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[RTH]

Originally posted by sterling49
Ferrari 330P4
Lotus Cortina Mk 1, as Jim drove
1300G.T. Broadspeed Escort
GT40 in Gulf colours
Chevron B16
RS1800 works replica Escort

That would be a nice starting point, then I could enjoy two loves, cars and travel

oops..almost forgot a Lotus Type 26R

Oh yes good choice all of those, I would add in

Lotus 79
Lotus 49
Lotus 25
Lotus 11

The MK2 Bentley Le Mans car from just a few years back
McLaren F1 GTR
Porsche 917
Lola T400 in those menacing black Interscope colours
Type 35 Bugatti
Bentley 4 1/2 litre Supercharged Birkin LM
Run Baby Run
Lancia stratos
Ferrari 250LM

[delta]

Looking at recent post most of you will have to win a roll over.

[sterling49]

Originally posted by delta
Looking at recent post most of you will have to win a roll over.

Agreed, Richard has a fantastic selection, but if I won a roll-over, just where would I stop? I would have most Lotus,Lola, Ferrari and McLarens and would have more cars than Nick mason, what a dream!

Trouble posting in this thread, it starts you dreaming!

[RTH]

As I don't even do the lottery and cannot seem to win even £50 on the premium bonds, its not too likely !!

[sterling49]

Originally posted by RTH
As I don't even do the lottery and cannot seem to win even £50 on the premium bonds, its not too likely !!

Funny that Richard, I have a batch of premium Bonds and have never won, although I know of three friends that have won in the last few weeks!

.............sets sights much lower to an affordable (and humble!) MK 11 1600GT Cortina :

[Huw Jadvantich]

I'd buy every F1 and F5000 car I could lay my hands on between 71 and 73, buy Cadwell Park and be happy ever after

[Tmeranda]

Originally posted by David Birchall
If I won sixty four million dollars I wouldn't be buying any bleedin' replicas!!

In an era where Ferrari GTO's are reportly being sold in private placement for $30MM, even lottery winners are going to have to start being satisfied with replicas!

[john ruston]

GTO .It was 15 million Sterling so is now reduced to 22 million USD if you are paying in Dollars and if you wait another 6 months will probably be half that!

[HDonaldCapps]

Since I didn't earn it or do anything to deserve it, give it all away to my church and to charities or other non-profits such as the IMRRC. Such money, judging from the oft-told tales of greed gone amuck on the part of the "winners," is more trouble than it is worth, so it seems best to put it where it can do some actual good rather than allow someone to wallow in dreams of greed and selfishness.

[David Birchall]

Right Don, I'll have yours!

Do you have to buy a ticket for these things?

[red stick]

Originally posted by RTH
As I don't even do the lottery and cannot seem to win even £50 on the premium bonds, its not too likely !!

That's my problem too--you can't win if you don't enter.

That said, I love the idea of buying a vintage race car and joining the historic racing circus. I'd love to have a Lola T70 Can-Am car.

And a continuation Chaparral 2E, or course.

[red stick]

Originally posted by HDonaldCapps
Since I didn't earn it or do anything to deserve it, give it all away to my church and to charities or other non-profits such as the IMRRC. Such money, judging from the oft-told tales of greed gone amuck on the part of the "winners," is more trouble than it is worth, so it seems best to put it where it can do some actual good rather than allow someone to wallow in dreams of greed and selfishness.

True enough, but still, since I have some expertise in managing a very small fortune, it might be fun for a change to, as the saying goes, obtain one by starting with a larger one than by the slow accretion method I've been employing.

[RTH]

In view of this weeks national newspaper reports perhaps this question could be widened to : -

What would you do if you were awarded a £1bn divorce settlement ? Of course its probably all untrue ??

[Mal9444]

Originally posted by HDonaldCapps
Since I didn't earn it or do anything to deserve it, give it all away to my church and to charities or other non-profits such as the IMRRC. Such money, judging from the oft-told tales of greed gone amuck on the part of the "winners," is more trouble than it is worth, so it seems best to put it where it can do some actual good rather than allow someone to wallow in dreams of greed and selfishness.

Spoken like a man who already has a bit o' money...

... but you're right to a great extent; one could make a lot of people comfortable, and help a lot of pals, with that sort of money.

But it wouldn't be TOO big a sin, would it, just to keep a little of it for oneself, would it? Just enough for just one, teeny-weeny Bobtail Cooper?

[ZOOOM]

Here in the USA we get to play the Lotto. Several states combine into one big whopper. Some people who really do not have any money will buy $500, $1000 worth of tickets when the pot gets big....
Me... I figger that the only way I'm going to win the lotto is if God wants me to. And if God wants me to win........ I only need one ticket.............

P S I'd rather HAVE a replicar to thrash around vs. the real thing that I could STILL never afford.

ZOOOM

[Frank S]

Originally posted by ZOOOM
Here in the USA we get to play the Lotto. Several states combine into one big whopper. Some people who really do not have any money will buy $500, $1000 worth of tickets when the pot gets big....
Me... I figger that the only way I'm going to win the lotto is if God wants me to. And if God wants me to win........ I only need one ticket.............

P S I'd rather HAVE a replicar to thrash around vs. the real thing that I could STILL never afford.

ZOOOM

I almost won the $300 million Super Lotto, once. Well, I almost bought a ticket.

Had I and had I, I'd quarter it:

· 75 mil to Carroll Shelby's fix-the-kids charity

· 75 mil to the near and extended family members so they wouldn't miss me so much

· 75 mil to Bernie and Co. so I could snigger up my sleeve at the rest of y'all who value F1 way too much

· 75 mil to buy up all the ugly Lotus road cars, crush them, and populate the world's highways and byways with early Elans using modern mechanicals ...

Wait! Mazda's already done that. Full stop after " ... crush them".

Well, then, my work here is done.

--
Frank Sheffield
San Diego CA
USA

[stevewf1]

"Money isn't everything".

Of course there is some truth to that saying, but I've noticed that the ones who tend to say that already have it...

[bigears]

Revive the Birmingham Superprix for an one-off race event!

[sterling49]

Originally posted by stevewf1
"Money isn't everything".

Of course there is some truth to that saying, but I've noticed that the ones who tend to say that already have it...

[wolf sun]

Originally posted by sterling49


Funny that Richard, I have a batch of premium Bonds and have never won, although I know of three friends that have won in the last few weeks!

"Saying how´s your granny/ and good old Ernie/coughed up a tenner/ on a premium bond win..."

;)

[metalshapes]

Originally posted by ZOOOM

3) Herb Thomas's Cheetah. [/B]

Bill Thomas...

http://www.billthomascheetah.com/


First I'd get Tools, Machines, and Parts to finish what I already have.

And then I'd try and buy a TZ1, a Lotus Eleven, and the Ghia bodied Willment Cobra Coupe...

[RTH]

Originally posted by stevewf1
"Money isn't everything".

But at least you can be miserable in comfort.

[ggnagy]

After taking care of my immediate family and my church, I would turn my sights on improving the racing scene in one or more ways.

1) Currently the fastest amateur racing class in the US is D sports Racer, and the fastest car is the latest Stohr. I would comission Lee to have a couple dozen or more identical cars built and then create a new IROC meets ROC series to be run in the winter months. Something to put the various discipline drivers head to head.

2) Find a nice, appropriate mountainside to build a proper Hillclimb course. Include plenty of area for spectating and paddocking. Host a US Style FoS.

3) run 1) on 2) for a "King of the Hill" event.

[thunder427]

I was raised to understand ."that money isnt evrything !!,but it is along way In front of whatever 's comming second !.............................regards427

[Pils1989]

First, I would beg on my knees asking a Floridian car collector to sell me his Mercedes GP car for a first
Seriously. If not, I would build a replica of it. Even if yes, I would still build a replica of the car to learn the technics to drive the hell out of those kind of "beasts."
Next, I would buy all the Gordinis coming for sale.
Add to this a Veritas RS, a couple of Brookland specials. Also a nice Lagonda, an ERA, a Bugatti.
I would have then my own museum with its own race tracks to demonstrate cars to the public. Asphalt, dirt, off road, etc.
Finally, I would have a couple of rent-a-drive race cars because I would be already ruined.
Oh and I would buy that old garage in Brussels, used by Siemens now as a car park.

[ZOOOM]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by metalshapes
[B]

Bill Thomas...



Of COURSE!

That'll show me for posting while drinking!

thanks

ZOOOM

[David M. Kane]

Brabham BT-29, Chevron B19 and McLaren M8E...shhh...

[sterling49]

Originally posted by RTH



Lotus 49
Porsche 917
Run Baby Run

plus Lotus 72

I will have to hope for a triple roll over ;) It's like being in a candy store, I could choose endlessly,

Nathan 1 litre racer (Costin Nathan)
Ginetta G12
Lightweight "E" Type

[john ruston]

Figure you would need to win lottery twice to get Mr Collier to part with Merc but what about the original 917 in there!

[stevewf1]

Who was it that said: "When I was young and foolish, I thought money was everything. Now that I'm older, I know it is"...

[Pils1989]

Originally posted by john ruston
Figure you would need to win lottery twice to get Mr Collier to part with Merc but what about the original 917 in there!

$120 million for a car, I'm not that mad

[MCS]

I would buy Oulton Park and return it to its 1972 state.

There would be just three meetings a season; the Gold Cup for in-period Formula 1 and Formula 5000 cars (by invitation only), the Tourist Trophy - again for sportscars from 1972 and prior - and an historic "club" meeting (for Formula 3, Group 2 saloons, modsports, special saloons, etc.)

Spectator admission fees would be a fiver a day and all profits would be ploughed back into the company to preserve the circuit in its absolute magnificence.

I would envisage attendance figures in the region of 60-70,000...

[ian senior]

There's no point in me buying any racing cars, I wouldn't be able to drive them at anything like their true potential, and if I even tried I'd scare the brown stuff out of myself. Having said that, I'd like a Brabham BT30 and Chevron B16 to look at, and to sit in and dream. And I suppose I could emply someone who knew what he was doing to race them, but again I'd be panicking in case he bent it. Even with money no object, I'd still be worrying.

I'd treat my self to a Gordon Keeble for the road, and a Honda CB400/4. Now those I just can't resist.

[RTH]

Originally posted by MCS
I would buy Oulton Park and return it to its 1972 state.

There would be just three meetings a season; the Gold Cup for in-period Formula 1 and Formula 5000 cars (by invitation only), the Tourist Trophy - again for sportscars from 1972 and prior - and an historic "club" meeting (for Formula 3, Group 2 saloons, modsports, special saloons, etc.)

Spectator admission fees would be a fiver a day and all profits would be ploughed back into the company to preserve the circuit in its absolute magnificence.

I would envisage attendance figures in the region of 60-70,000...

Now that is a bit of lateral thinking and a really nice idea Mark !

[elansprint72]

Originally posted by MCS
I would buy Oulton Park and return it to its 1972 state.

There would be just three meetings a season; the Gold Cup for in-period Formula 1 and Formula 5000 cars (by invitation only), the Tourist Trophy - again for sportscars from 1972 and prior - and an historic "club" meeting (for Formula 3, Group 2 saloons, modsports, special saloons, etc.)

Spectator admission fees would be a fiver a day and all profits would be ploughed back into the company to preserve the circuit in its absolute magnificence.

I would envisage attendance figures in the region of 60-70,000...

Would you go a bit further and restore one of the circuit's '72 photographers to his '72 state?


Oh to be 21 again.

[ex Rhodie racer]

Suppose I win the lottery? I´ll be devastated if I don´t.

[Graham Clayton]

On a different tangent, American NASCAR driver Jay Sommers funded his entry into racing after winning $5.8 million dollars in the Michigan State Lotto in 1988. Unfortunately the story had a sad ending:

http://www.people.co...0149566,00.html

[MonzaDriver]

Ciao to all,
with 64 millions of dollars,
I will buy every vote, I will corrupt anyone,
I will cheat on everything in order to became: President of FISA,
and run the motor racing sport, with the right rules.
That would be enough to me.

My best regards,
MonzaDriver.

[D-Type]

Would $64 000 000 be enough to do that?

[MonzaDriver]

Would $64 000 000 be enough to do that?

Your doubt is very well justified,
I am not sure, well taken apart F1 I am sure yes,
to corrupt also F1 people............. I really dont know.
Surely I would give a try to the dream.
MonzaDriver.

[Hse289]

After looking after the family and buying a nice house in the New Forest i think i would like to own the following cars.

MG R1
MG R2
Cooper Porsche R3
Lang Cooper
Cobra Dragonsnake
Cobra 427 (CSX3006)
Willment Ghia Cobra
AC Cobra Le Mans Coupe
Elektron Nash (Hello James, its just a wish list )

Its nice to dream.

[arttidesco]

With $64,000,000 my first automotive priority without doubt would be to see the Connew up and running, and as has already been suggested at Monaco, where I believe the original optimistic plan was for the car to run in 1971.

Edited by arttidesco, 02 August 2011 - 07:44.

[grboulter]

Well, I guess I am easily pleased, there's only one.......

1969 Ferrari 312PB Coupe.

Beautiful.

[jwoodmor]

25% to charity
25% to my family

Then I'd buy this and rent it out to race teams, auto clubs and OEM as a "job". I'd then keep one of the garages for personal use and I'd have a Kremer 935 in it for after hours activities at the track.

[petersracing]

There could only be one

McLaren M6B GT