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Which of These Cars Lost the MOST Value? Assess & Caress with Donald Osborne (2025x39)

Air date: Sep 25, 2025

In this special episode of Assess and Caress, Jay Leno and appraiser Donald Osborne analyze three diverse automotive treasures from the Vehicle Museum in Newport, Rhode Island: a 1957 Ford Thunderbird, a 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter, and a 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster. Instead of determining which car has appreciated the most, they examine which one has depreciated the most in value over the last five years. The Contenders: 1957 Ford Thunderbird: Once a massive sales success that outsold the Corvette five to one, the Thunderbird was marketed as a "personal luxury car" with creature comforts like power windows and a V8 engine. Jay notes that cars from the 1950s seem to be "falling off a cliff" in value because younger generations don't connect with the lack of modern amenities like power steering or seatbelts. 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter: As one of the first road-going Ferraris, this car features a chassis built by Ferrari and an elegant body by Vignale. The "Inter" model was the road-going ve