Steve Davies

Next year marks the 50th anniversary since Italian industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini decided he'd had enough of sub-standard Ferraris, and decided to make his own Gran Turismo car - capable of travelling long distances in the style and comfort which he demanded.

Bentley has revealed a convertible version of its Mulsanne saloon, showing the direction they'd like to take the marque's flagship model.

It's a fitting tribute to the man who epitomised the 'muscle car' that the 'Friends of Carroll Shelby' should produce an epic, jaw-droppingly grunty Shelby GT500 Cobra in the year of his passing.

For such a bespoke car where customers are allowed to specify virtually every detail, it seems a little trite to release a 'special edition' - after all you're unlikely to see a car park full of Veyrons and need something 'special' to stand out from the crowd.

Another guaranteed star of this weekend's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be Lamborghini's Sesto Elemento, seen here in a behind-the-scenes image taken at the Sesto Elemento photoshoot in Monterey prior to the weekend.

Barely three months since the BMW Zagato Coupé was shown at Italy's Villa d'Este Concours d'elegance, BMW and Zagato have created another variant based on the same chassis for the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The familiar adage, 'The customer is always right', can sometimes prove horribly untrue. Well all I can say is that it must have been a 'very' important customer who requested this car, otherwise surely this is one step too far the fledgling McLaren Automotive.