#160 What Does a 1982 World Cup Champion Drive?
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This week we celebrate the world's game - football! Or as we yanks call it soccer. Fresh from the World Cup we decided to see what cars we would choose if we won the championship in 1982! Veronica @verns73scout goes the pasta route - pure carbs, while Andrew @aircooledturtle hates horsepower unless it’s an Aston, and Steve @cah_toons goes hi-dollar of course and hires a driver. Did we choose the rides of champions?
Dodge Viper
"Any posters? I have a Dodge Viper poster. Okay."
Lamborghini Kuntosh
"No clue. I mean, it's got to be the Kuntosh, the 928s. Maybe not the second one."
Porsche 928
"No clue. I mean, it's got to be the Kuntosh, the 928s. Maybe not the second one."
Ferrari 308
"037. We've got our beloved Ferrari 308. I mean, this is like peak automobiles."
Ford Mustang Gt
"We've got a Lamborghini Joppa. You've got the Ford Mustang GT, which is a bit of a rough year for them to be ho..."
Maserati Mc
"That's just one of his cars. He's got a Zonda Gran Turismo, Maserati, MC Stradale. So he's spending about 50 million or so on his car collection."
Hyundai Sonata
"... I think it was a Hyundai, Hyundai, I don't know, Sonata, something, something very exotic and it probably..."
Mercedes-Benz AMG One
"...$44,000. Andrew, you got to start working on some AMG ones. Yeah, yeah, terrible, terrible, terrible."
Aston Martin V8 Vantage
"...vehicles. So the cars I chose a 1982 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, which is, you know, like the big V8 kind of look..."
Citroen 2CV
"Yeah, that's right. That's my, that's my 2CV. That's what the 2CV is for."
Rolls-Royce Silver Spur
"..., no. So, uh, one of my vehicles is a Rolls Royce Silver spur 1982. Okay."
Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce Silver
"..., I would do, no. So, uh, one of my vehicles is a Rolls Royce Silver spur 1982. Okay."
Ferrari 250
"...st. So I get the one of, let's see, uh, one of 36 Ferrari 250 GTO. Now, probably thinking that seems like a lot..."
Ford Explorer
"...u think of any? Oh, the Eddie Bauer edition, Ford Explorer and Ford Expedition. Eddie Bauer was a real guy, ..."
Ford Expedition
"..., the Eddie Bauer edition, Ford Explorer and Ford Expedition. Eddie Bauer was a real guy, right?"
Chrysler Imperial
"Really? So, um, from 1981, 1983, uh, Chrysler Imperial made a Frank Sinatra edition."
Challenger Hellcats
"...'s a, uh, oh, he's had Ferrari's Rolls Royces and Hellcats that match his Adidas sneaker rotation."
Pagani Zonda
"... the Kuntosh and then there was a special edition Pagani Zonda that came years ago and you can look at a Pagani ..."
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