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Tom1200
Tom1200 UltimaDork
6/7/25 6:41 p.m.

The "How Many Miatas Have You Owned" thread got me thinking we should expand on the theme.

So how many iconic cars have you owned?

I've owned one each of the follwing:

1990 Miata 

1972 Datsun 510

1990 Foxbody Mustang

1984 MR2

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
6/7/25 6:54 p.m.

Series Land Rover

Classic Mini

E39 M5

60' Cadillac

NA Miata

VW camper

Jeep XJ

MGB

...and that's right now :)

rustyvw
rustyvw Dork
6/7/25 7:04 p.m.

A few VW beetles

Jaguar MK2

Saab Sonett

Chevy Corvair

A couple square body S-10's

A lot of others, I'm not sure what defines iconic.

 

Jesse Ransom
Jesse Ransom MegaDork
6/7/25 7:04 p.m.

Mk1 VW GTI

NA Miata

BMW 2002 (current)

BMW E30 325i

BMW E28 535is

MGB (current)

Does the Wolseley Hornet count since it's a classic Mini relative?

Predictably, I miss most of the ones which are gone quite a lot. Especially the E28 and GTI. The E30 was the best autocrosser I've ever had.

Mattk
Mattk Reader
6/7/25 7:07 p.m.

DC Integra GSR

21' Mustang GT

 

Other cars I owned/own aren't as appreciated by others haha

DeadSkunk  (Warren)
DeadSkunk (Warren) MegaDork
6/7/25 7:49 p.m.

Datsun 510

TE27 Corolla SR5

two Mk2 8v GTIs, and two 16V GTIs

Austin Mini with a 1275

NA Miata

JimS
JimS Reader
6/7/25 7:59 p.m.

MG Midget

 Mk1 Cortina GT

Mk1 v6 Capri

1st gen RX7

s2000

GTi

911

 

Datsun240ZGuy
Datsun240ZGuy MegaDork
6/7/25 8:00 p.m.

Datsun 1600 Roadster

Datsun 240Z

Nissan 200SX (iconic?)

1987 Lincoln Town Car Cartier edition 

1984 RWD Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham  

octavious
octavious Dork
6/7/25 8:05 p.m.

I'm using this definition of iconic "widely recognized and well-established"

And in order:

1973 VW Beetle

1976 Porsche 911

1980 CJ5

1970 Porsche 911

2000 Toyota Landcruiser 100 series

1971 VW Beetle

1953 Willys CJ3A

1950 Willys CJ3A

 

Funnily enough a lot of other cars I've owned I think some folks might identify as iconic but I don't. Tons more Jeeps, 2 Miatas, 2 Mustangs, etc But when I think of iconic I think of what non-car people recognize and immediately know what it is. 

Javelin
Javelin MegaDork
6/7/25 8:10 p.m.

Truly iconic?

NA Miata

FB RX-7

Foxbody 5.0

C5 Z06

944 S2

A lot of more well known, but not iconic, too.

Caddy Coupe Deville

Turd Gen Camaro

280Z 10th AE

FC RX-7

SN95 Cobra

986 Boxster S

Talon TSi

Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 

69 K20 square body 

71 Bumpside

Full Size Bronco

 

L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf Dork
6/7/25 8:11 p.m.

FWIW – everything seems to be called iconic now-a-days

1964 Chevy Impala SS

1964 Chevy C10 Big Window Long Bed

Triumph TR-4

1967 Chevy Chevelle

1965 Ford Econoline Pickup

MGB (3) the original Miata

MGB-GT 1

1969 Ford Cortina

Ford Pinto (3)

Foxbody Mustang

triumph7
triumph7 Dork
6/7/25 8:13 p.m.

'69 MGB-GT

'84 Fiero

'80 Datsun 200SX

'10 Mazdaspeed 3

'99, '04 and '08 Miatas

'08 Corvette 

Rodan
Rodan UberDork
6/7/25 8:19 p.m.

Iconic is always a debatable term, but I'd say these qualify for sure:

NA Miata

Fox Mustang 5.0

Classic ('66) Bronco

OBS Bronco

 

I'd say my E36 Touring qualifies... it gets more attention than most of the vehicles I've owned.

I also think my Mk1 Capris and Mk1 Cortina qualify, and both have already been mentioned so I'll throw them in as well.

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
6/7/25 8:23 p.m.

67 Impala.

70 Chevelle

83 Rx7 GSL

81 Corolla wagon

91 Bentley Turbo R

63 Falcon

1926 REO T6

1956 B600 "SanFord"

81 Malibu wagon.

85 635 CSI

88 Suzuki Samurai Tin Top

00 Jeep XJ 

09 Hummer H3T

Edit to add:

99 Miata 

 

 

clutchsmoke
clutchsmoke UberDork
6/7/25 9:00 p.m.

FC RX7

C5 Z06

B13 Sentra SER

EK Honda Civic hatch with all Si exterior parts

1990 Honda CRX Si

1994 Acura GSR Sedan 

S13 240sx coupe and hatch

1990 Volvo 740 turbo wagon 

Mazda RX8

8th Gen Civic Si sedan

BlueInGreen - Jon
BlueInGreen - Jon UberDork
6/7/25 9:42 p.m.

92 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon

BMW 318ti, but only to someone who knew what it was

There's a NA Miata in the garage now laugh

Tom1200
Tom1200 UltimaDork
6/7/25 9:52 p.m.

Can't believe I forgot to add my 1964 Baja Bug to the list. It was my first car.

Trent
Trent UltimaDork
6/7/25 10:08 p.m.

1965 Split window VW bus

1958 VW Beetle

Classic mini

NA Miata

Ford Falcon

Fiat 600

Fiat 850

A1 GTI

A1 VW Caddy

A2 GTI

Merkur XR4Ti

BMW E30

BMW E28

BMW E39

63 Rambler American

Those are Iconic.... to me at least

Lots of also rans too

 

Butters
Butters New Reader
6/7/25 10:25 p.m.

I sorta feel a lot of my cars are "second-tier" iconic.

1971 Datsun 510 (First car, but it was a 4 door)

I had a 1966 Mustang project, but it never had en engine

1995 Acura Integra (but an LS, not a GS-R)

Jeep Grand Wagoneer

Toyota FJ60 and FJ80

Lexus GX470 (if you consider the LandCruiser Prado iconic)

2016 Toyota 4Runner (1st gen is iconic, 5th gen not so much)

Honda Element

Lexus IS300 Sportcross (rare, but probably not iconic)

Mercedes W124 sedan and wagon (I'd argue these may be the most iconic, at least when they were introduced)

Lexus SC400

And several that aren't even in the realm of iconic

 

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
6/7/25 11:32 p.m.

Samurai

Toyobaru

Edit: If anything that would catch a gearhead's attention counts, maybe I should throw in my AE92 as well cheeky

ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter)
ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter) SuperDork
6/8/25 12:11 a.m.

I've owned not one, not two, but three AE86 Corollas. And an AW11 MR2. That probably counts for something.

I also have a 1986 Toyota 70-Series Land Cruiser.

I also have one of the ABC JDM kei sports cars, a 1995 Suzuki Cappuccino.

That's probably it for me and iconic (unless we include bikes) or unless a Toyobaru or KP61 Starlet is iconic. In any case, I've still been blessed and experienced some iconic vehicles!

Tom1200
Tom1200 UltimaDork
6/8/25 12:27 a.m.

The iconic part is likely subjective.

I didn't include the 1200; while they are well loved they just don't have the 510 or 240Z status.

We've had a Ford Galaxie that I used as a tow car and while cool, I am not sure it's iconic.

wearymicrobe
wearymicrobe PowerDork
6/8/25 12:31 a.m.

8 x 911's

4 x Vipers 

4 x R8's 

A whole crap ton of vintage iron like corvettes and Tbirds. Bunch of 356's. Not sure where you draw the line. 

LanEvo
LanEvo Dork
6/8/25 3:26 a.m.

The only truly "iconic" cars I've owned are the E30 M3 and 190E 2.3-16. I've had a few examples of each over the years. They do live up to the hype. The M3 has always been an icon ... the Mercedes is maybe on the way, but not quite there yet.

I've also owned a few Lancer Evolutions. Those certainly are iconic to me (especially the early ones, like my old Evo II GSR), but I'm not sure everyone would agree. I've currently got a Peugeot 405 Mi16, which I think also fits the bill.

Besides the homologation specials, I've had a TR4TR6, and Alfa GTV (Bertone coupe). I'd consider all of those iconic sports cars. 

Jerry
Jerry PowerDork
6/8/25 6:44 a.m.

Iconic?  Hmm.

1987 MR2 & 1988 MR2 SC

1987 944 Turbo

2002 WRX?

1979 Dodge Lil Red Express ...and that's probably it for "iconic" unless you count two 1984 base Camaro's.

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