It's 1972. What car are you going to buy?

Lincoln Stax · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:30 pm

It's 1972, and you're going to buy a new car. What are you going to buy? It has to be officially imported to your country, so no gray imports, and no used cars. So what's it going to be?

Cycletech · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:38 pm

1972 is the start of the "grey years" for cars in the states, the "grey market" came later.

For me it would be a Ferrari Daytona. :mrgreen:

MonkeyMadness · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:56 pm

Oh Ouch.. my pick may come back to bite me...
1972 no limit?$

1972 BMW 2002

1972 Miura P400 SV

1972 Opel GT :oops:

1972 Datsun 240Z

1972 Lotus Elan + 2 (First car I ever restored) should have never sold it!

1972 DeTomaso Pantera

1972 Triumph GT-6 MK III

1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GT

1972 Ducati 750 Imola F-ing Drooling....ahh motorcycle porn!

edz280zx · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:59 pm

NSR_s30 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:09 pm

edz280zx wrote:

240z

Of course.

Stationwagonguy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:32 pm

1972....

1972 Plymouth Road Runner/GTX, 440 4-speed

1972 Toyota Celica GT

1972 Dodge Monaco 2-door, 3-on-the-tree 440, and swap it to a 4-speed

1972 Ford Ranchero GT, 429 4-speed

1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (with a 4-speed)

1972 Dodge Demon, 340 4-speed

1972 Toyota Carina

1972 Toyota Corolla SR-5

1972 Dodge D-100, /6 4-speed

1972 BMW 2002

1972 Volvo Amazon

1972 Opel Manta

1972 is an in between year for me, I can think of a lot more '71s I'd rather have.

roosterfella46 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:34 pm

510

Lincoln Stax · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:52 pm

Stationwagonguy wrote:

1972 is an in between year for me, I can think of a lot more '71s I'd rather have.

That's why I picked 1972. It makes it more of a challenge. Also, I said "a car", not "a car collection."

littlejason · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:02 pm

TE27 Corolla 5-speed.

john · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:14 pm

Tough choice, but I'd have to go with a 510. :tu:

Stationwagonguy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:40 pm

Lincoln Stax wrote:

Stationwagonguy wrote:

1972 is an in between year for me, I can think of a lot more '71s I'd rather have.

That's why I picked 1972. It makes it more of a challenge. Also, I said "a car", not "a car collection."

Fine, be that way, lol.

Right now, a 1972 Celica GT. Because I'll buy a '70 something else used. :lol:

Lincoln Stax · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:41 pm

I guess I should answer my own question. For the longest time, I probably would have gone with an AMC Javelin AMX with 401, 4-speed and stripes. Gotta have the stripes.

But now it has to be the Toyota Crown coupe in green.

The more I look, the more I love.

john · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:49 pm

Lincoln Stax wrote:

But now it has to be the Toyota Crown coupe in green.

The more I look, the more I love.

You might have broken the rules.

According the the owner of a local Toyota dealer (who's been in business since '68), the Kujira Crown was never "officially" sold in the US. A few dealers specially ordered a few of them but they weren't intended for the US market, and were not sold at very many dealers. according to him, the MS55 wast the last official US-market Crown.

Any corroboration?

RedSunday · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:05 pm

A second hand toyota GT2000.

john · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:06 pm

RedSunday wrote:

A second hand toyota GT2000.

Lincoln Stax wrote:

It's 1972, and you're going to buy a new car. What are you going to buy? It has to be officially imported to your country, so no gray imports, and no used cars. So what's it going to be?

F3ared · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:17 pm

Seeing as australia got nothing special from Japan that year, it would have to be one of the locals...

HQ GTS 350 Monaro coupe or, in terms of collectivity and $$$$$$$$$ a Ford Falcon XY GT Phase III

zukiru · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:50 pm

I'll take something in a hard top

john · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:12 pm

zukiru wrote:

I'll take something in a hard top

610?

Lincoln Stax · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:30 pm

datsunfreak wrote:

According the the owner of a local Toyota dealer (who's been in business since '68), the Kujira Crown was never "officially" sold in the US. A few dealers specially ordered a few of them but they weren't intended for the US market, and were not sold at very many dealers. according to him, the MS55 wast the last official US-market Crown.

You may be right, but Toyotareference.com not only shows it being imported in 1971/2, but even has a brochure for it. But hey, if I'm wrong, I'll take the Javelin.

Actually, now that I think about it, was the Datsun 610 hardtop available in the US in '72?

john · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:31 pm

Lincoln Stax wrote:

Actually, now that I think about it, was the Datsun 610 hardtop available in the US in '72?

Yup.

In fact, Bob Sharp's 610 race car is a '72.

It's 1972. What car are you going to buy?

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