"We're big fans of the jet age. And this stunning Ghia-bodied Fiat 8V 'Supersonic' is a high point in the design style that has become known as 'jet age'.
Mid 20th century was a stone cold high point for industrial "
It’s never really occurred to us to aspire to an apartment in Monaco, or a Cabana in some bond-villainish kind of tropical island, full of bikini-ed Amazons and dodgy Lotharios, with digits and teeth made of aerospace materials. But if we ever would have done we would have fantasized about installing a salmon pink cutie like this Fiat 600 Jolly by Ghia.
But this was no bond villain’s island runabout: rather the chairman of Fiat’s yacht tender. The result of suave and loaded Gianni Agnelli’s desire, this piece of automotive camp was offered to the public in limited numbers from 1957. Based upon the standard Fiat 500, the Jolly came with reinforced bodywork with a byzantine ‘Surrey’ top, wicker seats straight off the patio and no doors. It was built by Ghia – before Ford bought up the brand and debased the noble Carrozeria into a trifling trim level – and so it boasted excellent build quality and an appropriately high price tag, more than double the cost of a standard 500. That’s erm, Jolly pricey. Sorry.
RM recently off-hired this particular little beauty for over £100K: so we wonder what sort of yacht-owner would have the oligarch-like audacity to snap this up.
Whoever it was, you have to salute his jaunty steeze.
"Aston Martin and James Bond have more in common than a joint big-screen adventure every few years. Every Bond movie features a scene where James seems to be facing certain death, but pulls off a near-miraculous escape. Aston Martin has "
"This is quite possibly the most politically incorrect road movie ever made.
Coming straight out of 1981 New Zealand, what would you expect?
The story goes like this: ne'erdowell Gerry from the North Island hires a yellow mini using a stolen "
"A modern car is like a mobile phone. By that, I mean it’s pretty much outdated before you’ve even left the showroom. Manufacturers are hell-bent on updating, reinventing and renaming cars with a level of apparent indecision that "
"It's a while since we ran a Jetsons inspired American land-yacht.
Here's one of the best.
The Chrysler Diablo is the result of an unholy match between Detroit and styling house Ghia - via the famous penmanship of designer Virgil "
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Spanish agency Leo Burnett Iberia have come up with an interesting, colourful print campaign designed to hammer home the message that consumers can design their own cinquecento.
Brazilian Illustrator and Art Director Bruno Nakano "
"Ferraris - they’re a strange breed of car. Sometimes I love them; sometimes, they leave me cold.
I can't explain precisely why that is. I think everybody is expected to believe the modern incarnation of the Italian brand is "
"Motoring brands don’t come much bigger than Harley-Davidson. In fact, brands in general don’t come much bigger than Harley-Davidson. It’s a name that transcends industries, cultures and the seven continents.
And probably Mars when we colonise it.
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"The Grand Tour is back on our telly-boxes (assuming you have Amazon Prime), and we’re currently being treated to (or tortured by, delete as applicable and to your taste) by more road trips involving everyone’s favourite (or otherwise) "
"Since April 17th 1964 the Ford Mustang has been influencing people by its iconic design, prestige and luxury. With projected sales of less than 100,000 units in the first year, Ford was quickly inundated, surpassing a million units within 18 months of launch. "