The Rapport Forté was created by noted designer Chris Humberstone and made its debut in 1980. He had quite the portfolio by that time. His first commercial car design was a body kit for the BMC Mini marketed by Scorpion Car Company, which he penned at the age of 21. He followed that with the Imp based Humberstone Sports 408, the Owen Sedanca, and a number of designs under the Rapport brand including the Jaguar powered Forte.  Chris Humberstone could be considered a peer and contemporary of Richard Oakes (who was known for his Nova and Midas designs) and he was nearly as prolific. He also owned Spice Racing Cars and designed racecars for Benetton, Force F1, and Brun Technics. Sadly, his illustrious career was cut short by his untimely death in 1999. The Rapport Forté featured a retractable hardtop which folded neatly into its trunk The origin story of the Rapport Forté begins with a Californian car dealer who wanted to sell a bespoke, high-end British convertible at a time when there we