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Karmann Go: Legendary coachbuilder shuts down as last car comes off the line

Troubled coachbuilder and specialty car manufacturer Karmann has gone dark. The firm's final vehicle – a Mercedes-Benz CLK came off the lines on Monday as the legendary company has been shuttered because of insolvency. Perhaps best known for its Volkswagen-based Karmann Ghia coupe and convertible (shown above), Karmann has actually produced in excess of 3.3 million automobiles for various automakers – mostly convertibles. In recent times, it's been responsible for assembling cars like the Spyker C8, Audi A4 Cabriolet, Chrysler ... Read more →

Rolls-Royce to build special edition Minis? Jonathon Ramsey

Gearing up for production of the Silver Ghost, Rolls-Royce recently put out the call for craftspeople good with wood, leather, and paint. If a new MotoringFile report is true, if any of you get the ...

Rolls-Royce does another special edition Phantom, this time in Sapphire Jonathon Ramsey

The bespoke department at Rolls-Royce has come up with another special edition Phantom to go along with the already released Phantom Pearl, Phantom Silver, and Phantom Tungsten. This one is the ...

Faralli & Mazzanti to build ten Vulca S coupes Jonathon Ramsey

Faralli & Mazzanti have assembled one example of their Vulca S coupe. Built on an aluminum chassis covered with hand-beaten aluminum panels, the Vulca isn't as extreme as the Antas, but it is ...

Karmann possibly for sale soon Dan Roth

German coachbuilder Karmann could be on the block soon. The company, a longtime supplier to German automakers, has been having trouble getting contracts lately. The family that owns the company is ...

Cadillac CTS convertible: American coachbuilding at its finest 1 year ago on Autoblog

While Cadillac busies itself with a 2-door version of the new CTS sedan, the folks over at Coach Builders, Ltd have been busy taking their tops off. The boulevardier CTS gets an insulated, hydraulically-powered roof fitted with a heated glass rear window and cloth headliner. The top also comes in ...

European coachbuilders will sink or swim in changing market 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've posted a number of articles in recent months about coachbuilders like Pininfarina and Bertone finding themselves in financially troubled waters. The difficulties these and other independent manufacturers around Europe are suffering now appear to be part of a larger trend that's forcing these ...

SpadaConcept designs a carbon-fiber racing helmet 1 year ago on Autoblog

If the name SpadaConcept rings a bell, you're probably recalling the Codatronca, the Italian coachbuilder's radical shark-nosed and tail-fined Corvette-based supercar pictured at right. The design studio has now designed a racing helmet for Italian manufacturer Stilo that's almost as radical. The ...

Bespoke roadster uses WWII German fighter power 2 years ago on Autoblog

Pur Sang, an Argentine coachbuilder, is normally in the business of making Bugatti T35 replicas. It also makes custom vehicles for those who can afford them, and for one German customer it has made the burgundy roadster you see above. Not much is known about it (or the client), except that the ...

Zagato puts Diatto GT Ottovu into limited production 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view the new Diatto GT Ottovu in high resolution Hot on the heels of our Top 10 Coachbuilt Supercars comes the announcement from Zagato that the Italian carrozeria will be reviving the stoic Diatto marque with a small run of the Diatto GT Ottovu. First shown at the ...

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 ...

What does Henrik Fisker roll on? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Too many trips to SEMA have left us immune to the shiny detritus that populates the pages of some of our favorite mags, but when Henrik Fisker, the man who penned the BMW Z8 and the Aston Martin DB9, gets into the wheel business, we take notice. Beyond his newest coachbuilding projects, Fisker has ...

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 ...

Pininfarina forced to make cutbacks 2 years ago on Autoblog

Automotive News is reporting that despite higher revenue and increased production, coachbuilder Pininfarina is scaling back on staff. Ten percent of the workforce will be let go. Pininfarina says that they had seen a pretty strong period of growth recently with five new models coming out (plus the ...

Fisker working on a sedan? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Fisker makes some of the most desirable custom cars on the market, reviving the age-old practice of coachbuilding new bodies on existing cars. Recently we reported that Fisker, whose namesake chief was responsible for some beautiful Aston Martins, is considering building their own unique vehicle ...

Zagato's Ferrari 575 GTZ unveiled 3 years ago on Autoblog

Zagato has released a full photo set of its newest car, the Ferrari 575 GTZ, which has just been unveiled at the Villa D'Este Concours D'Elegance. Commissioned by Yoshiyuki Hayashi, a well-known Japanese car collector, the 575 GTZ was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Zagato's Ferrari ...






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