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Jay Leno Reportedly Orders the $2 Million Bertone Mantide

Filed under: Wheels, Celebrity Shopping



Only ten examples of the exclusive Bertone Mantide supercar are scheduled to be built, and one of them will reportedly go to none other than Jay Leno. The famous talk-show host, comedian and car collector was seen hanging out with Bertone's chief designer Jason Castriota at the recently-concluded Goodwood Festival of Speed, where he reportedly fell in love with the exotic creation. So much so that he's apparently ponied up the $2 million to get his hands on the custom-bodied Corvette ZR1. With the first example already delivered and a couple more orders said to already have been placed, that puts Leno fourth or fifth on the secretive order list and makes a fine addition to his legendary car collection.

Only 10 Examples of the $2 Million Bertone Mantide will be Built

Filed under: Wheels


Exclusivity has its price. In this case, that price is a jaw-dropping $2 million. That's the tag which Stile Bertone has placed on customer versions of its latest automotive creation, the Mantide. The famed Italian coachbuilder was recently restructured and solicited the talents of one Jason Castriota, formerly of rival design house Pininfarina. As his first project in his new home, Castriota and his crew took the devastatingly fast Corvette ZR1 and gave it a new body, inside and out. The result wowed some and reviled others, but pandering the lowest common denominator is hardly what Bertone was after with this machine: with a few orders already in place, Castriota says the company will build no more than ten examples, effectively ensuring right from the start that the Bertone Mantide will remain a collector's item in perpetuity.



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