It does your soul good to flip through old magazines from time to time on a summer afternoon. How often do you get to reflect on the cars that caught your attention back in the day and sparked your enthusiasm? Granted, the supercars of my high school days might get outrun by the average minivan today, but they did successfully light a fire that has lasted a lifetime.
With that said, I ran across possibly the best Porsche print ad ever and it made me think. What car did you dream about in your teens and how did it shape your view of what a fantasy car is?
When I was in my teens the oil embargo was in full swing and British, Italian, and Japanese sports cars were the only real option if you wanted fun, reasonable mileage, and still be affordable.
My dream car at the time was a Jensen Healy with a Lotus 2.0 liter four cylinder. It was one of the last cars to still run on leaded gas (a BIG deal back then) and the 0-60 time of around 8 seconds. It simply ran rings around the best the Italians and Japanese could offer at the time.
Yes compared to today it is pretty lame but it did the trick back then and I still remember it fondly.
So now it is your time, what car did you grow up dreaming about ?