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title: "What Is Your Mom’s Dream Car?"
description: "Ask her; the answer might surprise you."
date: "2021-05-08"
modified: "2021-05-08"
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  - name: "Kristin V. Shaw"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kristin-shaw"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/40454/what-is-your-moms-dream-car"
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  - "Culture"
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  - "QOTD"
---

# What Is Your Mom’s Dream Car?

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For the longest time, my mom’s dream car was a [Jaguar](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/38956/the-1950s-jaguar-c-type-is-the-latest-le-mans-winner-to-get-an-ultra-limited-reboot>). Not any model in particular; she just wanted a Jaguar. Her first car was a black 1959 [Rambler](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37632/the-last-amc-dealership-is-still-open-in-north-carolina>) with a red interior that her parents bought used, the signature spare tire sitting on the back bumper. She has the same fond memories of her Rambler as I do of my Spanish Gold Metallic 1977 [Dodge Aspen](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35101/her-ultra-reliable-1980-dodge-aspen-proves-you-cant-pick-who-you-fall-in-love-with>) land yacht, except that hers was far more attractive.

A Jaguar or a [Mini Cooper](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35936/the-mini-cooper-convertible-wont-be-around-much-longer-report>) appealed to her most for many years, and she has also always loved the 1950s and 60s [Corvette](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39109/finally-got-your-new-chevrolet-corvette-c8-take-it-on-a-9000-mile-road-trip-like-this-guy>) body styles. When my parents were first married, they had a 1966 Corvette in Milano Maroon and they had a few good years in it before I was born, sometimes carting my older cousin Patricia around in the tiny space between them.

![message-editor%2F1620501752488-mominline4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1620501752488-mominline4.jpg>)
**Virginia Vander Hey**

Mom and Dad are big General Motors fans and have had a GM credit card that gives them credit toward a vehicle for many years now. As a result, they’ve had a steady stream of Oldsmobiles, Buicks, and Chevys for as long as I can remember. Even now, they have three GM cars: a 2009 Chevy HHR SS, a 2019 Buick Envision, and a 2014 Buick LaCrosse. The only non-American brand they have ever owned was a 1988 Honda Accord with a manual that my sister took to college and kept for quite a while.

When Mom came to visit me in Texas in June of 2019, I had a Cadillac CTS-V as a press loaner. The Cadillac is a beast and she loved not only the 640-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 but she giggled every time the automatic seat belt “hugged” her.

https://youtube.com/embed/kP-sJjfMi8A

Since my husband and son were fishing in Colorado and my dad was home working, I took Mom on a three-hour drive up to Dallas to attend a Shelby American event. We had the option to pilot a new Super Snake for a quick jaunt up the feeder road and back around to the Ford dealership, or we could take a joyride with Shelby American president Gary Patterson. I figured riding shotgun would be the best way to really see what the Snake could do since Patterson is a longtime test and development driver for the company.

My instincts were good. Patterson told us to hold on and zoomed out of the parking lot like a rocket, swerving back and forth on the road to demonstrate the Super Snake's nimble steering. My mom laughed in the back seat like a kid on a rollercoaster.

![message-editor%2F1620502748531-mominline5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1620502748531-mominline5.jpg>)
**Virginia Vander Hey**

So now Mom is a Shelby fan. She didn’t forget about the Jaguar, and she still has a soft spot in her heart for Corvettes: my dad’s dream car is a brand-new C8. I got to drive the 2021 Mustang Shelby GT500 on the track a few weeks ago, and added it to my list, too: the supercharged V8 running 760 horses is unquestionably thrilling When I saw Gary Patterson at the event, I told him that we're ready for another joyride, and he gave me a thumbs up. My mom is the same age as [75-year-old sometime-drag racer Carolyn Batteas](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39500/great-grandma-whos-a-dodge-superfan-still-drag-races-for-fun>), so maybe Mom will drive next time.

Happy Mother's Day, moms. May your dream cars find you.

*Ask your mom (or the mother of your children) about her dream car and share it in the comments. Got tips? Send the writer a note: kristin.shaw@thedrive.com.*

## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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