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Back in March, we found out that Dutch designer and coachbuilder Niels van Roij had already selected the next project that would mesmerize or appall an entire world (beauty is in the eye of the beholder, remember). It was yet another Prancing Horse after the Ferrari Breadvan Hommage, and it’s probably going to be just as polarizing when complete.
Return of the Breadvan: Niels van Roij Design creates one-of-a-kind 550 Maranello By Pritesh Ruthun Share JOHANNESBURG - Custom coachbuilder Niels van Roij Design has unveiled its Breadvan Hommage (based on an Italian V12 gran turismo coupe). The company has styled the interior and exterior of the coachbuilt motorcar and has also overseen the construction process. Why build something like this? According to the designer, van Roij, "a true admirer of an Italian car manufacturer came to us with the request to design a Breadvan Hommage. We saw it as an honourable task to translate the iconic rac...
This Ferrari Breadvan pays homage to a 1960s racing icon Alvin Reyes - Jan 27, 2021, 7:42am CST What you’re staring at is a one-off homage to Ferrari’s 250 GT SWB Breadvan racecar that first appeared at the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans. The vintage-inspired bodywork is the brainchild of Dutch coachbuilder Niels van Roij Design and is commissioned by an anonymous client. “We see it as a great privilege that we can honor the Breadvan through this Hommage commission,” said Van Roij. “It is a complex task to translate the essence of the legendry ’62 car into a contempor...
Inside, the handmade interior features blue Alcantara carbon fiber seats, while the center console, lower door cards, and headliner are trimmed in quilted black leather. Elsewhere, the door panels feature an unpainted, hand-beaten aluminum element and the bodywork is also built on a single aluminum shell with no shut lines. Bespoke dials enhance the retro look and the Maranello's plastic switchgear has been replaced with milled aluminum. Under the hood, the Breadvan Hommage retains the donor car's naturally aspirated 5.5-liter V12 engine producing 478 horsepower and 419 lb-ft of torque that e...