My dream car is a 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S. It’s a slinky, snarling 1960’s supercar with one of the prettiest bodies of all time. Needless to say, I’d love to own one. But this one recently sold for $1.27-million so as you might guess, it’s a tad out of my price range. That’s why I have an attainable dream car in my head.
The dream car that I could realistically afford some day is a 1968 Corvette Stingray like this one. C3 Corvette prices are pretty reasonable compared to the money that C2 Sting Rays exchange for. The ad I’ve linked is asking $22,500 OBO for a very clean car with a manual transmission and I’ve seen ratty ones sell for less than $20,000.
Despite the immense price gap, there are quite a few similarities between the two. Both are from my favourite era of sports cars, both have curvaceous shapes with vestigial bumpers and pop-up headlights and they even have very similar dashboard gauge layouts.
It might not be as exotic as the Miura, but the 1968-9 Corvette is a dream car that I could hope to afford.
What’s a dream car (classic or modern) that you can actually afford? We can’t all have Lamborghinis or Ferraris, so sometimes, our dreams have to be a bit more pragmatic. If you want a Porsche Cayman, the Scion FR-S is a pretty affordable way to get the same type of thrills. Do you dream of something more practical like a Subaru STi? Maybe you really love the looks of the Mini Cooper or you dream of how practical a new pickup truck would be.
What’s your attainable dream car? Tell us about your dream car story in the comments below or tweet us @Drivingdotca about your #affordabledreamcar for a chance to be included in this post.
