In 1978 I was an apprentice mechanic at a local Lincoln Mercury dealer. I got assigned to do a Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) on a new Bobcat. The Bobcat was the Mercury version of the Ford Pinto. While it was a little more "upscale" than the Pinto, they were basically the same car. I got the car in my stall and some guy comes over to talk to me. He's the new owner, having already purchased the car. He tells me he wants all the protective plastic stuff on the carpet, seats and steering wheel left in place. When I asked why, he said since the Bobcat/Pinto was being discontinued, he purchased the car as an investment. He thinks it's going to go up in value, so he intends to take it home, put it up on jack stands, and store the car and sell it for big money some day. I remember thinking to myself, it's a f-ing Pinto!
Whenever I see cars like this one on eBay, I always wonder what ever became of that Bobcat, and what it might be worth today.
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