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Kim Kardashian’s $285K Vintage Bronco

Kim Kardashian’s 1973 Ford Bronco is interesting because it does not play the usual celebrity-car game. A restored forest green Bronco parked around an Idaho mountain home feels less like a red-carpet prop and more like a very expensive change of scenery.

It still has the polish, the price, and the Kardashian-level curation, but the appeal is quieter: vintage shape, outdoor mood, and enough personality to make the garage feel less predictable.

Keep The Character

The best garages in this issue are not pretending time does not exist. They just make every detail look intentional.

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2023 Lamborghini Huracan STO

The 2023 Lamborghini Huracan STO gives the issue a cleaner kind of aggression. It has the wing, the stance, the color potential, and the V10 noise, but the real point is that the car has an assignment.

2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster

The 2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster is not trying to be clever. It is trying to be an event. Scissor doors, open air, V12 sound, and that wide Aventador shape still give it the kind of physical drama the newer hybrid era has to work harder to recreate.

2009 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640

The 2009 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 brings the older, rougher voltage. It has the wedge, the V12, the low roofline, and that slightly intimidating Lamborghini feel that came before the brand became more usable.

Topic: The Garage Does Not Need One Mood

Framework: Market Analysis

This issue works because the cars refuse to make the same argument twice.

Kim’s Bronco gives the celebrity opener a little mountain-house surprise instead of another perfect luxury reveal. The Huracan STO and 488 Pista bring focus, but in very different accents. The Aventador S Roadster and Murciélago LP640 keep the V12 Lamborghini story loud, physical, and slightly unreasonable. The 600LT Spider keeps McLaren’s lightweight side interesting, while the Artura points at the brand’s more complicated hybrid future.

That mix is the point. A strong collection is not just a row of louder and faster versions of the same idea. It needs contrast that still feels intentional. The cars worth tracking are the ones that know whether they are here for precision, noise, memory, beauty, or reinvention.

The 2020 Ferrari 488 Pista is where the turbo-era Ferrari argument gets sharper. The standard 488 had to answer for the end of the naturally aspirated V8 era. The Pista did not ask for that kind of patience. It arrived lighter, angrier, and more focused.

The 2020 McLaren 600LT Spider is one of those cars that reminds you McLaren can feel mischievous when the spec has nerve. Longtail intent, open-air sound, and that MSO Segestria Borealis finish give it more character than the usual “fast but clinical” complaint allows.

The 2022 McLaren Artura is the quieter question in the lineup. It does not have the old V12 shock of the Murciélago or the instant poster presence of the Aventador, but it shows McLaren trying to make hybrid performance feel lean rather than heavy.

2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

Buy when the V12 still feels untamed.

The F12 Berlinetta has the right kind of front-engine Ferrari energy. It is fast, dramatic, and a little unruly without feeling buried under too much modern filtering. I would look for a strong service story and a spec that lets the design stay clean, because the car already has enough volume in the engine bay.

2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Hold while focus keeps aging well.

The GT3 RS has always been extreme with discipline. The aero is obvious, the track intent is obvious, but the deeper collector case is Porsche’s ability to make obsession feel useful rather than theatrical. A clean, properly kept example still feels like the kind of car that gets easier to respect as the market gets louder.

2025 Aston Martin Vantage

Avoid if you are chasing quick collector heat.

The new Vantage is sharper than the old easy punchlines around modern Aston suggest. It has the look, the stance, and a more serious attitude. But that does not make it an instant collector move. Early demand still has to settle, and the better reason to buy one is the drive, not the hope that the market blesses it immediately.

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Notes from the Grid

Kim’s Bronco gives the famous-car story a little dust and altitude. The STO and Pista show why track focus still matters when the car feels resolved. The Aventador and Murciélago keep the old V12 argument alive in two different forms. The 600LT Spider proves McLaren’s lighter cars can still have personality, while the Artura asks whether the next chapter can earn emotion with less old-school theater.

Then the F12, GT3 RS, and Vantage sharpen the back half: Ferrari force, Porsche discipline, and Aston’s reset.

That is the useful collector read. The rarest car is not always the strongest car. The strongest car is usually the one that still makes sense after the first photo stops doing the work.

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Scarlett Hayes
Editor-in-Chief
Exotic Car Insider