Selling at the Mecum Car Auction in Kissimmee Florida on Sunday

　　January 7th, 2024. Lot number L152.1. Only 14,000 miles. A rare

　　Diamond Jubilee edition Mark V built to commemorate the 75th

　　anniversary of Ford Motor Company. At the time Ford called it the

　　most luxurious car they ever built. The original MSRP was around

　　$21,000 in 1978! By comparison the base price of a new Trans Am in

　　1978 was $5,799 and an Indy Pace Car edition Corvette was about

　　$13,000 plus or minus depending on options. This low mile example

　　is in exceptional condition and has all of its exclusive Diamond

　　Jubilee accessories such as the factory Knirps umbrella, tool kit

　　and leather bound owners manual. The D/J edition was available in

　　to two unique colors - Diamond Blue or Jubilee Gold. Just over

　　5,000 were produced with slightly more blue cars than gold. They

　　all featured custom cloth bucket seat interiors with leather

　　trimmed dash and center console along with many other unique

　　styling ques such as a beveled opera window with a simulated

　　diamond chip. Very few low mile examples exist today.