Car-nal Desires: Round 1, Heat 15

[Rain Man]

We have 84 entries in the tournament, and we'll collectively narrow the list down to the one Chiefsplanet dream car.

PICK TWO FROM EACH LIST ON THE POLL.

1913 Model T https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...5&postcount=75

Parnelli Jones Big Oly Bronco https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...&postcount=108

71 Hemi Cuda' https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...5&postcount=83

Rolls Royce Phantom II https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...4&postcount=40


Recall the rules below. (Rule #5 was modified slightly from the nomination thread.)

1. This vehicle will be yours at no purchase cost.
2. You will keep your current vehicles, so no need to worry about fitting a baby seat in it or being able to haul mulch.
3. You're responsible for parking it.
4. You pay for gas or electricity.
5. Insurance and maintenance up to $3,000 per month is free to you. You cover the next $1,000 if the expenses are higher, and then after that the expenses are covered. So for a high-end vehicle you'll cover a max of $1,000 per month.
6. The vehicle must be street-legal.
7. The vehicle must actually exist. It cannot be a cartoon or concept drawing. However, it can be a production vehicle, a concept vehicle, a custom vehicle, or anything else that is real.
8. The vehicle being nominated is the exact vehicle shown. You cannot change the color, the interior, the engine size, etc.
9. You cannot use the vehicle to make money. It's only for your personal use.
10. You cannot sell the vehicle.
11. Any type of street-legal vehicle is allowed. You can nominate a car, a truck, a minivan, an RV, a semi-truck, a motorcyle, a classic car, a school bus, whatever. As long as it meets the rules above, it's eligible.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Still. I want no part of anything I have to crank start (other than one of dads planes).

Especially for 2 blocks.

I suddenly recovered a memory that my father bought a Model A pickup at some point when I was an early teenager. I'd completely forgotten about that.

I think he had some grand plan to restore it, but we drove around the block a couple of times and then it sat in the garage for 10+ years until he finally sold it. I suspect he lost money on the deal, though I'm not sure.

The other mystery is that my parents had a two-car garage in that house and I don't think they ever parked a usable car in them. They filled them with "stuff" (including a Model A pickup) and then we all scraped snow and ice off of our daily drivers. I don't understand the logic of that.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

Pretty sure I have shared this here before but there was an episode of Top Gear where they were in Monte Carlo. They noticed that one of the nicer hotels had really nice cars parked out front. The valets would park the nicest cars there until a nicer one showed up. So, how could they get a car that would stay there overnight? The used a Model T! Why? Because they have a weird clutch setup that, if you don't know the details, you can't get the car to move!

Not from Top Gear

That's really interesting. The pedals are both reversed and slightly different. It would take some practice to start and drive one of those.

[WhawhaWhat]

Not getting a picture for the Model T so it's out. The RR is a video and I'm not watching that so it's out too.

The Cuda and Bronco win by default.