The coachbuilders at the Netherlands’ Niels van Roij Design have been earning a name for themselves making very attractive and very exotic one-offs. But that’s not an easy thing to do. So for their latest project, they want to give you a little more insight into the design process.
In fact, the client who ordered this car from the Niels van Roij Design (which you may remember from the Ferrari Breadvan hommage), asked to have the process shared on social media. As a result, every Monday Niels van Roij will be sharing more behind-the-scenes work on their social media feed. The latest post (below) shows the clay modeling process.
Although the coachwork is being done on top of an existing car (whose make and model are being scrupulously omitted but which we can deduce is a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano), there are a lot of modifications involved in making it look like the 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona shooting brake on which it is based.
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Beyond the reshaped rear, Niels van Roij Design reports that the leading edge of the hood has been moved up by about 10 cm (3.9 inches) to replicate the shark nose of the Daytona. The front bumper is also being massaged to make it all cohesive, while the fenders get the same treatment.
“At the side of the car, the dramatically changed roofline alters the base car from the windscreen backwards: lifting the roof upwards slightly above the driver, so an accelerating curve towards the elongated back could be accomplished,” says Niels van Roij. “The angle of the B-pillar is new as the car will feature very large, and remote-controlled, butterfly side windows. The fast rake of the shooting brake rear end was a complex task to resolve, as it had to fit the proportional statement of the modern base vehicle, whilst linking subtly to the past.”
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In order to get to those decisions, though, the team had to create a number of designs, each with subtle modifications to make sure that all of the additions fit the lines of the donor car while nodding to the spirit of the Daytona shooting brake. You can see those subtly different designs below.
To make sure the new bodywork won’t add too much weight, the whole design is being made out of aluminum. Like the original Daytona Shooting Brake, the hommage seen here will be a strict one-off. The project is expected to be completed before the end of this year.
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