Renault Caravelle: The Convertible Renamed So It Wouldn’t Insult 49 States A pretty car, light on its feet, styled by an Italian, with Brigitte Bardot as its face. The Renault Floride had everything it needed to become an icon of French dolce vita. And in a way, it did. But behind that elegant droptop sits … Read more
Lamborghini Espada: The Four-Seat V12 That Started as a Jaguar Lamborghini’s family car was not drawn in Sant’Agata. It was drawn in London, over Jaguar mechanicals, on commission from a British newspaper. The wooden body buck built for that Jaguar was then reused to put together the first Espada prototype. None of that appears in … Read more
MASERATI QUATTROPORTE: SIX GENERATIONS WITH THE ENGINE WHERE IT SHOULDN’T BE The sedan that stole a prince’s heart Picture this. Early sixties. Modena. An engineer named Giulio Alfieri has an idea that sounds like madness: take a competition-derived V8, drop it into a four-door car, and tell the world that a sedan can be the … Read more
