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VW Karmann Ghia Type 14: The Story of a Forgotten Coachbuilt, Air-Cooled Icon
VW Karmann Ghia Type 14: The Story of a Forgotten Coachbuilt, Air-Cooled Icon

28 Nov 2023, 15:42 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Continuously produced for nineteen years, the Karmann Ghia Type 14 was the legendary Beetle's stylish and sportier sibling

 
The One-Off Corvette Rondine: When Italian Flair Met American Muscle
The One-Off Corvette Rondine: When Italian Flair Met American Muscle

25 Nov 2023, 20:54 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The Rondine is proof that only Italian carrozzieri could take the beautiful C2 Corvette and turn it into an elegant four wheeled work of automotive art

 
DiDia 150 Story: The Masterpiece That Was Once the World's Most Expensive Custom
DiDia 150 Story: The Masterpiece That Was Once the World's Most Expensive Custom

30 Oct 2023, 12:46 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Hand-built from scratch over nearly seven years, this unique work of automotive art was ahead of its time in terms of design and amenities

 
Remembering the Dubonnet Xenia: An 85-Year-Old Masterpiece Created To Honor a Woman
Remembering the Dubonnet Xenia: An 85-Year-Old Masterpiece Created To Honor a Woman

29 Sep 2023, 10:52 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though it comes from an era when cars looked more or less the same, the Dubonnet Xenia one-off remains one of the most beautiful cars ever created

 
Alfa Romeo TZ: The Evolution of the Italian Carmaker's Most Exquisite Model Ranges
Alfa Romeo TZ: The Evolution of the Italian Carmaker's Most Exquisite Model Ranges

18 Sep 2023, 13:59 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Initially built during the 1960s and revived for a limited edition run in 2011, the TZ is Alfa Romeo's most epic range of grand tourers

 
Plymouth XNR Concept: Remembering One of the Most Exquisite Mopars Ever Built
Plymouth XNR Concept: Remembering One of the Most Exquisite Mopars Ever Built

22 May 2023, 15:30 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Created by the legendary Virgil Exner with help from Italiy's Carrozzeria Ghia, the Plymouth XNR is one of the most beautiful American concept cars ever created

 
Galpin GTR1: 10 Years After Its Unveiling, It's Still the Most Extreme Ford GT Ever
Galpin GTR1: 10 Years After Its Unveiling, It's Still the Most Extreme Ford GT Ever

23 Mar 2023, 12:41 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / A coachbuit version of the first-generation GT, the Galpin-Ford GTR1 was a coachbuild supercar that could make over 1,000 hp

 
The Heuliez Intruder Was a Fascinating Mercedes G-Wagen Turned Convertible Off-Roader
The Heuliez Intruder Was a Fascinating Mercedes G-Wagen Turned Convertible Off-Roader

18 Jan 2023, 16:55 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / A roadster with a foldable hardtop sitting on top of a G-Wagen frame, the Heuliez Intruder was one of the most peculiar, yet interesting concepts of the '90s

 
Faster Than a Ferrari: The Mantide Was a Coachbuilt Corvette That Could’ve Saved Bertone
Faster Than a Ferrari: The Mantide Was a Coachbuilt Corvette That Could’ve Saved Bertone

15 Nov 2022, 13:27 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Based on the C6 Corvette ZR1, the Bertone Mantide was not only an exquisite coachbuilt masterpiece, but also an extremely potent supercar

 
A Van Gogh on Wheels: The Forgotten Story of the Stunning, Coachbuilt Kelly Corvette
A Van Gogh on Wheels: The Forgotten Story of the Stunning, Coachbuilt Kelly Corvette

11 Nov 2022, 15:44 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Although it wasn't the first of the last Corvette to receive a bespoke, handcrafted body, the Kelly Corvette is arguably the most beautiful

 
Rolls-Royce Twenty Celebrates Its Centennary This Week, This Is Its Story
Rolls-Royce Twenty Celebrates Its Centennary This Week, This Is Its Story

3 Oct 2022, 11:06 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Rolls-Royce celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 20 H.P., which is known as the Twenty. It was a groundbreaking model in its day, and this is why

 
Remembering the Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic, a V8-Powered, Coachbuilt Masterpiece
Remembering the Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic, a V8-Powered, Coachbuilt Masterpiece

26 Sep 2022, 13:04 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Back in the 1950s, Fiat and coachbuilders Carrozzeria Ghia put together one of the most beautiful sports cars of all time

 
The 575 GTZ Is an Ultra-Rare, Zagato-Bodied Ferrari That You Probably Never Knew Existed
The 575 GTZ Is an Ultra-Rare, Zagato-Bodied Ferrari That You Probably Never Knew Existed

21 Apr 2022, 15:10 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Built in just six examples, the 575 GTZ is a V12-powered 575M that was transformed into a four-wheeled masterpiece by coachbuilders Zagato

 
Ferrari Sergio: From Breathtaking Concept to Mundane Limited-Edition Prancing Horse
Ferrari Sergio: From Breathtaking Concept to Mundane Limited-Edition Prancing Horse

14 Apr 2022, 15:13 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The Sergio started as a breathtaking concept, but the outrageously-expensive production version that followed failed to live up to expectations

 
Way Ahead of Its Time, the Hudson Italia Is a Coachbuilt Gem From the 1950s
Way Ahead of Its Time, the Hudson Italia Is a Coachbuilt Gem From the 1950s

11 Apr 2022, 13:01 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Introduced a year before Hudson disappeared, the beautiful Italia remains the only American vehicle to feature a coachbuilt body by Carrozzeria Touring

 
Remembering the Rare, Coachbuilt Mustang Dedicated to the Father of the Nameplate
Remembering the Rare, Coachbuilt Mustang Dedicated to the Father of the Nameplate

5 Apr 2022, 13:09 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In 2009, to celebrate 45 years since the debut of the Mustang, Ford commissioned a California coachbuilder to create a unique S197 dedicated to Lee Iacocca

 
Touring Superleggera’s Aero 3 Proves That Italian Coachbuilding Is Alive and Well
Touring Superleggera’s Aero 3 Proves That Italian Coachbuilding Is Alive and Well

1 Apr 2022, 13:25 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Much more than a re-bodied Ferrari, this exquisite track-focused beast is a modern-day work of art from Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera

 
Built for a Prince, This Bespoke Supercar Was Pininfarina’s Take on the Jaguar XJ220
Built for a Prince, This Bespoke Supercar Was Pininfarina’s Take on the Jaguar XJ220

22 Feb 2022, 15:16 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Although the Sultan of Brunei owned 20 examples of the XJ220, his brother wanted one that was unique so he commissioned Pininfarina to build it for him

 
This Bertone-Designed Spyder Is a Porsche 911 That Almost Made It Into Production
This Bertone-Designed Spyder Is a Porsche 911 That Almost Made It Into Production

24 Jan 2022, 16:40 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In the mid-1960s, a Porsche dealer from California who wanted to offer a two-seat convertible 911 to his customers commissioned Bertone to build one