this is absolutely it. the only recipe to make a car that becomes iconic is make it different/recognisable then sell a lot of it, for cheap (really cheap. No, cheaper. Cheaper than that) to students/artists. nostalgia will do the rest

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bluGill 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

These days cars are more reliable and so students/artists are much more likely to buy a used car.

In the 1970s getting 100,000 miles on a car gave you bragging rights - you would invite your friends to see it turn over, driving away in a cloud of blue smoke (engine oil burns blue), and carefully avoid puddles since they would splash water through the holes in the floor.

These days cars go a lot longer before they fail and so people with limited money buy used cars.

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SoftTalker 3 hours ago | parent [-]

People with enough money to afford new also buy used cars. Why take the depreciation hit when someone else can do it, and you can still get 10+ years out of the car.

	▲	bluGill 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Just because you could afford new doesn't mean you will of course.

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pasc1878 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There are iconic expensive cars e.g. Jaguar E-type, Aston Martin DB5 and very expensive e.g. Rolls Royce Shadow.