@stöke never shifts into reverse without a backup plan: I don't think it reduces unsprung weight (after all, the shock and spring are still unsprung, just relocated through a system of rods and rockers), but it does centralize the mass of the spring and damper, presumably reducing polar moment of inertia. Relocating…

Big deal. Way back in 1981, my Suzuki RM125 had pushrod suspension, and the whole motorcycle probably cost less than one of the Lambo's rockers.

A (rented) Mazda 3. Because I would be so happy, I'd want the whole world to see my smile—even when I was driving.

"Ickle Nick" Heidfeld?

@agjios: Not really. Did you watch the auction? Davis acknowledged the controversy on the one hand while dismissing it on the other as the work of "conspiracy theorists." Davis also trotted out the seller to vouch that the car was the real deal. Any supposed "disclaimer" was undermined by BJ's and the seller's…

@Happyjpk: Pretty much my thoughts exactly. It's a no-lose for the buyer.

@86LX5.0: Their coverage was pretty shameless. Or shameful. Or both.

I'm not willing to go so far as to conclude that Jalopnik conclusively proved that the ambulance was a fake, but Justin's article certainly raised enough doubt that BJ should have pulled the car.

@Isetta: The Speed crew knows what side its bread is buttered on. Instead of objectively reporting on the facts, they were shilling for BJ. You know, calling the naysayers "conspiracy theorists" just like Davis did, and going to great pains to show all of the documentation "proving" that the ambulance was real.

@cesariojpn: Clones and retro-mods are really two sides of the same coin, though. A rational person would build or buy one with the intent of driving it, because "originality" and "rarity" (and all the baggage that comes with those terms) have already gone out the window. For that reason, I have never understood…

@cesariojpn: I thought the same thing, but based on the sale prices of some of the vehicles crossing the block this year (over $100k for a '50s resto-mod pickup!?!?!?), I think there's been a resurgence.

It will be interesting to see how this affects the bidding. Anybody know what time the ambulance is scheduled to be auctioned?

@They call me MISTER Scroggs!: Having a vested interest in the success of BJ, Speed TV wouldn't want to put a damper on things, now would they?

@Brian: Cogito Ergo ZOOM!: Like many others who have profited off of speculators in the collector-car market, BJ is making hay while the sun shines. In the '80s, the Ferrari/Lambo market went stratospheric for a while, then the bubble burst and like a high-dollar game of hot potato, anyone left holding title to a…

@KeyserSöze: My thoughts (almost) exactly.

@Elhigh: Glad the Simca could provide some entertainment!

@BrtStlnd: From what I've seen, I like everything about it. Except the front end, and I really, really dislike that.

@OG_Steve: No modification to the length of the hoodline, just a roofline that is extended back in a wagon-ish way. Think Volvo 1800ES. Or this lovely Aston Martin.

@tonyola: Actually, it is identified in the eBay ad as a 1985. The owner likely listed it as a 1980 because eBay's software does not recognize 17-digit VINs from gray-market cars. Since VINs were not standardized in the U.S. until 1981, most people listing gray-market cars on eBay list them as 1980 or earlier.

@ArmAndMar: No, but I understand exactly where he's coming from. And that's just as bad.