Others may feel differently. Which is part of the the point of this exercise: further nominations are open. Including two-wheeled (or heaven forbid, three-wheeled) vehicles. Just use the Comment Window for your own. Reasons must be supplied, and they should make an attempt at being fact-based.
Other categories may be established from time to time. Cars or bikes we would most like to make a Dragon pass with is obvious; the problem is the limited number and general agreement. How about Rides I Would Most Like To Be Seen In At The DGMR--But Not Drive? (A Harley Earl Cadillac convertible comes to mind...) Cars I Want To Drive But Not Be Seen In? Best/Worst Dragon Pretender? Let the creativity begin!
Pilote wonders why no newer cars made our first list. Is this because they are so vice-free? It's easy to imagine being bored on the Dragon in a Toyota Tercel or a Chevy Aveo. But it's hard to imagine them biting us in our butts, like these nominees.
CARS WE WOULD LEAST LIKE TO DRIVE ON THE DRAGON:
The Fiat Abarth 750/850: The Director's Cut specifies the pass be made on its original cross-ply tires. Radials would reduce the Difficulty Factor from diabolical to merely breathtaking. The image was chosen to illustrate weight distribution.
The 1969 Mustang Mach 1: The Director's Cut specifies the 351 cu. in. 2-barrel carb model, which adds a lack of power to lack of brakes, handling, and steering feel. The image illustrates the Mach's impressively high roll-center.
The Crosley, any Crosley: It comes to mind first among many examples of engineering best described using the fraction 1/2 and and a three-letter word beginning with "a." The image illustrates the sporty model, the Hot Shot: clearly the best Crosley for the Dragon. Or a golf cart: in the late 1950's, before battery carts existed, Pilote's grandfather and his foursome used a stripped-down Crosley, rebodied with bag racks, to navigate the Hubbard (OH) Country Club.
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We have three additional Nominees via email, all from the same Dragoneer (not among the original nominators). Listed in order received, not, perhaps, in order of preference:
1. 1960 Dodge (full-sized)
2. Citroen 2CV (Pilote would quibble: thinks it might be fun)
3. 1968 Yugo
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