A motorist buys this car for two liras and saves it at the last minute from the junkyard

The amazing story of a motorist who buys a car not knowing that she has a jewel in her hands: the first from Apple.

Few projects like the Apple Car have generated so many expectations (that were never met) in Cupertino’s history. It was from 2014Ten years ago, a rumor circulated about an electric car that was supposed to be manufactured by the most famous apple company in the world.

For many years, Tim Cook has made it clear that Apple is interested in the automotive sector, convinced of historical, and ultimately illusory, change. In 2016, a brilliant idea was about to become a reality With the development of a self-driving car. Not only that.

Apple even asked the authorities to ensure “fair competition” with competitors of the caliber of Tesla and General Motors. There was talk about “Great benefits to humanity from automated vehicles“.A car without a steering wheel or pedals. None of that.

Over the years, the project was scaled back, but it remained the same Just an advanced level of autonomous driving. Years of promises and words turned into a cancellation of that wonderful idea that remained so.

A story born by chance

The sad story of the Apple car and its resounding failure is an opportunity for another story, which is ultimately more fun to tell. A few years ago, Nissus received a dream gift for every Renault enthusiast: Old Clio It has been almost clean since the mid-1990s, and belongs to that distinctive and emblematic series of vehicles bearing the Apple logo.

“He was The last car my wife’s grandfather boughtSince his family had just bought a new Clio, I wanted to keep it mainly for sentimental reasons.” Naturally, the low mileage contributed to Nessus choosing not to get rid of it. That car only had some minor damage and scratches on the sheet metal, so why throw it away away.

Treasure in your hands

The story told by Nisus in the forums reaches its highest level: on one side of the outer shell there was an Apple logo, an interesting detail that changes that Renault is a treasure in your hands. It was one of the cars designed by Cupertino even before the Apple car.

And that was the only distinctive badge the Cupertino giant had designed for that car: from the pictures shown, in fact, there was no trace of the distinctive apple inside. For the rest, The steering wheel and pedals showed no signs of wearEnsure the quality of materials. better. A gem in the sector’s history. Indeed that story that the other Apple Car wanted to do but didn’t.