intouch1:

and the real problem is that the original is a valuable car and a collectors item by today.

but i have never heard of a hommage to a collectors item becoming one itself.

in 5-10 years time this car will be just as embarrasing as the lincoln cartier editions and what have you.

can you imagine owners of this car going into a dealership in five years time and asking for a regular rear spoiler and standard carrera wheels....


Funny you should ridicule Lincoln "Designer Series" Continental Marks.... They're actually doing quite well these days, with ultra-low-mile examples fetching $30-40K pricetags. 4 years ago, a 90-original-mile 1979 Bill Blass Mark V hammered down at $70K at an RM auction I was at.

Have they beaten inflation? Nope, not very many cars ever beat inflation, collectible or not. But still not shabby in the bigger picture...


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