Super Bird/ Daytona Sales

I think part of what makes the wing cars sell so well, and at such high prices today is the fact that they were way over the top back when new. It's absurd to think that a car maker would go to such extremes to win a race and sell a street version to do so, even though there is no point to a design like that on the street.
I remember being around ten years old (early 80's) and I saw a Super Bird. Someone a couple streets away must have had it tucked away and got it out for a summer drive. I was in awe. I thought it was the Batmobile! I had seen plenty of muscle car before, but never one of those other than a zip toy I had. I thought it was made up. I imagine back when they came out the reaction was the same. People were more conservative than they are today and a car like that was just too much for most. Also remember that most families were a one car household. Two cars and you were rich unless it was a pick-up truck, which were cheap (like they should be) back then.