Mercedes-Benz E320 Cabriolet, 1993-1995

Starting with the Mercedes-Benz W124 steel body, with rigidity to spare, the drop-top conversion was fortified to Brinks-like levels and given a flawless, one-touch mechanism, a portal to the sky. Fine examples are out there for around $12,000 and…what? Heated windshield and headlamp wiper fluid? Mercedes never built them better than this.

BMW 850 CSi, 1995

Decades from now, youngsters will marvel at 12-cylinder engines as we do grand complication watches. This car has the double curiosity of a V12 buttoned to a six-speed manual transmission. The 850 was a stunning grand tourer and a technical tour de force, with oil and transmission intercoolers and multi-link rear suspension with passive rear-steer geometry.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/12-collector-worthy-cars-that-best-exemplify-the-glory-days-of-gasoline-1477601174