gummibear Posted April 7, 2014 Share http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2014/def/2014-David-Brown-Automotive-Speedback-GT-Studio-2-1440x900.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gummibear Posted April 7, 2014 Share LONDON (27th March 2014): At an exclusive media briefing in London today, David Brown Automotive unveiled its unique handcrafted GT car for the first time. It was also revealed that this exciting and highly anticipated new car, which is designed, engineered and hand-crafted in Britain, will be called Speedback: a name which reflects the elegant yet purposeful lines of the V8 powered sports coupé.Speedback will remain at the venue in London over the weekend for viewing and will then travel to Monaco to be shown publicly for the first time at the exclusive Top Marques show, which runs at the Grimaldi Forum from 17th to 20th April. The car will be on display on stand F3 and the full team will be available to discuss the car, its specifications and to take orders during the event.Company founder and CEO, David Brown has a long-standing background in engineering, vehicle manufacturing and an equally strong enthusiasm for both classic and contemporary cars (although he has no connection with either Aston Martin, its founder, Sir David Brown, or with the David Brown Group). With his concept for a classically styled GT car with modern mechanicals and reliability, he began to assemble his specialist team some two years ago.He said: “The launch of Speedback is the realisation of a dream for me, and is the result of skilful and dedicated work by a team of highly talented designers, engineers and craftsmen. I am delighted at the reaction of the media, our suppliers, potential customers and friends, and I look forward to presenting the car to the public in Monaco. The Speedback name perfectly reflects the classic sports car tradition of the past, whilst also doing justice to the sophisticated silhouette of the car’s hand-built body and unique styling which features amongst much other detail, a fold-down picnic seat.”The car revealed today is the result of 18 months of hard work by the David Brown Automotive team, including highly-experienced Chief Designer, Alan Mobberley. The car, which has been engineered and handcrafted in Coventry, proudly uses traditional British materials and craftsmanship. Speedback promises exceptional performance and handling from the latest Jaguar 5 litre supercharged engine. Customers of Speedback are able to request any level of tuning or engine enhancements they desire.“This car will appeal to anybody who desires a truly individual sports car, which can boast a fine British pedigree and which will only be produced in limited numbers, thus ensuring the kind of exclusivity associated with Britain’s once proud heritage of traditional, high-quality, automotive coachbuilding”, said David.Also on display was a unique handcrafted 1:4 scale British granite model of Speedback, crafted by Lapicida in Harrogate.The London media briefing and subsequent launch party was held at the London showroom of specialist stone suppliers, Lapicida, another of David Brown’s business interests. Guests were also able to lean against their handcrafted marble bar and enjoy speciality beers from one of David’s latest business venture, BAD Company; a craft brewery based in North Yorkshire. The three brews, Dazed & Confused, Love Over Gold and Comfortably Numb were the perfect accompaniment to this handcrafted British car.Today also saw the full David Brown Automotive website launched, featuring full information on Speedback, beautiful images of the car and the craftsmanship behind it. You can also join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook using #HistoryInTheMaking.- See more at: http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/2014/top-2014-David-Brown-Automotive-Speedback-GT.html#sthash.L3EKqyvO.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gummibear Posted May 4, 2014 Share http://files1.porsche.com/filestore.aspx/wallpaper.jpg?pool=multimedia&type=wallpaper&id=rd-2013-po-416-tu-gallery-wallpaper-06&lang=none&filetype=wallpaper&version=3f3191ae-4aef-11e3-bd76-001a64c55f5c&l=63520523628&w=1600&h=900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted May 4, 2014 Share http://files2.porsche.com/filestore.aspx/zoom.jpg?pool=multimedia&type=galleryimagerwd&id=rd-2013-po-416-tu-gallery-exterior-03&lang=none&filetype=zoom&version=16a21fc9-4aef-11e3-bd76-001a64c55f5c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted May 4, 2014 Share Morpheus, more details on this car please!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted May 4, 2014 Share Morpheus, more details on this car please!!!! Looks like a Skyline, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted May 5, 2014 Share Looks like a Skyline, eh? Jip Nissan Skyline GTR-34, want to see more of it.I know there is a Carbon R in the Gran Turismo series, not sure if it is a real car though.Looks amazing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 5, 2014 Share Just did a cursory google image search - just pinterest pins and instagram posts with no reference to the actual builders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted May 5, 2014 Share Just did a cursory google image search - just pinterest pins and instagram posts with no reference to the actual builders... Jip what I got too. A lot of GT pictures.BTW the car is a dog in the game, too much power, no handling!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 5, 2014 Share Jip what I got too. A lot of GT pictures.BTW the car is a dog in the game, too much power, no handling!!! So totally different to the actual car then... Cos the real GT-R34 is a beast in all departments. the nerd, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Wannabe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted May 5, 2014 Share Might have posted these here or elewhere, either way it's worth the repost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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