914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/17/10 11:29 a.m.

20+ foot long two-seater?

Lincoln Town Car underneath.

Totally impractical!

No storage.

Too big to parallel park.

People will gawk.

It's waaaay too expensive.

This is one of the nicest ones I've seen.

Maybe you should take up a collection.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-Glennpray-Auburn-Boattail-Speedster-/350413285503?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item519642687f

conesare2seconds
conesare2seconds New Reader
11/17/10 11:42 a.m.

Dunno why but Auburn replicas are generally head and shoulders above other replica marques in terms of proportion and scale - they're beautiful.

stroker
stroker Reader
11/17/10 1:38 p.m.

Man, the suit you'd need to drive that and the Thompson SMG for the trunk would be spendy, too....

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 HalfDork
11/17/10 1:51 p.m.

Saaaaaay. That's not too shabby.

rebelgtp
rebelgtp SuperDork
11/17/10 2:52 p.m.

In reply to stroker:

Dang I just sold my Thompson a couple weeks ago to (I actually did sell it at a gun show to make room for new stuff)

integraguy
integraguy Dork
11/17/10 2:57 p.m.

I remeber when these cars were "co-stars" on the tv shows Remington Steele and Banachek (sp?). I always wondered, what happened when you got where you were going and had to park this thing? I mean, they are so huge and it's difficult to pinpoint the corners...how do you ever know how close you are to ANYTHING, like a curb? Still, better proof than an 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the U.S. knows how to build cars.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/17/10 3:15 p.m.

Paint it black and get you some spotted puppies.

Nice, but I would have to extend my garage by 10 feet to get it to fit.

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
11/17/10 6:57 p.m.

You just need a 10 year old Asian kid to drive you around in it calling you "Docta Jones."

Rob_Mopar
Rob_Mopar HalfDork
11/17/10 7:31 p.m.

When you were a kid, did you want to be Matt Houston?

I prefer the Auburn replica you linked better than Matt's Excalibur.

JFX001
JFX001 SuperDork
11/17/10 8:15 p.m.

Always liked those.You can just see Cooper or Gable or Cagney speeding down Sunset.

The Auburn replica's seem to be well made...but I'd still want to shoehorn a PowerStroke in one.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/18/10 5:39 a.m.

Didn't Jessica Rabbit drive one?

Dan

fastEddie
fastEddie Dork
11/18/10 7:41 a.m.

^ That's hotlink baiting if I ever saw it!

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/18/10 8:51 a.m.

I believe Breathless Mohoney (Madonna) had one in Dick Tracy.

oldsaw
oldsaw SuperDork
11/18/10 9:11 a.m.
Rob_Mopar wrote: When you were a kid, did you want to be Matt Houston?

Only if I could've got a shot at this:

JFX001
JFX001 SuperDork
11/18/10 9:23 a.m.
914Driver wrote: I believe Breathless Mohoney (Madonna) had one in Dick Tracy.

Yep, purple-ish...currently for sale @ 80K.

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