Although the SC 430 has been available since March, the entire first year's production of at least 12,000 cars is sold out. The cars are apparently coming from some SC buyers who opted to take advantage of the hot market and put their cars up for sale after driving only a few hundred miles, Pryor said. I'm sure there will come a day when there's not a waiting list for this car, but I can't see it,'' he said. Even Lexus officials are a little surprised by the success of the SC 430 and are trying to find some additional production capacity so the company can build a few thousand more. One reason for the SC's success is the growing number of affluent baby boomers.
Cars have to be emotional.
They have to be exciting. That sort of four-wheel pleasure was also a goal for the Thunderbird. And, like the SC 430, the car has been a strong draw for Ford since it was introduced as a concept car at the 1999 Detroit Auto Show. It's an American dream car. Pinner, the owner of Pinner Wire and Cable, has been on Prestige Ford's T-Bird waiting list for nearly three years.