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Old 06-22-2010, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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well I would get a 92-96 ford bronco eddie bauer with a 351 windsor it is great off road and on. it has tons of space plus seats 4 in comfort. it has a great turning radius in the city and with the 351 and 4 speed OD is great on the freeway. plus the back part of the roof comes off so it is like a convertible in summer but in winter the insulated hard top is great.
http://photos2.ebizautos.com/used-1995-ford-bronco--3819-294588-1-640.jpg (broken link)
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Old 06-22-2010, 10:41 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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I had a 1954 Ford that my grandfather bought new that went to 290,000 miles before the engine gave out in it. The only thing really wrong with it was the compression rings were wore out.
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Old 06-22-2010, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Pikesville, MD
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The worst problem with modern cars is the perceived need to change style every other year, resulting in very poor parts interchange.
While things like headlights didn't change much over the years, '40s, '50s and '60s cars defined the "change every year" mentality with a lot of parts being one or two year only stuff. Modern cars with 3-5 or more year model runs definitely don't have that problem.

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well I would get a 92-96 ford bronco eddie bauer with a 351 windsor it is great off road and on.
I've seen a few people mentioning mid '90s cars as "vintage" daily drivers. If that's the case, then I daily driver a vintage car, in my E38 740iL (the pre-facelift car I have was the same from '95-98).

I would think classic should be a minimum of 25 years old and vintage older than that. With over a hundred years of automobile production, something from the newest 10% of that time frame really shouldn't be considered "vintage."
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Old 06-22-2010, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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I guess get a 69-71 mustang with a small block V8 and have some fun

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Old 06-22-2010, 02:23 PM
 
Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, Calif.
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I've seen a few people mentioning mid '90s cars as "vintage" daily drivers. If that's the case, then I daily driver a vintage car, in my E38 740iL (the pre-facelift car I have was the same from '95-98).

I would think classic should be a minimum of 25 years old and vintage older than that. With over a hundred years of automobile production, something from the newest 10% of that time frame really shouldn't be considered "vintage."
I agree. I don't, in any way, consider my '95 Lincoln Town Car to be a "vintage" car.

It is simply an old, but enjoyable, car.
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Old 06-22-2010, 06:38 PM
 
Location: Eastern Washington
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FWIW a car 30 years old or older qualifies for a limited use "Collector Car" license plate that does not need to be renewed every year here in WA.

I guess "Vintage" means whatever you want it to mean, it's not a precise term.

In non-rusting country, it's not remarkable to find 10 to 20 year old cars still on the road, not necessarily pampered garage queens either, although if they are not well-kept they will be showing their age.
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Old 06-22-2010, 06:53 PM
 
Location: Way up north :-)
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Well, it'd have to be something that doesn't need someone with a degree in electronics just to get the hood open for a start.

I wouldn't turn down a late 60s Camaro or Mustang. What we actually have is a 65 Datsun Fairlady roadster named Kramer, after the Seinfeld character. Quirky little thing. The one in the pic is not ours but gives an idea of what they look like. Ours isn't quite as glamorous. Used to be our daily driver, but that probably was not a good idea. The only car where I needed an umbrella inside.

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Old 06-22-2010, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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as a daily driver? surely you'd go for something a little more exotic if money was no object and you wanted something as a weekender? i've considered a 912/911 (early 70's) but my budget won't stretch that far. haven't seen anything decent for less than $15k.
As a daily driver? You bet. 230HP in an incredibly nimble 2400-lb package with decent all-weather capability (due mostly to weight distribution) built in the final days of when a "sports car" meant having as direct a connection between the car, driver and road as possible yet still provides an acceptable level of comfort... yep, sounds like my kind of car.

A 1930s-era MB convertible for a weekender? I suppose, though it's not really my style. But even if it were... as a daily driver? Hell no.
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Old 06-22-2010, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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As a daily driver? You bet. 230HP in an incredibly nimble 2400-lb package with decent all-weather capability (due mostly to weight distribution) built in the final days of when a "sports car" meant having as direct a connection between the car, driver and road as possible yet still provides an acceptable level of comfort... yep, sounds like my kind of car.

A 1930s-era MB convertible for a weekender? I suppose, though it's not really my style. But even if it were... as a daily driver? Hell no.
another car that would work that is looked down on in the porsche commuity is the 928 and 944 also a mid 70's corvette stingray would be cheap and easy to work on and put in GMPP ZZ4 crate 350 and you got a great reliable daily driver.
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Old 06-22-2010, 10:00 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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another car that would work that is looked down on in the porsche commuity is the 928 and 944 . . .
I once owned a 944. Quite nimble, but holy Christ what a dog that thing was. 150HP from a 4-cylinder in the mid-1980s was pretty impressive, but it wasn't adequate to help the car perform to its potential or pretensions. BUT... an '89 Turbo or '88 Turbo S is a totally different story, delivering a full-on extra 90 horsepower over the base 944, which by that time had been uprated to 160 hp.

As for the 928... solid choice for a GT cruiser, but a little plump and soft for my tastes. Plus, I can't stand that most U.S. market 928s came with a 3-speed automatic. Nice motor though, especially from the 928S4 (32v engine) era forward.
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