The rarest car I have ever owned and still do is a 1983 Mustang GT Turbo.
this is a one of 3500 ever built in late 82, it was what ford did to see if the SVO would be a successful endeavour and to their surprise the GT Turbo sold out like hot cakes! Sadly back in 2009 I got ahold of some good yet scary figures showing that over half of these cars have been totalled and even fewer left in factory form ( which mine is other then a aftermarket gauge pod ) . this means I have a one in about 1200 car.
for a motor it shares the same 2.3L turbo motor as the SVO but with a few differences like the GT Turbo did not come with the intercooler, or blow off valve. It also had a smaller diameter maf sensor, different ecu tune and no variable fuel map switch. I did however get a few goodies that the SVO did not come standard with ( to my knowledge ) I aparently have a larger rear end and it is a LSD, I have the same trans found in the 5.0L GT so I have a stronger trans, I do not have the ugly headlights that killed sales for the svo, I had a different hood scoop and rear spoiler, and my personal favourite I got glass T-tops.
this is a car I will never get rid of and have full intentions of restoring and giving to my kid if I ever decide to have any lol
What is the rarity based of? For you country or worldwide?
M6 Coupe is one in 9,087 worldwide (according to wikipedia), and 1 in 1,320 produced (ECE-spec M6 coupe, RHD) (according to bmw registry). And that is not splitting it by gearbox type or colour. That is for a production period of 5 years
My ex e46 330i was also a rare car due to itâs colour, it was called âscarab greenâ and was an individual package from factory. As far as I know not all countries have individual options due to the laws.
The e53 4.6is is also a rare car as âapparentlyâ there were only 4000 made worldwide, considering what the engine rebuild cost me this better be true. However, there werenât specially numbered as the M3 CSLâs where.
on the computer that I am on currently I do not have any photos of the car, I can try and take some in a few days but its covered in snow at the moment hahaha
the body condition is typical rusty ford though lol so at the moment the only thing actually worth anything on it is the motor haha
Itâs a bit of a cop out, but technically my humble old BA Falcon has a very rare combination of options when it was built and was one of the first off the production line. There were ~40-50 BA XT Falcons with the 5.4L 3valve V8 option, at the time people realized the huge cost of optioning the v8 in a base model car meant that a âsportâ model XR8 was better value. Add to that mine is painted in âacid rushâ paint and is the only XT V8 made in 2002 (it also has one of the first ever Ford Modular âtritonâ 5.4litre 3valve V8âs ever produced, the US got this engine in 2004 I believe).
Like I said, a huge stretch to call a taxi with a v8 and bright paint job rare haha. But if I ever had to replace it Iâd be waiting awhile to find something with similar options.
Here are mine, including videos of how each sounds.
I have a 1-of-3001 1983 Hurst/Oldsmobile with a 307, a gnarly exhaust note, and 33,000 original miles. To top it off, it has gray interior and no t-tops, and I have only seen ONE other in this combination in my life.
I currently drive/summer DD a 1990 VW Jetta Coupe. Not too rare, but definitely not something you see often. Most people donât notice itâs a two door until I say something. It also has a VR6 in it.
I know it isnât me, but my parents have recently had a tendency to buy rare cars. And they are not rare because they are good, it is because nobody buys them. The forgotten Peugeots.
Well⌠First of all, comes my grandpaâs (does it count?) Hyundai Tucson in Pearl White with gold accents. As far as i know, only 17 or 18 were made in this color scheme (worldwide).
(I really donât know why itâs turned upside down )
And my actual car, a Toyota Corolla Altis 2010/2011. The production cycle of this version lasted for about 4 months, so there shouldnât be many of these aroundâŚ
ÂŁ80k New in 1991 money and I bought it for ÂŁ600 in 2011, rare clearly doesnât necessarily always mean valueable
In short I sold it pretty soon after buying it. It was just as thirsty as the Twin Turbo it replaced but about 3 seconds slower to 60. As comfortable it was to drive it had to go!
I havenât owned any really rare cars, but a couple of semi-rare-ish versions of otherwise mundane cars. The 2.2l Astra Sport is something that I certainly havenât seen anywhere before, and until recently didnât even know you could get an Astra with almost 150 horsepower. It feels a bit weird to say that my rarest car is an Astra when I can see maybe 5 Astras every day just by driving around the neighbourhood, but with that engine and some minor cosmetic enhancements and a gigantic Remus tailpipe⌠well, itâs something a bit different I suppose.
My rarest Car was a VW Golf 2 GTI EditionOne (~11k build) with 4 Doors (~3,5k build) and tow hitch from factory (~ 1 build)
Sadly I sold it because I wanted to try something different. My god I miss this car. Sold it for 4000 ⏠in 2010.
My daily Driver is also somekind of rare: BMW E30 318is from 1989.
i currently own a 1983 2,3 liter Ford Capri MkIII. The Capri was not very rare, but my 2,3 liter was one of a few thousand made with a custom interior and some other small stuff.
Here it is: http://i58.tinypic.com/2415mrb.jpg
I have one of those cars that are common world wide but extremely uncommon in my country. R32 Skyline GTS-T, probably one of two or 3 in my tristate area (utah, arizona, nevada). I have not seen another one and I go to many import meets.
I used to own an Alfa GTV6. It was one of only two Alfa Romeos I had seen up to the point of buying it and iâve never seen a GTV6 before or since. Probably another car that is common overseas but rare here?
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