But the Chrysler aero twins weren't that successful on the track.  The Torino Talladega absolutely dominated Nascar in 1969.  

I know Ford puts Pro Elite dealers through the wringer, but they all seem to be doing well, at least around me.  Maybe you are right, the owner wanted to sell out.

2027 ID Buzz for the U.S. market was confirmed last week:   ID. BUZZ After a hiatus for model year 2026, the ID. Buzz rejoins the 2027 Volkswagen model lineup with a new offer structure—trims now include Pro S RWD, Pro S 4Motion (new), Tourer 4Motion (new), and Pro S Plus 4Motion. The lineup also features revised color and wheel options, along with new hard buttons on the steering wheel.   Built off the European “Good Night Package,” the Tourer includes a fold-out mattress with platform, window blinds, front window ventilation panels, an exterior table and chairs, and Overnight Mode software that adapts interior and exterior functionality to enable the vehicle to be used for overnight stays. Built off the Pro S 4Motion model, the ID. Buzz Tourer adds a retractable tow hitch, Captain’s Chairs, an electrochromic smart roof, Area View, and 20-inch dark graphite wheels with black discs.   All ID. Buzz models benefit from Volkswagen’s latest ID.S 6 software. This Android-based system introduces enhanced content to improve the user experience, including a refreshed navigation home screen for quicker inputs and a new vehicle settings page for more intuitive access to interior features. ID. Buzz models come with a one-year trial of In-Vehicle Premium which introduces the new App Store that offers in-vehicle access to popular third-party apps such as YouTube® and Spotify®.     The ID. Buzz also features a North American Charging System (NACS) adapter and one pedal driving functionality.   The color offer has been simplified to reduce complexity. Only two-tone paint schemes will be offered, and new Candy White over Cherry Red scheme with white wheels evokes an iconic Type 2 Microbus color combination.  The top trim now offers an optional 21-in wheel package.  

Buying off the lot has become impossible for me these days. When I bought my Expedition years ago, not one dealership in the Gulf South had a Blue Metallic Platinum with a black interior and 2nd row bench. If you love grayscale colors, white leather interiors, and 2nd row captain's chairs, you were in luck.

They did look ridiculous but that was part of what made them awesome since they were engineered and built for a purpose and not a nostalgia driven poorly done money grab. 

Old guy here.  The Dodge Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird looked ridiculous back in 1969 and this reincarnation looks just as bad.  I like odd stuff but this is just a gimmick.

I'm strongly in favor of 60s design throwbacks when they're done well because of how timeless, charming, and pleasing a lot of those designs looked. But with this specific trim, you're spot on. It's a throwback to a niche car most enthusiasts don't even think about, and it frankly looks really stupid and ugly.   I've often said Ford is the best brand in the world when it comes to retro inspired design. The mustang, bronco, and latest Ford GT were all inspired by 60s icons, and all 3 have design elements and shapes you can trace back to their 60s origins. But none of them looked forced, they all found a perfect balance of moving design forward and paying tribute to the past at the same time, that's what they're great designs.    If Ford is the best with retro design, FCA is the worst. Because their designers approach to retro design is always just make the old design at 110% scale with no effort to add any modern style or move it forward. Or it's tacked on looking shit like this which looks corny as hell. Like this charger design was the best looking dodge muscle car in a long time imo because it took the muscular look, but make it more elegant and streamline, this just ruins it.    I know what I propose is too much money and engineering effort for Stellantis, but considering the original daytona was all about advanced aero, I would have found it a lot cooler if they paid tribute by doing a modern daytona with more advanced experimental active aero. Maybe apply those learnings to Maserati and alfa models within the same corporation to justify the engineering expenses.    A modern daytona with crazy active aero would have been badass, this on the other hand feels like the desperate final breaths of a dying company. 

I tend to agree. The Superbird/Charger Daytonas were awesome back in the day because they were a product of their time and actual thought went into it. This a money grab done as an afterthought. Had they done a better job of doing the retro look by giving it a modified nose cone like they did back in they day this might be a different discussion 

The New Dodge Charger SRT Has a Wing Straight Out of the Superbird Era and It Looks Ready to Fly     So I hate to say this-why are they reaching back 50+ years to introduce something like this?    The issue is that the vast majority of people who where "young" back then are in Nursing homes or retirement places and most likely shouldn't be driving something like this   I'm Gen X and at almost 52 years old, this doesn't move the needle for me. I hate to say it but this rumored GLH is more exciting then recycling something that was in NASCAR 55+ years ago.    Thoughts?

I gathered from the article that he was spending faster than he was bringing it in, in other areas of his business. He owes FMCC for delinquent payments on floorpan, and e-commerce parts business that hasn't gone well.  I have to wonder if selling the store wasn't his end game all along.