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Castagna tenderizes the Fiat 500

Calling your retrofitted little runabout a tender is apparently all the rage these days. The yacht-based theme was recently adopted by BRABUS, which paired a smart fortwo with one of its warp-enabled SLRs. Now, Castagna does the same with Fiat's retro-fied 500. In fact, this isn't the first time that the Milanese coachbuilder has created such a machine, using the MINI Cooper platform just a few years back in the same exact way. In its transformation from sporty little coupe to a larger vessel's dinghy, the roof, tailgate and top are jetisoned ... Read more →

Chateau Clubman: Aznom's rolling MINI wine cellar Noah Joseph

Click for high-res gallery of the Aznom MINI Chateau Mothers Against Drunk Driving are not going to like this one. Italian coachbuilder Aznom, which has previously rolled out custom MINIs like this ...

Castagna Cinquino, aka another Fiat 500 with a kooky interior Jonathon Ramsey

Click on the image above to see a gallery of the the Fiat 500 Castagna Cinquino Now before you write in and say this isn't a nice interior, notice we didn't say it isn't nice. It is nice. But we do ...

Aznom tunes the Fiat 500 Jonathon Ramsey

Click the image above to see the hi-res gallery of the Fiat 500 by Aznom So far the aristocratic tuners at Castagna have given us MINI pickups, a psycho-retro rebodied Corvette Z06 codenamed Aznom, ...

Autoblog's Top 10 Coachbuilt Supercars Noah Joseph

Sometimes the past deserves to remain in the past, but once in a while the automotive industry reaches into its history to resurrect something worthwhile whose demise was regrettable and whose return ...

RetroVette: Castagna Aznom unveiled 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for more pics of the Castagna Milano One of the most exciting recent developments in the industry, by this writer's account at least, is the re-emergence of the coachbuilding industry. Cars like the Fisker Latigo and Zagato Ferrari 575 GTZ have heralded a revival of the ...

Supercar ad nauseam: Castagna Aznom 2 years ago on Autoblog

Castagna, the Milanese atelier for cars run by an architect, used the Top Marques Monaco show to debut its new supercar. Known for its work with all things Mini (check out the outlandish Mini Crossup), this is a departure for the coachbuilder that got its start in 1849, and was formerly known for ...

Geneva Auto Show Wrapup: Castagna tenders crossed-up MINIs 3 years ago on Autoblog

The MINI's appeal to customizers continues know no boundaries. Witness Milanese coachbuilders Carrozzeria Castagna-- the reborn design firm responsible for the Imperial Landaulet concept we showed you last month. Among their other Geneva Motor Show concepts, Castagna introduced the ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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