The Como group, official distributor of the Smart brand in Paris and Île-de-France recently celebrated its tenth anniversary at the Grand Palais with a limited edition offering of ten Smart cars produced in ten stunning colors, all specially upholstered by Hermès. The Fortwo Toile H edition features a saddle-stitched leather steering wheel and gear lever, Toile H covered compartments and coachwork, luxuriously detailed pockets and even sports a rear umbrella stay. At 38,000€ for the coupé, the Toile H edition will cost you roughly four times the 2008 standard edition, but this is Hermès we're talking about. Check out...
Reader Brian spotted this classy Jaguar XJS-HE at a Wal-Mart in Ft. Pierce, Florida over the weekend, leaving us to ponder how something like this comes about. We're also somewhat surprised at how well the XJS body lends itself to jacked-up 4x4 duty — the proportions just seem to sort of work. But what's underneath that gorgeous British coachwork? Judging by the live axle and frame rails, we're pretty sure it's not a V12/Turbo 400 anymore. (Thanks Brian!)...
If you're looking for a fast Italian machine from the 60s, you've got your Ferraris and Maseratis and such, and even your Intermeccanicas. Don't stop with those cars, though, because Ghia didn't just do coachwork for other manufacturers- they made a few cars themselves! This '66 450SS, once owned by Wilt Chamberlain, has had its original Chrysler 273 V8 replaced with a Chevy 350; that seems sacrilegious (though it was done by Boyd Coddington), but it's still a fast, beautiful car. The auction ends today, and we're curious to see how high the bids will get. [eBay Motors]...
