Not considered a sports car at the time, but more of a "muscle" car, I had a 1967 Pontiac GTO in my misspent youth! I think people are either car people or not and I have always had what I consider special cars (out of the mainstream in one way or another). My identity is completely tied into the car I drive. Not for what others think, but for the aesthetics and the way I feel about how it handles and accelerates, etc. The GTO was my last domestic brand car and I moved into German cars: VW sporty sedans, Audi's, BMW's. I do also have a Ford Ranger Sport 4WD pick-up. Honestly, you'd think I was an 18 year old boy.

Not mine as I have no pics of it except snapshots, but mine was exactly this, but with a black vinyl top:

Oh my goodness! That's a beast! I've never had a muscle car but they look fast & furious!

Yes, I had a Camaro. I loved how it "hugged" the road. When I think back to how fast I drove it, I shudder.

I've had three Camaros, an MG Midget, a 442, a corvette and a Porsche. Loved them all except the MG. Have an SUV and a Bright red Mercedes convertible now.

No, cars never have interested me.

Sue

I had two Fiat 2000 Spider convertibles. The first was destroyed in an arson fire but I loved it so much I bought another! I have never felt such an attachment to a material object as I did to those cars. I loved driving them - felt like an entirely different person behind the wheel. And they went like a bat out of he!! :-)

But they were definitely fair weather cars and I considered them more toys than transportation, although I did on occasion drive them to work.............including one time we received a very unexpected and heavy snowstorm!! Managed to get myself and the car about half way home before getting completely stuck and my DH at the time had to come rescue me in his pickup. He and my stepsons went back the next day and rescued the car with a set of bought-for-the-purpose and never used again tire chains! The car stayed put until summer - I learned my lesson :-))

I owned the last one for almost 20 years before deciding it was just too impractical to keep and I sold it. For quite a bit more than I paid for it!

Stan had a Corvette when we got married. I really didn't like it because it was so hard to get into and out of, and I'd rather sit up higher on the road. We eventually traded it in on a Cadillac DeVille. That was in 1999, and I still own and love that Caddy (it has 39,000 miles on it).

Yes, I had (have) a 1987 Camaro Iroc Z, pearl blue with t-tops. We actually still have it, stored in a garage because my husband refuses to get rid of it. He wants to "restore" it. There really is nothing to restore, it doesn't have many miles on it. I bought it before we married, and soon after we married we had a couple of kids so it was a useless car for a different type of life. We were living in Madison, Wi at the time, and had gone to see U2 at the Coliseum. I had dropped him off and was driving home late at night, speeding of course because the car had so much power, and got pulled over. I distinctly remember the officer saying something like "You don't buy one of these cars to drive slowly". True, sir, very true. I much prefer my sedate Lexus these days.

Sleeper! I know that car well. I went to a wealthy highschool & many of the popular kids had the IROC or a mustang. I loved the IROC and the Trans Am. My parents said I was not allowed to have a sports car so I got a Toyota Corolla.

I bought a brand new Sunbeam Alpine in 1962. I wanted an Alfa, but it was a bit too expensive for me. Husband to be had a Fiat Spider. I liked his car (lots more leg room for taller me), and he liked my car. So we got married and he went on to "collect" Sunbeams. Our son is "into" sports cars, now on his second Lotus, a 1980 Elan, that he is restoring.

Camaro SS, two Corvettes, Porsche Boxster, Mazda Miata. Now drive a 10-year-old pickup truck which I love.

I drove a new 1966 red convertible Mustang till 1971 when someone T-boned me and totally wrecked it. Don't know if that is a sports car or not.

Yes several. Many corvettes, Mazda RX7, Mitsubishi 3000GT which was probably my favorite of the sports cars. Never was into the muscle cars, camero or trans am gto etc. I liked the low lean sexy machines lol. Yes they could be difficult to get in and out of. But I didn't have any mobility problems then I was still young and flexible! I was not a fast driver but there were a few times I had to test them out.

I had several corvettes when we lived in the Denver area and they are not the best choice for the winter there. In the summer and gorgeous weather days with the top off going through the mountains and valleys it was awesome. But you could leave Denver with pretty weather and head to Colorado Springs, hit the pass and bam snow storm. We came very close to going off the side of the mountain there one day.

Oh the fun days when we were young and healthy!

A black Thunderbird (probably 1988 model). Well, it was my husband's but I drove it all the time. Probably not considered a true sportscar, now that I think of it.

I was a teacher at the time and one day a boy in grade 7 told another teacher that my car didn't look like a car that a teacher would drive.

The only sports car I ever had was a Datsun 280z. Great car and a lot of fun. Dang near killed myself along with 2 cousins roaring down an unfamiliar country road that suddenly took an unexpected left turn. Guess I had better driving skills than I realized along with a great handling car and a bit of luck along with it.

What is everone's definition of a sports car? I think it means different tjings to different people.

My first car was a used Camaro, but my favorite for speed was a Mitsubishi Starion. It weighed nothing and could fly like the wind! These days, I'm much happier with an SUV-type vehicle. I'm short and I like to sit up higher, plus I love how easy it is to load and unload from the tailgate.

Yes!

No way I could have any of my sports cars now, couldn't get in and out. I absolutely love my Hummer H3 It gets awesome gas mileage, still looks brand new. So many people have wrong ideas about them. It is a very well made vehicle. Since it's just a V4 engine it's efficient and I see really well from the drivers seat because I am a little higher. I would not trade it.

I traded in my '57 Ford Fairlane convertible for a '62 Austin Healey 3000. In the big Chicago snow of '67, the Healey sat outside our apartment for days until a big front loader came by and lifted it out; DH said we should sell it. We did. Wah!

In about 1980 I found another blue Healey and we kept it for several years. We should have stored it, as they are quite valuable now. OK, that went and I had a Datsun Z, then an eighties Jaguar XJS (12 cyl.) hardtop. When *that* got too hard to get in and out of...no more sports cars.

I'm embarrassed to realize how suckered I was by the supposed elan of owning and driving certain 'elite' hunks of metal -- well past middle age. Maybe that only dawned on me when I noticed that all the racy sports cars driving along our street -- Ferrari, Maserati, etc. -- are driven by men who qualify for the senior discount. (Speed limit on our street is 25 MPH.)

I had an MGB for about 15 years, as a third car. Had a lot of fun with it. Cheap enough to be affordable and slow enough to make it harder to get into trouble with it than with other brands like Porsches. I prefer German cars and I've driven just those (multiple brands) for nearly 40 years.

I've never been a fan of muscle cars or the oversized monsters of SUV/truck varieties. I much prefer cars that are agile and quick, and that don't make it hard for people parked in adjacent parking spots to get in or out of their own cars. I've never understood the attraction of cars that are so big that people can't maneuver them or handle them properly. Other than mothers with kids who drive their SUVs as if they're in an impenetrable protective cocoon, most other big cars rarely have more than 2 people in them and often it's just the driver.

Maxmom, A sports car is a small, usually two seater, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling.

Sports cars may be spartan or luxurious, but high maneuverability and minimum weight are requisite.

They may be equipped for racing, "especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for precise control at high speeds."

For those who posed the question of what is a considered a 'sports car', here's wiki's definition: "a small, usually two seater, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling. High maneuverability and minimum weight are requisite."

That seems to exclude muscle cars, as most are at least more than two seaters if just only two doors and they also have considerable weight, although 'spirited performance' and maneuverability are definitely part of the deal.

I currently drive an SUV because it makes the most sense for me. I drive a lot for my business and often to construction sites and raw, pretty undeveloped areas and the SUV goes where no sedan will. We can also experience some unusual weather situations and I like having 4 wheel drive to rely on should I need it. It also has a hefty cargo area which makes it ideal for hauling around all the tools, plants, containers and bags of mulch etc. that I sometimes need to do my job.

And I am just as adept at handling and parallel parking my SUV as I was with a significantly smaller vehicle. It's only drawback in my eyes is lousy gas mileage.

And yeah, it's typically just me and the dog in the car :-)

Jody bought me a '66 mustang fastback shortly after we got married. Not a sports car but pretty nice.

My first car was a 68 red MGB. Loved that car, except you could only have 1 friend. (Although you could squeeze others in....illegally of course.) Had the top down all the time. Car wouldn't start, so I called a garage. He asked about the battery. I said it didn't have one. LOL. Surprise!! There were 2 under the rear jump seat. Yep, dead batteries! Guess I've gone a full 180 degrees. I now drive a huge Town and Country.

Yes....started with a 1956 T-Bird Hardtop Convertible.

Next a Nisson Turbo

A 1966 Fairlady Datsun

A Mazda Miata Convertible which I drove all over the place to meet a bunch of KTers.

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I have owned 4 bright red Mazda Miatas with 2 BMW Z4s In between. I loved the amenities and handling of the BMWs, but the Miatas have gotten peppier and smoother. None of them were good in snow and so were garaged in the winter. My present Miata is 8 years old, 30,000 miles and is in perfect condition. I've owned this type of car since 1990 and I love them, but I'm getting increasingly worried about being seen on the expressway by other drivers. When it's time to trade, I may consider something else. What, I don't know. BTW my 6' husband hates getting in and out of my car, but at 5'1" it's not an issue for me.

The other night on Wheel of Fortune a woman pregnant with her first child won a red Fiat Spyder convertible. I was amused because that's the very same car, color and all, I owned when I was pregnant with my first child.

Just like Olychick not a sports car but a muscle car. We bought a 1986 Buick Grand National sight unseen. They were only made for 2 years. At that time it was one of the fastest cars on the road. Hit that gas pedal & it will knock you right back in the seat. Well 31 years later we still have it, has 79,000 miles on it & looks as good as the day we got it. I am 72 years old & still have a lead foot when I drive that car. Guess I am young at heart.

Yes, a 1986 Corvette. It was orange with brown leather seats and t-top. It was a lot of fun to drive but completely impractical for a family of four with a dog. We had two other cars at the time, too. Once my older son was old enough to drive the insurance rates became out of sight. It sat in the garage for a number of years until it was sold.

Yep I have one now, owned her for 5 years and she is a lot of fun to drive. We are in Virginia so when we get bad weather a couple of times in the winter I drive the newer pickup and the hubby then drives the older pickup.

LOL I drive a Suburban :) DH had a Cadillac Allante for a few years then gave it up for a very sweet Mustang.

Boy did this question bring back memories. When my husband and I got married in 1970 he had a 1964 427 corvette. Man that thing was fast... didn't see many girls driving them and boy did I have fun street racing at red lights. Would blow the boys away.... Now ....well it's a Honda Accord ....fun memories thank you.....

About a zillion years ago had a Chevy Vega (maybe 1976?) and once I realized it was close to negative value as a trade in, decided to get rid of it. Had NO complaints about it but apparently I was the exception?? Checked out MGB Midgets.. they were "only" about $3500 at the time... still pretty expensive. Thinking cute little red convertible... BUT was no way for me to get in/out of the thing without potential flashing everybody?!? Ended up with a Datsun 200 sx... maybe first year they were made? Insurance company tried to classify it as a "sports car"... for the higher premium, dontcha think?!?

Thinking back to my Sunbeam Alpine: when my husband and I moved to the South, so many natives talked about "cranking" their cars. How could that be? I was not aware that there were thst many cars that could be cranked. However my Sunbeam could be cranked by hand, in fact my husband got upset when I called someone to come help because the battery was run down. He told me we could have cranked it to start it.

Certainly isn't a sports car, but it does fit most of the definition: I'll never forget in 1962 when I drove a VW bug or the first time. What fun!

Of course! My current ride is a 2017 Mustang. We also have a couple of MGBs (one with a V8). In the past, I've had a T-bird, a Veloster Turbo (hot hatch), a Mercedes Benz SLK, and others (I've had so many cars I can't remember).

I've found driving these cars KEEPS me young. :) I won't drive a big old wallowy Buick (like my dad does) or an SUV. I need speed and handling and FUN!

Here's my current car. :) Getting window tint soon. It's fun. And it's FAST! lol

Funny this just came up. DH just bought a 2009 Miata with only 42k miles last week. He's been looking for one for a while and managed to find out about this one thru a friend. The guy was downsizing vehicles and decided to sell it. It's just to have for quick errands into town and fun day trips with some friends in the local Miata club. It didn't replace either of our current vehicles.

I've only had family cars to drive and driven boyfriend's sports cars or muscle cars. Have owned everything from VW beetles to big Buick 425s. More recently I've bought German (BMW) and DH keeps us provided with a truck of some sort. He had a Shelby Camaro at one point years ago, BK (before kids). He wishes he still had it.

DH & I had a 240Z when we were in our 20s. I am not and never have been a car person, this was his toy, bought used from his boss. I really didn't like it all that much, but one time I took it to go on a skiing with my co-workers since it was heavier than our other car (a Toyota Tercel) -- funny how the guys wanted to "help" me drive up to Mammoth. It snowed while we were there and I was the only one that knew how to get unstuck from the parking lot, having grown up in the Midwest.

DH reminded me that we bought a 1968 Austin Healey Sprite convertible in 1978. We didn't keep for very long. It had lots of things wrong with it. Like the heat wouldn't shut completely off, which wasn't great in summer.

64 1/2 black Mustang convertible with red interior - DH bought it in 1990 but we sold it as soon as our teenagers were old enough to drive.

1975 white Fiat Spyder convertible with red interior - loved it until it finally rusted out.

2003 anniversary edition Corvette convertible with tan interior - this was DH's baby. Had it for 3 months until an older lady ran a red light and totaled it.