Netherlands-based Niels van Roij Design has revealed a one-off grand tourer called the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage, based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. The original 1972 Daytona Shooting Brake was commissioned by Luigi Chinetti, a three-time LeMans winner and major coachbuilding advocate.
The new car features a lifted roof that flows into a large, remote-controlled butterfly glass shooting brake trunk area. Trunk space looks far larger than a standard 599, and rear visibility appears to be improved thanks to copious amounts of glass. Even the hinges to open the trunk look like works of art.
View Price on AmazonAt the front, the 599's skinny vertical headlights are ditched in favor of horizontal ones that include an amber reflector that harkens back to the Daytona. Since this is no longer a Ferrari, the Prancing Horses have been removed, and the car says "Daytona" at the front. The interior hasn't undergone such a dramatic overhaul, but Niels van Roji did go through the trouble of moving the 599's gauges to the center, like a Mini Cooper.
This car appears to have the F1 six-speed automated manual transmission, not the available gated manual. There is no mention of output, but the 599 came with a 6.0-liter V12 producing 610 horsepower. The Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage will make its public debut at the Royal Automobile Club, Woodcote Park in the UK.
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Source: motor1.com
