Palazzi Motorcars was founded by Tony Palazzi, a builder who began transforming cars in 1976 with a Datsun 240Z. The company, based in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, described itself as an independent North American car company and opened for business in 2002. Palazzi handcrafted neoclassic automobiles, personalizing and customizing each car for its individual buyer. Its best-known model was the Godfather Roadster, a limited-series car built on the 2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird…