autoevolution's Limited Edition Month

Ever since Henry Ford made the automobile a common sight more than a century ago, we’ve gotten used to seeing multiple examples of the same thing roaming the roads. That's because Ford’s major innovation was the assembly line, a place where exact same copies of the exact same thing can be produced.

Assembly lines have been the driving force of everything humans have made since, from automobiles to bikes, boats, airplanes, watches and planes. And that’s great, because assembly lines ensure reasonable prices, decent quality, and decent overall products.

But in some cases, decent is exactly what’s wrong with things. After all, what’s the point in having something, if everybody else has the exact same thing?

Sometime in our past, someone decided that, from time to time and for whatever reason, it’s good for the main product line to deviate from its usual self. That’s how special and limited editions were born into this world, bringing a touch of uniqueness to both product and owner. Nowadays, manufacturers of whatever release special versions of their products for a variety of reasons, ranging from corporate pride to the need to celebrate something.

We here at autoevolution deal with cars and bikes, but also boats, planes and submarines, among others, and that’s what we usually do. This April, we’ve decided to deviate a bit from norm as well, and we’ll try to honor over the coming four weeks, first and foremost, those special products we see come to light from time to time.

Editor's note: This special feature by autoevolution was not sponsored or supported by a third-party.