Yeah, the lack of context on that statement struck me too.

“A classic beauty whose price soared out of my league, or at least beyond my entertainment budget, during the years I spent looking and drooling instead of investing and restoring" Add Alfa GTVs and Jaguar E Types to the mix and you have the story of my life.  I did snag a big Healey and a BMW 2002 before they got too…

The answer is the original Ford Taurus. It was considered very aerodynamic and avant guard when introduced. But soon became viewed as a dowdy old used car.

Sorry, no

Nome of them, it is modern car design that looks like shit. So.ewhere in the 2000s everything got tall and slab sided and poorly proportioned.

Sorry, have to disagree, tbe coupes are beautiful, the 2 + 2 not do much, the V-12 coupes were ungainly, series 1 beautiful.

The interior with the extended console and buckets in the back was glorious though.

I haven’t read the comments yet, but no doubt a bunch of camper guys saying you can buy other camper things that do more better for less. But as a non-camper guy I think this camper is pretty cool, and the interior is pretty nice. Can’t be slower than an air cooled VW bus, and people pay big bucks for them. Nice Price.

I always kind of liked these, small, simple, reliable, great gas mileage. This one looks to be in good shape, and, based on the survival rate of these things, there is not much to go wrong.

The Mystique is a really stupid concept, but I think the car itself is kind of cool.  I liked the Nautica Villager, but we were poor landies and just got a LS or whatever the next level down was.

Rogue One is the best new generation Star Wars movie by far, and holds up as such without the Star Wars hype.  The one major tie in to the franchise was also perfectly timed placed.

Yet when asked about the most beautiful car of all time he said nothing about Chargers and went all E-type.  I forgive everything, in fact, there is nothing to forgive...

I didn’t look real closely at the car, agree with your assessment of value on stock examples. There are a lot out there, seems like the decent to nice ones start around $10k or so.

So you guys always say someone else’s mods don’t add value. This one is priced around market correct if stock, has more power, doesn’t look butchered. The Mercedes chassis should handle the extra ponies ok. If gauges and everything work I will nice price it (even though I would prefer a nice, stock, 560SL or early car…

Maybe the "Toyota Built EV" Edition?

Looks Like a fine American Automobile to me!

I made the general comment that 70s special editions that were generally just graphics packages and wheels are the worst of the breed, yours is a good example.

Answer Number 2, pretty much any special edition Indy Pace Car, especially from the 70s and 80s. People paid extra for this stuff.

Pretty much any early seventies to early eighties domestic special edition car. The couldn’t figure out how to make any extra horsepower (without failing emissions) so they just added gaudy graphics

Ready for the crusher? Not saying it is a $7500 car, but no rust, clean interior, even if the motor was shot would be worth a grand or more for a swap or restoration project.