Not sure I can get to a dozen, but my list would be:

1) Jensen Interceptor III - no other car has ever managed to look so brutal yet beautiful. I would have the 440 motor rebuilt to 1969 Magnum spec with a new 4-barrel carb, rather than going the modern, fuel-injected Mopar V8 route.

2) 1965 Buick Riviera GS - perhaps the most attractively-styled American car ever, and with the optional Super Wildcat V8 with twin quads, no slouch either.

3) Renault 5 GT Turbo - simple, elegant, and such fun to drive. No other hot hatch had the same Jekyll and Hyde character (apart from the Punto GT turbo). Because the car was so light, it felt like being launched from a catapult when the revcounter hit 3,500

4) Chrysler Turbine - because who doesn't want a road-legal jet car?

Having those 4 would suit me just fine!

I shudder at some of those rust prone money pits. At least a Ferrrari retains value when shed loads of money have been thrown at it.

Anyway, a few from me. I assume Classic means 1950s onward?

1. BMW Z1, rare, drop down doors and plastic body panels.

2. Bristol 401, there we agree. BMW based engine.

3. Gordon Keeble. Rare and beautiful with a big yank motor.

4. Bentley S3 Continental by Mulliner Ward. Not the prettiest car around the front but distinctive and rare.

5. Aston Martin DB4 Zagato. Rare and possiby the loveliest looking post war car.

6. Ford Mustang coupe, the Bullitt spec. if possible. (Even a new Mustang with the right wheels and colour would suit me.)

7.Renault Clio V6. Don't laugh. Amaze your friends by showing them the mid engine. Rare and will last if cherished.

8. Citroen SM. Rare , parts like hens teeth and possibly an enormous money pit.

9. Morris Minor, sensibly tweaked and upgraded, Plenty of parts available to make it a usable daily driver.

10.Porsche 911 RS 1973 or therabouts in lurid green and Fuchs wheels. Will escalate in value.

11.Rover P5B Coupe. I love the heavy looks- with that V8 engine and Rostyle wheels, in dark green please. I have driven a 3 litre version and that auto box was so smooth.

12.Lancia Delta Integrale. Yup an Italian money pit and possibly a rot box. But such style and rally winning performance.

Edited by Glaikit Wee Scunner {P} on 31/01/2018 at 11:23

It's refreshing that we're not all going for a long list entirely composed of supercars, as motoring journalists tend to do. For me it would need to be cars that I'd actually want to drive, rather than museum-pieces.

1939 Lagonda drophead - probably the straight-six

1939 Lancia Aprilia 1500

1949-50 Jaguar Mark V convertible

1951 Austin A40 Devon, with the much-maligned column gearchange (my parents had one in my 1950s childhood), or a 1955 A50 Cambridge (which was my first car, bought for £65 in 1969: never let me down). Austins were much the best mass-produced cars of that era. Of all the older cars on the list, the Austin would be the one most likely to start first time.

Early 50s Bristol 402 - I think that was the convertible, even more gracious than the coupe

1970 Triumph Vitesse Mark II convertible....

....and the natural successor to it that I found - the 2010 BMW 125i 3-litre convertible that I bought last summer (the sweet spot in this range - the glorious straight-six but no turbo to go wrong)

Current Golf GTI - everyone should have a GTI at some point in their lives. I was very tempted this year but it's not quite big enough for my full-size music keyboard.

Current Morgan 3-wheeler

Current Audi R8 V10 Spyder

That's ten: add SWMBO's excellent Audi A1 and the Q2 2.0 TFSI that's on order and there's the dozen. One can but dream.....but I can't complain - I'm incredibly lucky to have what I have.

Could easily make a list of 24! Sure there's a couple of desert island cars I've missed - but at least 8 of 'em would be nailed of for the final list.

-Citroën CX Turbo 2
-Rover SD1 Vitesse
-Aston V8 Vantage (77-89)
-Jensen FF
-Hillman Imp Rallye
-MG Maestro Turbo (or ZT 260 hmmm!)
-Bentley Arnage Red Label
-Lamborghini Murcielago lp640 in orange!
-Jaguar XJR (X308)
-Porsche 911 Turbo GT3 (997)
-Napier Bentley
-Mercedes Benz G55 AMG

Lotus Esprit, - in my view the most beautiful car ever, with a not very good interior and a rubbish gearbox. I believe Lotus stopped making them because they ran out of gearboxes, why could they not redesign it beats me, I believe it was still very popular in North America

Singer Vouge MK 1 - owned one for a very short while, but restoration would have been to expensive and sadly it got scraped

A TR7 Convertible V8.

Ford Probe 2.5

XJS Convertible

Jaguar XJ6 Coupé

AC Cobra Ace

Nissan 240Z

VW Beach Buggy

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

MK3 Range Rover

RX8

Edited by macski on 04/02/2018 at 01:14