No I'm not talking about a Mustang or a Chevy Truck that was particularly difficult to restore. This post is for everyone who's owned a car made of unobtainum technology, for cars of limited production and/or limited appeal (i.e. they are all crushed by now, probably for good reason) and for cars that are extremely difficult to diagnose/repair.
Here's mine: 1989 Lincoln Continental Signature Series. The last owner actually paid my local mechanic to rebuild the awful transmission, replace the head gaskets + deck the block/heads, convert the air suspension to coils...so I paid $900 for it and "invested" over 10 times more to make it where it is today. I love the stupid Taurus-Continental, can't stop driving it.
At least it wins awards for being the nuttiest thing in a car show. 😂
There's no need to be as insane as me, but tell us what car you'd own if you had the love, the motivation, and most importantly the 💰💰💰to keep it running.
I gave it to my daughter as her first car. We showed it at The Quail in Carmel, last year, 2019, and we have another Ferrari slated for this year, but The Quail has been postponed until August 2021 due to COVID-19.
I owned several Renaults (I'm a slow learner). My favorite was a 1971 16TS. It was as quirky as they came, with a 4 cylinder hemi, 4 on the tree,and different wheelbases left and right.
It had headlights that could be adjusted up or down with a big knob under the dash, in case you were carrying an engine block in the generous cargo area.
The biggest issue was rust.It had no inner fenders and after only two years, it rusted out right where the main wiring junction box was located, causing endless shorts.
It was a great highway cruiser,with comfortable naugahyde seats and good performance. Just don't get it wet !
I have a long wish list, but the few on the list made of unobtanium are the Aston Martin Lagonda, Citroen SM and a Tatra T700. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a9984649/the-bittersweet-joy-of-driving-the-la... 
