I. WANT. THIS. CAR.

I've already talked about this before, but I just can't stand it any longer.

And primarily because, on the Chris Mallow List of Dream Cars, we have a new NUMBER ONE. The first holder of the top spot was Lane Meyer's 1967 Camaro SS. That still has a special place in my heart (and a spot on the Dream Car list), not only because it's my first car love but also because it's just a flat-out bitchin' car. As time went on, the spot was held by the Vector W8 Twin Turbo, the Porsche 959, both of which lost their spot mostly because I became realistic (i.e., realized I would never be able to afford either of them). So as you can see, the Dream Car list has migrated toward vehicles I could conceivably own without having to win the Powerball to get one. More rugged honorees were the Unimog ("The WHAT, Chris?" Just click through the link) and the Land Rover Defender 110. Most recently, the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 was the Dream Machine.

Today, however, a new car has taken the pole position. And here it is:


That's right, a 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0. Yep...FIVE-POINT-OH. You all know I recently gushed over how I excited I was about its coming. But it still was missing something, mostly because I still prefer the lines of the 2005-2009 Mustangs to the newer 2010-2011 look. But all those reservations are gone. I just finished reading the First Drive review over at AutoBlog. (Go read the whole thing.) I must say that, knowing those guys' tastes, this is incredibly high praise and has officially pushed me over the edge. I am ready to buy one.

...tomorrow. Don't tell Heidi.