Category Archives: Design

Behold: the Vandenbrink Ferrari 612 Shooting Brake – a 2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 2+2 reworked by Dutch company Vandenbrink Design in shooting brake style with two skylights over the rear seats and a small rear spoiler linking to the original back end with its four round tail lights.

With no change to the Scaglietti’s 5.7-litre, 540bhp V12 power plant, this unique one-off is yours for £300,000. An unaltered 2005 612 Scaglietti (admittedly not the most beautiful of Ferraris) costs around €100,000, depending on mileage and condition.

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Behold: the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Continuation Coupe – the result of 4,500 hours of labour using original manufacturing techniques and modern technology – a reconstruction of the mighty 1960 DB4 GT Zagato of which only 19 were ever built.

This one-off remake, (which debuts this month on the Circuit de la Sarthe during the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans – the race that prompted the creation of the original), features exterior paint matched from the original 1960s supplier, an Obsidian Black leather interior, FIA approved roll cage, carbon fibre racing seat, four speed transmission and a 390bhp, 4.7-litre inline six engine.

Making it the finest and most powerful DB4 GT Zagato in the world.

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Behold: the Legacy Dodge Power Wagon – 21st century upgrades of the medium duty T137 workhorse produced from 1945 to 1981 – slightly more civilised versions of the WW2 WC-series military vehicles.

Reconstructed from original donor vehicles by Legacy Classic Trucks, each Power Wagon is given a V8 engine, new transmission and driveline, a strengthened chassis, upgraded interior and a range of custom tweaks, including a 6×6 option.

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A short by designer and art director Chris Labrooy featuring an ‘all star automotive cast from around the world’, but not in any normal way. To wit:

Elegant British classics mixed with Inflatable German autos and chopped up American metal. Including the E-Type Jaguar; Porsche 911 Carrera RS / Flamingo spec; 68 Pontiac Bonneville; Porsche 911 carrera RS / Swan spec; Mercedes Pagoda; Mercedes Transporter; BMW 3.0 CSL; Chevrolet Corvette Stingray; Citroen 2CV; Ford F-150 and Porsche 911 Carrera RS / Duck spec.

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