Back in the early days of Car Magazine when it was still a beautiful upstart, Lamborghini in the form of Bob Wallace invited George Bishop to come to Sant’ Agata to test the brand new 350GT. I cannot remember the details but they crashed the car comprehensively enough that the wood-rimmed steering wheel splintered.
If you could find the article somewhere it would be worth sharing: an upstart manufacturer meets an upstart car magazine resulting in a beautiful written story. Legendary stuff!