[Doctor 2Brains]

83 Eldorado Biarritz or 66 Pontiac Catalina convertible. Man’s most beautiful creations, next to the Tiger Tank and the Thompson Sub-gun.

[martin_fierro]

Had a used ‘79 Eldo Brrtz.

Put close to 200K miles on it, but not without significant repairs.

Its long front end used to quickly wear out the shocks, and would heave like an ocean liner when driving down the highway.

[andy58-in-nh]

We had a '65 Pontiac Catalina convertible. Beautiful car. My old man would up trading it in for a '68 Camaro, for which I could not blame him, even if we kids missed the ragtop.

My wife also totaled one of our cars - thankfully she was unhurt, but the Mazda was not so lucky. We wound up getting an '04 Toyota Highlander - much better made then than now, I am told (wouldn't buy one now). I've got 120K on it with minimal problems. I've had full brake repairs and a little suspension work, but that's not unusual given the wear and tear over 6+ years.

We also got an '08 Honda Accord 4-door. It's nicely-made, very quiet, nothing fancy but lots of room inside and in the trunk, decent highway pick-up and it gets great mileage (30mpg/hwy).

[papasmurf]

“66 Pontiac Catalina convertible”

I like the way you think! Drop.Dead.Gorgeous.

[Yardstick]

I think your '66 Catalina suggestion is a good one:

[Nuc 1.1]

I would have said 66 Bonneville. Or 65 Grand Prix. We are on the same page.

[mountn man]

83 Eldorado Biarritz or 66 Pontiac Catalina convertible. Man’s most beautiful creations, next to the Tiger Tank and the Thompson Sub-gun.

Can't forget the P-51 Mustang