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1983 Ford Ghia Trio sold for $500,000

A 1983 Ford Ghia Trio is up for sale on eBay for a staggering $500,000.

This concept car is the only one of its kind in the world, and it's called the Trio because it has three seats: a front center seat for the driver and two passenger seats behind it.

Adding to its pedigree is the fact that the car had a tubular chassis, an all-aluminium bodywork, a Kevlar and fiberglass floor, and aluminum and fiberglass seat frames. It might not sound particularly impressive, but it's important to remember that this was an '80s compact economy car, not a multimillion-dollar hypercar of the modern era.

Of course, this concept car was developed as a vision of a certain future. Its debut took place at the Geneva Motor Show.

Although the car initially powered the rear wheels with a rear-mounted 250cc two-stroke engine. see, in its current state it has no engine under the hood. The seller mentions in the listing that he has received multiple offers to install the engine from various specialist companies, but this will cost an additional $4,000-6,000 to the purchase price.

After all, even if it's a one-of-a-kind concept car designed by a legendary design house, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show and built with exotic materials, it's still a compact economy car. However, for collectors, this is a desirable specimen.

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