Yep, John and Joe were discussing the gold-plated DeLoreans at Uwharrie. :-)
I can think of lots and lots of really rare cars, but affordable ones that were head-turners... not coming up with much there. Which is good I think - means the VX is extra special.
When my Dad had his orange and black '70 Ford Mustang Mach 1 with the 351 Cleveland engine, which was before my time, I am told it was possibly the only one in town. I would think there would have actually been a fair number, but people say they knew of two at the time in the area. It must have been fairly affordable, was real fast, and got lots of attention. The 351C Twister Special version was indeed extremely rare, with 48 produced, and there was another Twister Special for that year (429C?), also at 48. Don't know what those cost at the time.