PROJECTS
DAYTONA SHOOTING BRAKE HOMMAGE
ONE-OFF ICON REIMAGINED
NIELS VAN ROIJ DESIGN INTRODUCES DAYTONA SHOOTING BRAKE HOMMAGE
• Niels van Roij Design working on new one-off coachbuilt Hommage project
• Based on an Italian front engined V12 grand tourer
• The design and coachbuilding process is shared through social media
Similar to the recently introduced provocative Breadvan Hommage the latest Niels van Roij Design project will be polarising: the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage features a one-off exterior and interior.
DAYTONA SHOOTING BRAKE HOMMAGE
CAREFULLY CURATED AND DESIGNED
Niels van Roij: “Designing the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage commission is an honourable task and great opportunity. The project is equally ambitious as it is demanding. Rendering the legendary classic ‘70s shooting brake into a contemporary piece of car design will be complex. We intend to celebrate the original, but will ensure we are not limited by it in our creativity”.
Because the creation of this one-off includes major exterior and interior changes Niels van Roij Design will allow enthusiasts insight into the development through social media, from design to construction.
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HIGHLY EXCLUSIVE MOTORING
IN ITS MOST ITALIAN FORM
The son of a famous U.S. Italian car importer Luigi Chinetti was an advocate of the shooting brake and coachbuilding. The early 70s saw him commissioning custom coachwork based on his Daytona. A brand-new Daytona was delivered from North America to create the a one-off winged wonder. The extraordinary butterfly rear windows were a flourish of genius. When parked he would not have been able to gain access to the back of the car normally – whereas loading it from the side allows easy entry to the boot. Behind the steering wheel only walnut panelling: the instruments are mounted centrally in the Daytona Shooting Brake dashboard.
STAND OUT WITH COACHBUILDING
FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A TRULY UNIQUE MOTORCAR
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. 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.
ONE-OFF CAR DESIGN AND COACHBUILDING
BOLDNESS OF STYLE
Niels van Roij Design focuses on car design for coachbuilding: the development of exceptional, hand-built cars based on existing chassis. The car design studio is known for their Tesla-based Model SB, Adventum Coupe made on Range Rover chassis, Silver Spectre Shooting Brake and their recently unveiled Breadvan Hommage. Sister company of Niels van Roij Design, Heritage Customs, focusses on designing wheels, interiors and accessories for the classic and new Land Rover Defender.
DAYTONA SHOOTING BRAKE HOMMAGE
BY NIELS VAN ROIJ DESIGN
The unmistakeable Niels van Roij Design hallmark is the sculptural and clean surfacing. Pure design and a muscular design. Confident without being brash. This shape cannot be reproduced with mass-production systems. Only experienced craftsmen can shape it from hand-beaten aluminium panels. The first step at Niels van Roij Design for this project and all others is the briefing with the client: a time when the sharing of passion for cars and design creates a feeling of mutual trust. The styling solutions like those found on the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage are the result of these initial conversations.
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BESPOKE LEATHER INTERIOR
TAILOR-MADE CAR
The Dutch car design studio previously released a handful of sketches of the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage. Now an additional series of design sketches has been shared with the public through social media and website. These sketches demonstrate various versions of the tribute. In particular, the design of the proportions, surfacing, and graphical elements such as DLO and lighting differs. The Shooting Brake Hommage shares its basis with an Italian V12 motorcar, although that donor car has been considerably redesigned. For example, the Daytona Shooting Brake has a completely new and extended roofline that runs further back and ends in a kind of truncated Kamm tail. Fun fact: the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage will get a set of remote electrically operated ‘butterfly side windows’.
