If you could take one car back in time...

Viper007Bond · September 28th, 2006, 1:21 PM

From time to time, I always think of what it'd be like to take something back in time. A modern computer back 20 or 30 years? Can you imagine what they'd think? images/smilies/lol.gif

However, we'll just be sticking to cars for this thread though because this is a car forum after all. images/smilies/wink.gif

* First off, if you could take one production car back 50 years, what would be it? Would you take a Lamborghini back? Or perhaps a Mercedes? Or maybe a McLaren?

* Secondly, what about any car to any time within the past ~115 years (1890's when the car was invented)? Would you take a luxury car back to the 20's? Or perhaps a hybrid back to the 70's or 80's?

As for me, I think I'd take a F430 back 50 years and show people how incredibly fast and well handling it is while still being a street car and "normal".

I'd also take a F1 car back to the 40's or 50's and just stun them with it's performance.

andyhui01 · September 28th, 2006, 1:35 PM

^na... people won't get impressed with speed, they see that on race tracks with proper racing cars... I'll bring one of those super luxury cars like the Maybach with all the crazy gadgets, that'll be something they will get impressed with.

Ultra_Kool_Dude · September 28th, 2006, 1:43 PM

I'd bring back one of these to show them the dangers of drug use.

http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/images/chevy%20ssr%202.jpg

mautzel · September 28th, 2006, 1:53 PM

I've often wondered about that question and came to the result that people probably would be impressed by the styling / gadgets, but the cars themselves somehow wouldn't make it very long. Unleaded petrol at a 1950s gas station? After firing out everything you brought along, the last revolutionary thing they'd see would be the onboard display saying something about Lambda or catalytic converter failure before the car would come to rest for 20 or 30 years.

Apart from that, people might be impressed by the top speed or handling of a Ferrari, but they'd really be astonished if you'd show them an ordinary car they'd probably be able to afford / buy themselves today. Referring to what is popular in Germany, I'd choose a decently equipped Golf or Passat for that kind of presentation.

YF19pilot · September 28th, 2006, 2:04 PM

50 years ago? Cadillac XLR-V.

115? Mercedes Benz G55 AMG. As that's about the only thing that will drive on the roads that I can take to either Mr. Benz or Mr. Daimler to personally thank them for the great cars that they've given the world.

Either that or I'd take a M1046 Up Armored HMMWV with TOW Missle back to the early 1940's and take on fortress Europe...just because I don't think an Abrams qualifies as a "car".

Viper007Bond · September 28th, 2006, 2:12 PM

Yeah, I often dream of plowing through the battlefields of WW2 in a modern tank. images/smilies/lol.gif

Labcoatguy · September 28th, 2006, 2:35 PM

It'd be sweet to take a twin turbo Supra back to the late 60s and dusting off a few American muscle cars in drag races, to give them a taste of what's coming. That, or an NSX or Skyline GT-R to Le Mans in the 50s. And just to be all equal-opportunity, a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 in post-WWII Europe, give them just that little more incentive to rebuild.

ESPNSTI · September 28th, 2006, 2:50 PM

For 115 years ago, you'd kind of have to keep in mind that you'd probably need a good off-roader since the roads were not exactly paved.

Labcoatguy · September 28th, 2006, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ESPNSTI

For 115 years ago, you'd kind of have to keep in mind that you'd probably need a good off-roader since the roads were not exactly paved.

Bowler Wildcat. Aw yeah. Take it through rural villages and make the Headless Horseman look like Lady Godiva.

jakifirbec · September 28th, 2006, 3:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Labcoatguy

Bowler Wildcat. Aw yeah. Take it through rural villages and make the Headless Horseman look like Lady Godiva.

definatley a wildcat for me too. And a big gas reserve, to avoid being all show and no go.

kaBOOMn · September 28th, 2006, 3:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Labcoatguy

It'd be sweet to take a twin turbo Supra back to the late 60s and dusting off a few American muscle cars in drag races, to give them a taste of what's coming. That, or an NSX or Skyline GT-R to Le Mans in the 50s. And just to be all equal-opportunity, a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 in post-WWII Europe, give them just that little more incentive to rebuild.

uh...you'll get about 10m before the engine lets go on the crappy fuel..... images/smilies/lol.gif

vRS · September 28th, 2006, 4:05 PM

50 Years- Id take a Octavia vRS to show Skoda that there cars do turn out good in the future and to ignore the jokes during the 70s and 80s that they got
115- Years- A Range Rover Sport Supercharged and have some fun on the deserted roads, or in the Scottish Glens. Id also live in the boot as homes weren't very nice back then

TechZ · September 28th, 2006, 4:10 PM

SUV's in 1950!

Labcoatguy · September 28th, 2006, 4:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kaBOOMn

uh...you'll get about 10m before the engine lets go on the crappy fuel..... images/smilies/lol.gif

That's a very pointy point: they had leaded gasoline back then, so if any of this were to actually happen images/smilies/lol.gif

, loads of engines would be screwed up. Uh....fuel cell vehicle with onboard hydrogen generator and big-ass solar panel, then?

Viper007Bond · September 28th, 2006, 4:34 PM

You get to take along 10 fuel trucks too. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Peter3hg · September 28th, 2006, 4:35 PM

How about the new Audi Q7 V12 TDi when it comes out, you should have no problem finding some diesel.

Redliner · September 28th, 2006, 4:37 PM

That is a tricky question...
50 years ago: Probably a well equipped car, to show off the gadgets and comfort. I KNOW!!!!! I would take a Murciélago and give it to Ferrucio, and say: "THIS is how it should be done in the first place. Leave the design of the Miura as is but underneath it should be well-built like this." images/smilies/tongue.gif

Maybe he would still own the company today. images/smilies/lol.gif

115 years ago? A Porsche Cayenne. I would need something able to cope with crappy roads.
EDIT: Now that I think of it...leave the Miura alone. images/smilies/oops.gif

BlaRo · September 28th, 2006, 5:26 PM

I'd go back to 1846 in a Jeep Wrangler and laugh at the Donner Party. images/smilies/twisted.gif

http://www.noelheikkinen.com/noel/chucknorris.jpg

Lilleput · September 28th, 2006, 5:28 PM

I'd bring a Hummer H2 so they would kill the designer when hes born.

No Boss · September 28th, 2006, 5:34 PM

I'd take back my car... to the exact moment my parents were having the sex that made me. And I'd run in and smack my dad on the ass and say...."LOOK WHAT YOU MADE...I'M YOUR SON FROM THE FUTURE!!!! YIPPPYYABLAAHJHJJ!!!11"

/Dane Cook, ftw.

September 28th, 2006, 1:21 PM	#1
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 7:30 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	If you could take one car back in time... From time to time, I always think of what it'd be like to take something back in time. A modern computer back 20 or 30 years? Can you imagine what they'd think? However, we'll just be sticking to cars for this thread though because this is a car forum after all. * First off, if you could take one production car back 50 years, what would be it? Would you take a Lamborghini back? Or perhaps a Mercedes? Or maybe a McLaren? * Secondly, what about any car to any time within the past ~115 years (1890's when the car was invented)? Would you take a luxury car back to the 20's? Or perhaps a hybrid back to the 70's or 80's? As for me, I think I'd take a F430 back 50 years and show people how incredibly fast and well handling it is while still being a street car and "normal". I'd also take a F1 car back to the 40's or 50's and just stun them with it's performance. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	^na... people won't get impressed with speed, they see that on race tracks with proper racing cars... I'll bring one of those super luxury cars like the Maybach with all the crazy gadgets, that'll be something they will get impressed with. __________________

September 28th, 2006, 1:43 PM	#3
Ultra_Kool_Dude AWESOME!!!111ONE Joined: Oct 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 4th, 2009 Location: Clarkson's House Posts: 3,681 Car: POWERR!!! Rep Power: 0	I'd bring back one of these to show them the dangers of drug use. __________________ What's the difference between charity and socialism? What's the difference between sex and rape?

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YF19pilot Joined: Apr 15th, 2005 Last Online: 4:36 AM Location: Fargo, ND Age: 25 Posts: 2,114 Car: 1990 Volvo 740 GL LFS Status: Rep Power: 30	50 years ago? Cadillac XLR-V. 115? Mercedes Benz G55 AMG. As that's about the only thing that will drive on the roads that I can take to either Mr. Benz or Mr. Daimler to personally thank them for the great cars that they've given the world. Either that or I'd take a M1046 Up Armored HMMWV with TOW Missle back to the early 1940's and take on fortress Europe...just because I don't think an Abrams qualifies as a "car". __________________ I can finally say that, yes, I have driven a car with a front mounted V10.

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Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 7:30 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Yeah, I often dream of plowing through the battlefields of WW2 in a modern tank. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: October 28th, 2009 Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 29 Posts: 2,461 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 25	I've often wondered about that question and came to the result that people probably would be impressed by the styling / gadgets, but the cars themselves somehow wouldn't make it very long. Unleaded petrol at a 1950s gas station? After firing out everything you brought along, the last revolutionary thing they'd see would be the onboard display saying something about Lambda or catalytic converter failure before the car would come to rest for 20 or 30 years. Apart from that, people might be impressed by the top speed or handling of a Ferrari, but they'd really be astonished if you'd show them an ordinary car they'd probably be able to afford / buy themselves today. Referring to what is popular in Germany, I'd choose a decently equipped Golf or Passat for that kind of presentation.

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Labcoatguy Joined: Mar 27th, 2005 Last Online: 8:15 AM Location: Boston, MA Age: 26 Posts: 4,428 Car: A Jaaaaaaaag. Rep Power: 236	It'd be sweet to take a twin turbo Supra back to the late 60s and dusting off a few American muscle cars in drag races, to give them a taste of what's coming. That, or an NSX or Skyline GT-R to Le Mans in the 50s. And just to be all equal-opportunity, a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 in post-WWII Europe, give them just that little more incentive to rebuild.

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ESPNSTI Can't Find Waldo Joined: Dec 9th, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Decorah, IA Age: 37 Posts: 4,333 Car: 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (USDM) LFS Status: Rep Power: 42	For 115 years ago, you'd kind of have to keep in mind that you'd probably need a good off-roader since the roads were not exactly paved. __________________ Top Gear Episode Guide (Excel) \| Top Gear Episode Guide (HTML) \| Top Gear Classic Episode Guide (HTML) Other Top Gear Guides \| Fifth Gear Guides \| Clarkson's TV/Video List \| Tiff Needell's TV/Video List

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vRS Joined: Nov 22nd, 2004 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Stirling, Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 1,832 Car: '02 Vauxhall Corsa SXi Rep Power: 35	50 Years- Id take a Octavia vRS to show Skoda that there cars do turn out good in the future and to ignore the jokes during the 70s and 80s that they got 115- Years- A Range Rover Sport Supercharged and have some fun on the deserted roads, or in the Scottish Glens. Id also live in the boot as homes weren't very nice back then

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Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 7:30 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	You get to take along 10 fuel trucks too. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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Redliner Joined: May 19th, 2005 Last Online: 6:49 AM Location: Brazil - South America Age: 30 Posts: 5,290 Car: Fiat Palio 1.6 16v Rep Power: 114	That is a tricky question... 50 years ago: Probably a well equipped car, to show off the gadgets and comfort. I KNOW!!!!! I would take a Murciélago and give it to Ferrucio, and say: "THIS is how it should be done in the first place. Leave the design of the Miura as is but underneath it should be well-built like this." Maybe he would still own the company today. 115 years ago? A Porsche Cayenne. I would need something able to cope with crappy roads. EDIT: Now that I think of it...leave the Miura alone. __________________ God told me to give you candy.

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