eBay Auction of the Day: 1999 Vector M12
When Gerald Wiegert first conceived of his all-American super car the Vector, he hoped to bring together the genius of the aerospace industry with the glam of exotic sports cars. After failing to succeed with models from the W2 to the W8, Vector’s last real grasp at production success was this wild M12 coupe.
In the mid-1990s Vector teamed with Lamborghini to produce the M12, which was based in part on Vector’s earlier WX-3, but with power from the Diablo’s V-12 engine. Vector brought two examples of the M12 to the 1996 Detroit Auto Show, but by 1999 less than twenty examples of the M12 had been produced.
That kind of rarity means that we don’t often see Vectors listed for sale on eBay Motors, and get a little bit excited when one appears. This 1999 M12 seems to be in first-rate condition and has only covered about 3,500 miles from new. The scarcity and exotic pedigree of the Vector may warrant the opening price of $100,000, but we don’t doubt that it will take a special collector, with deep pockets, to pull the trigger on this one. A much better value proposition is a trip through our M12 gallery below.
Comments
Ducati Minor
It's rare--I'll give you that. But I would never consider buying it.
Paul In Jersey
I forgot about that car.
Sean
I do think its a neat looking car. Its cool that it has a Lambo V1. Seeing the interior could sway anyone from buying it I think. The inside is horrible.
Redshark
i can think of some other attempts at combining the aero industry and the auto industry in varying degrees. Saab, Bristol, and i'm sure there are some others. on the other hand, the have been several manufacturers which have tried to do the opposite: bring car manuafacturing techniques to the aero industry: Ford, and recently, Honda come to mind. it never seems to last, though the effrts have been notable.
john
Why do manufacturers skimp on interiors!? Especially at the price point of this car? Charge an extra $5000 and do it right!
andrew
The first word that popped into my head when I saw those pics is "dated." Seriously, that interior could have been designed in 1986, not 1996. My 1993 MR2 had a much more modern interior.
Bill
awful interior, interesting that it can transformer itself into an rally car (#1 of 11)
Greg
Those designers just had no idea what they were doing. Awful. Just awful. Look at those doorlines. The front wheel-well line. Sidescoops.
Terrible.
nick2ny
DROOL DROOL DROOL IF I COULD HAVE THAT AND A CIZETA I WOULD BE TRANSPORTED *DIRECTLY* TO HEAVEN
dante
That's the crap car they built after the shareholders kicked out the founder. The original W8 was much nicer looking, if resembling a Countach. I remember seeing these at the Detroit show in 1996. Looked terrible then, looks even worse now.
BrucinCary
Wow that interior is BAD!
Geeez, lets make a pact and leave supercar design to the Europeans OK?
We'll do the iPhone, Euro's, you guys do cars, got it?
Ok we all cool!
Bruce
nick2ny
A Countach's interior is not much better. Neither is an F40's (although it actually totally is).
nick2ny
Rofl at "Vector Aeromotive Corporation" -- but that's a bonafide American-made supercar. Bravo Gerry (or stockholders)!
I am the only one who seriously adores this thing?
Ducati Minor
Yes.
doug
no in fact your not nick! the W8 is much cooler i will admit.
driving course
The interior is shocking!
Does anyone know what they were like to drive?
I shudder to think what it would cost to run...
Josh
Didn't Andre Agassi have one of these that caught on fire? That's the only thing I remember about them. That's not a good thing.
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