October 21, 2021
Hypercars with Elynne
Description
Collector car marketplace co-founder Elynne Wang makes a pit stop to talk million-dollar hypercars, catalytic converters, and custom car luggage.
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Bio
Elynne Wang hails from Cupertino, CA. She attended UC San Diego, where she graduated with a BS in Management Science. After working at companies such as Marvell, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Addepar, Elynne began her career in cars as a marketing manager for Italian sports hypercar manufacturer Pagani. Currently, she is the cofounder of Issimi, a full-service car platform for collectors.
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What Jason Learned
Jason learned how to create a new line on Instagram by clicking the "123" button + the importance of "Link in Bio".
What Kelcey Learned
You cannot sell a car in California without a catalytic converter
Top Five Outrageous Features on a Hypercar

  1. Custom coffee holder on a hypercar

  2. Umbrellas in Rolls Royces (not a hypercar)

  3. Wing doors / aesthetically please ways to show off the hypercar engine

  4. Custom luggage for limited space in the hypercar

  5. Custom designs on the car itself (e.g. family tartan on the car seats)

Fact or Fiction: Cars

  1. The best-selling automobile of all time is the Volkswagen Beetle at almost 22 million cars sold - FICTION, the best-selling automobile of all time is the Toyota Corolla, selling 44 million units sold in 2016.

  2. The first time that Ferrari made over 10,000 cars annually was in 2019 - FACT, in order to preserve the exclusivity of the Ferrari brand, Ferrari limits the number of vehicles they produce each year, arguably limiting daily production to 14 cars a day maximum.

  3. According to Motor Trend, the most common stolen vehicle was the Honda Accord in 2019 - FICTION, while typically the most commonly stolen vehicle is the Honda Accord, the Ford F-series pickup was the most stolen vehicle in 2019 at 39,000 trucks stolen.

  4. Most car horns beep in the key of B - FICTION, car horns most likely beep in the key of F.

  5. The most popular colored car is white - FACT, about 39% of all cars globally are white, and in North America, white, black, silver, and gray account for 77% of the market.

Won't You, Haiku?
Hypercars

When cars go beep beep
The collectors go "sweet sweet"
Road Runner, meep meep