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What type of cool cars are in your family?

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Old May 21, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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Default What type of cool cars are in your family?

Have an uncle with a cool muscle car? What about your father who drives a rare exotic? Post what kind of cool cars are in your immediate and extended families.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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My dad had an orange Valiant Pacer back in the day, long before I existed.

My brother, sisters, mum and dad have had 7 (yes, seven) Mazda 121 bubbles between them. We had 6 at one time.





My cousin has had numerous E30 bimmers, and now drives an excellent Porsche 944 turbo. He tracks all of these cars regularly.

That uncle also had a Lada Niva 4x4 and an Alfa Romeo 156.





My brother had a Lantra Sportswagon to haul his band equipment around.

I've had six Hyundais so far.



There's nothing too exotic there, just myself and my cousin are the only car people in the Sullivan family. And we aren't even close.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 12:25 PM
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Currently? Nothing. I'm the only one with a cool car.



The Elantra Wagon is actually pretty cool. I love it, although I much prefer the 1996-1999 model. The Elantra Touring is going to be my dad's next car.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Both of my parent drive silver sebring convertibles to match their silver receding hairlines. No cool cars here.

After my brother wrecked his 101 and the FC he's been doomed to own nothing but cavaliers and V6 camaros. No cool cars there either.





On the other hand my mother in law bought an MC after we bought our first. Not as cool, but fun and economical.

My father in law drives and LC and wants to put coilovers and paint it to look like the old rally car.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 03:24 PM
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My dad use to own a bunch of Chevelle Super Sports. Like 5 of them. His favorite was a '67 that was built for drag racing. He use to do a lot of street racing back when it didn't bother anyone.





They also had an Opel GT.



Me and my dad with the Opel





My dad had a Jeep CJ-7 also, and went offroading a lot.











I came home from the hospital in this Pontiac Le Mans (ash from the eruption of Mt. St. Helens marking my arrival on Earth)





Since then, the coolest thing either of my parents had was my mom's Camaro. At least it was a 305 with a 5 speed. I don't know why I was posing with it.





Now my dad doesn't have anything interesting.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 07:04 AM
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Nice photos SKS, thanks for sharing.



Lets take a look at my family. My Mother drives an Aveo, but before that she had a 99 Accent and (if I remember correctly) a 93 Elantra?



My Brother had an 01 Mustang GT Convertible, but he sold that for a Mazda 3



My wife has a Honda Fit



My dad is an a**hole



And I drive the Tib...
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Old May 23, 2012 | 07:57 AM
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The point of the thread is what cars you DO have in the family

My grandfather has a 79 MGB that is mine as soon as he is ready to sell it. He put 14 miles on it last year. a two way trip to get it inspected...lol. But he isnt ready to give it up just yet

I have a lincoln aviator which is pretty rare. they only went into production for 3 short years and the lincoln motor under the hood is the same block as a mustang cobra from I believe around the 98 year model. It's the 4.6ltr. So it is fast as hell and lincoln made the chassi 25% stiffer than the explorer/mecury cousins. So it is one of the best SUV's I have ever driven. As soon as I get my job back, on goes the exhaust and the short ram made for it.
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