Mr. Smith's Ideal Garage

So if you know me at all, you know that I'm quite the car buff lately. To give you a sense of what my "money is no object" garage would look like I give you "Mr. Smith's Ideal Garage".

Car #10 Ferrari 575 Maranello

Starting off with a bang, this hot little Italian screamer came out in the mid 90's and while it is not the fastest thing that Ferrari has ever made, it has always held a place in my heart as being one of the most nimble and planted front engine cars Ferrari ever made... until the 599 that is.

Car #9 Audi TT Coupe

4 wheel drive: Check. Biblical amounts of power: Check. Weighs less than an cricket: Check. Looks like a shoe: Check.

Car #8 1981 DMC Delorean


Yes yes, Back to the Future was a great movie. But did know know that with a 2.8 liter engine, that car was more likely to time travel than reach 88mph on anything other than a salt flat. Still since its made of mostly fiberglass and stainless steel, at least you wont need to worry about corrosion. Unless there is a lot of cocaine in the door panels, which if you buy one used, is almost a guarantee.


Car #7 Mercedes SL300 Gullwing


Ever wonder what it would be like to go 150mph in a car built in the 50's? So did Mercedes. This car was miles ahead of the nearest competition leading in no small part to the fact that it was the first production car to feature fuel injection. It's shame they hadn't invented ABS yet, as the car is also known by another name. "The Widow maker"


Car #6 1968 Lamborghini Miura


A garage wouldn't be complete without a Lambo in it, and this is the one you must have as a collector. While this isn't the greatest car to drive, far from it. Barring the fact that the gas tank was over the front axle making the car "slosh" around corners. Its carburetor also had a habit of spitting fuel on the hot engine causing it erupt in flames. I don't believe they are designed to be "External combustion engines." That being said its about the prettiest car ever made and that's why it made my list.



Car #5 Bugatti Veyron


OMGItsreallyfast.Itdoes253mphandcostsmoretomakethanitdoestobuysogoandgetonerightnow!


Car #4 E-Type Jaguar


This is the most ludicrous car on the list, its easy to say that the e-type is a caricature of the modern sports coupe, but you can't deny the statement it makes when you drive down the road. "No I'm not compensating for anything! Shut up!"


Car #3 Mercedes S-Class


Want to find out what a new car is going to be like in 15 years? Buy an S class today. It was the first to have stability control, the first to have air bags the first car and seat belt pretensioners. Currently the new s-class offers such features as in car surround sound, digital television, sat nav, smart braking technology, even the dashboard is a high def television display. The future is now! At least in Germany it is.


Car #2 1967 Shelby GT500

Ok, Ok, Nick Cage nearly killed this thing for me in Gone in 60 seconds, but their really is no denying how ridiculously cool this car is. It's styling goes so far beyond aggressive, it looks like it's bursting through someones chest, but without all that nasty screaming.

Car #1 Ariel Atom


Jeremy Clarkson has sold me on this car. The specs in brief. The car has 300bhp and weighs less than a ton. It can go 0-60mph in 2.4 seconds. That's faster than it takes to say Antidisestablishmenttarianism! It corners like its glues to the track and costs less than $60,000. For comparison the Veyron costs 30 times as much. Here's a video you can check out and see for yourself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA