If you had the ability to find any car of any age in perfect, as-new condition for use as a daily driver, and the price was right, how far back in age would you go? I probably would go back to the early-Sixties for a 6-cylinder finback, but would be leery of going back any further due to safety concerns. How would you play it?

Ferrari 365GTB/4.

And yes, I would daily it.

Wait, are we trying to be realistic?

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

My daily driver is a 1993 Miata. Anybody got one older?

Hrm. Context and all that. The NEWEST car in our driveway is Darling Wife's daily driver.... a 1994 Miata.

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

10-15 years ago, I used a 63 Galaxie, 66 Toronado, 70 Toronado GT, 1950 Packard and a 1970 Cadillac as daily drivers!

I wouldn't go past late 60's, maybe 1970.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

1970s at the oldest. Head restraints are a must.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Used to run a 63 Finback as a daily back in the mid 90s. Now fixing up a 78 Porsche 924 as a daily.

83 240D. OK, daily is a stretch since I don't drive anything every day in the city. But definitely "only car."

My 79 Merc TD was a daily driver up until about 1.5 years ago. I sold it to Graplr!

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

i love you man! 66 and a 70 toro gt. i still have my toro gt engine,has an offy intake with 2 afb's,setting on an engine stand waiting for a body to stick it in.as for my old 66 it's up in the hibbings.

Even though I DD my '74 W114 I feel a lot more comfortable/safe in my '85 W126, so I'd say LATE '70's as the earliest.

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I would never go below 1968 since that is when the dual brake systems were first used by everyone.

I blew a brake line on a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville which left me with no brakes at all on a 4,200 pound car. Scary.

What was worse was the car was only five years old.

They don't make 'em like they used to.

Depends on the car -- didn't older Volvos (like 1800ES) have head restraints and 3-pointer belts from the 60s?

Yes, the Olds 455 is a great motor, esp the trick factor lumps.

Some fool hit me back in 2002, so I totaled it out and sold the motor to a 442 collector. The hard to find "GT" trim pieces only got sold off to Toro fanatics. Ended up doing quite well, but it was a nice driver and there were only a few thousand made.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

A person could add head restraints and dual brake systems on older cars. Until a few years ago I drove a 71 Dodge Travco motorhome on a regular basis across country.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

My '83 300D was daily driver from 2004 until 2011.

Currently, my '89 190E is my daily driver.

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