Yeah, I'm not so sure why everyone gets so excited about Mike's car -- nothing special about it and not even particularly iconic (like Mickey's jalopy).
Although maybe that's my age talking (did Mike's car play a big role in M.U.? If so, that would be revisionist history, because the only time I ever saw it was that short on the Blu-ray release of the original where it's clear he just got it and that would be *way* after M.U.).