, right? Not of all the cabrios ever made, correct?

This will help. It appears that '55 has the lowest total for normal production runs at 270 Cabrios.

From the 356 Registry.

[C4 A6]

This will help. It appears that '55 has the lowest total for normal production runs at 270 Cabrios.

From the 356 Registry.

thanks!

[Roketdriver]

I want one that actually runs more than 1000 miles between breakdowns.

[Remedy]

I always wanted one, but have only seen one in person. Makes me wonder what happened to all of them.

[kerrnalangus]

2002 Z3 S54 M coupe

This. In Evergreen

[freedomgli]

I always wanted one, but have only seen one in person. Makes me wonder what happened to all of them.

I want that exact car. It is gorgeous. Sadly, most GTV-6s are junk.

[Maggiolone]

I have been on a waiting list for one of these at a local Italian repair shop since 2005, in case one should ever appear for sale. I don't think the US ever got a TD, but I'm sure the reliability of those was exponentially better than the gasoline models.