Ares501 - Mr Green
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MY why
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione – My dream car
Maserati Gran Turismo – Most beautiful car of today
Lamborghini Countach 500QV – The Beast
Porsche 959 – King of the Hill
Jaguar XKR – Most elegant everyday Sport Car
Renault Alpina – My first love
Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V Evoluzione II – My greatest love of all times
Shelby AC Cobra – The one car that I would really like to take on open road
Dodge Challenger – The Vanishing Point
BMW 507 – Good old times
Sincerely
Damian
Speed listing - ALL TIME GREAT CARS, round 1b: explanations and justifications
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being BOTH a Bimmer and Lambo fan, I very much want to include it...
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Quite possibly one of my favorite posts of all time
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"Black Narcissus" is my favorite film of all time, Daos . . .
. . . followed by "Last Holiday", "Captain's Paradise", "My Dinner with Andre", and "Tales of Manhattan" . . . cordially, Art
