Most people would say that the most expensive car ever built was probably some high-tech too-costly-to-build Lamborghini or Ferrari. But in reality it was a car that was far less aerodynamic than anything by those Italian supercar makers, but had far more cargo space.
Of course, most cars are not designed to carry moon rocks - but Nasa's Lunar Roving Vehicles (LRVs) were. The space agency spent $38 million on three of them, which equates to $450 million in today's money - making it the most expensive car in the world, or on the moon.
On 30th of July 1970, Commander David R Scott was the first man to drive on the moon. He was also the seventh man to walk on the moon - but that doesn't sound as impressive. The first man to explore the moon, Neil Armstrong, did so on 'Shanks's pony', which minimised the time he could spend picking up moon rocks. The LRVs doubled the time that could be spent on tasks such as this, and also provided the perfect vehicle on which to transport said lunar rockery.
Despite their cost and historic value, the three LRVs remain on the moon, a constant reminder of the most expensive road trip in human history. Left to the lunar elements, even the most comprehensive car breakdown cover from startrescue.co.uk would not be able to recover these unique remnants of 1970s cosmic exploration. But give us enough time and one day we just might.
Photo: NASA/Dave Scott
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