Or, the reason she’s running late is that, somewhere in the city, a Titanium package Focus is sitting on concrete blocks. ;) She was concerned about her suit being sweaty.

She could’ve even had a custom shop “pimp” her ride, if Ford wouldn’t give her what she wanted… form on the outside, function on the inside.

Of course, the our world reason is most likely that the artists went with whatever looked best when converted to sepia. (They’re not selling the car. They’re selling the comic)