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Chinetti, who removed the roof from a Ferrari 275 GTB to create the NART Spyder—one of which sold at auction in 2013 for an unprecedented US$27.5 million. While there were only 9 original NART Spyders built, there are currently over 90 original Italias in the world- around two thirds were handcrafted by Jim Simpson, around 30 were built as total conversion kits by ultra-enthusiastic customers themselves. Most are located all over the US and Canada, and some as far away as Japan and Europe.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58828c50d482e968cad7e928/1484961092033-UCWC7X7HE5BB8ZMKEI7Y/IMG_3453.jpg Automobiles - Italia 3 GTZ The vision for the Italia GTZ grew from a client's love of Zagato coachwork, especially Zagato's work with Aston Martin in the late 1950s. We set out to build not a replica of any specific classic car, but a truly modern sportscar with styling notes of classic Astons—the DB4 GT especially—paired with the reliability, performance and ease of maintenance of a current-day platform.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58828c50d482e968cad7e928/1484961240880-86XU43WN2HCPPAZ1ZGJE/_DSC3006.jpg Automobiles - Italia 2 The Italia 2 began as an update design to the Italia Classic, inspired by many classic British & Italian sportscars of the 60s. It took on a life of its own, becoming an entirely fresh project and leaving behind the kit-based limitations of the original Italia. As with all cars built by Simpson Design, the Italia 2 was designed with the idea that no two cars in the series would be the same. Like the timeless sportscars that formed its inspiration, each Italia 2 would be specifically tailored to the owner's taste and performance requirements—totally bespoke and individually hand-crafted.     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58828c50d482e968cad7e928/1490828613005-83L9DXRTPPP77Z7ZE52U/_DSC6815.jpg Automobiles - Manta Ray The Manta Ray blends the quintessential elements of 50s and 60s Bertone and Michelotti concept and production designs. Envisioned as a "concept car for the street," it's unofficially known as Blue Ray 4—a spiritual successor to Blue Ray 3 and the legacy of the Nardi Blue Ray concept cars, which Jim restored and owned for over 30 years.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58828c50d482e968cad7e928/1485052987649-MK2ZIAZ3A8L05JM81XN6/IMG_9384.jpg Automobiles Photos by Chuck Simpson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58828c50d482e968cad7e928/1490003160016-HTSNCXYC6O9GVV5DMTN3/IMG_4434.jpg Automobiles - Blue Ray 3 Having lucked into an opportunity to buy the Blue Rays at a low price when he was a teenager, Jim lovingly restored and owned Blue Ray 1 and Blue Ray 2 for over 30 years. In 1991, Jim was invited to the SEMA auto show to show Blue Ray 1, the original Nardi concept car from 1955. The evening before the show's public opening, Jim met for dinner with Doug Speer, then director of Nardi USA. This meeting led to Nardi's announcement of Jim as designer and builder of Nardi's next concept car. The car was set to debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance the following summer to celebrate Nardi's 60th Anniversary.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58828c50d482e968cad7e928/1628289710731-XM529JOYPVM6M7DY0UBH/IMG_3546.jpg Automobiles The inspiration for the SD Swift came from Giovanni Michelotti's 1957 Lotus XI, bodied by Ghia Agile in Switzerland.