1988 Cadillac Allante
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• 4.1 Liter V-8

• 4 SPEED Auto Trans

• Front Wheel Drive

• 170 HP

• 235 Torque

• Removable Hardtop

• 96k Miles
  
  The Allanté was Cadillac's first venture into the ultra-luxury roadster
  market. The vehicle was sold from 1987 through 1993, with roughly
  21,000 models built over its 7-year model run. Allanté's production was
  planned at 6,000 units per year, however, sales figures show Cadillac
  only built about half as many. Despite the accent over the "e", the
  name is pronounced "ah-lon-tay".
  
  The body of the Allanté was designed and built in Italy by Pininfarina (of Ferrari fame)[1]. The completed bodies were shipped 3,300 miles from Italy in specially-equipped Boeing 747s, 56 at a time[1], to Cadillac's assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan. The bodies were then mated to the chassis[1]. This led to a few interesting nicknames, such as "The Flying Italian Cadillac" and "The world's longest assembly line."
  
  The Allanté was initially priced at US$54,700, far above the price of any other contemporary Cadillac. Today's Cadillac XLR, also a convertible roadster, at roughly $70,000 is similarly priced. The high performance Cadillac XLR-V at $100,000 has regained the cachet of being the most expensive Cadillac product, when adjusting for inflation.

$7,500