Smart Crossblade

The Smart Crossblade is what happens when a concept car escapes the auto show floor. Based on the Smart Fortwo Cabriolet, it strips the car to its bare essentials, deleting the roof, windshield, and doors in favor of steel safety bars. It's an unfiltered, open-air driving machine built in a limited run of just 2,000 individually numbered units from 2002 to 2004.

Collectors are drawn to the Crossblade for its sheer audacity and rarity. It's not a performance car, using a tuned 70 hp version of Smart's 3-cylinder turbo engine, but its purpose is pure fun and visual impact. The interior is waterproofed with special plastics and drainage channels, reinforcing its function as a fair-weather toy. Its connection to pop culture, with Robbie Williams purchasing car number 0008, adds to its unique history.

The market for the Crossblade is small but dedicated. With few trading hands publicly, values are sensitive to condition and mileage. An average sale price near $45,000 confirms its status as a significant collector's item, far exceeding the value of a standard Smart Fortwo of the era. It's a blue-chip microcar for those who value exclusivity and radical design over practicality.

Recent sales show prices ranging from $26,500 to $55,000, depending heavily on condition and mileage.