Vandenbrink Design
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Headquarters
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
ServicesCustom design and coachbuilding
Websitewww.vandenbrinkdesign.com

Vandenbrink Design is a Netherlands-based automotive design and coachbuilding company, founded in 2006 by Michiel van den Brink and Robert Koumans.[1]

Cars

In 2006, Van den Brink introduced a plan to design and build a special coachbuilt Ferrari, which received positive reception.[2][3][4][5][6]

Currently[when?] the company is working on the "Vandenbrink GTO", a tribute to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, based on the underpinnings of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Coachbuilding will be performed by Italian partners.[7]

In July 2009, Vandenbrink announced development of the Fra Mauro, a carbon fiber-bodied coach apparently based on the Spyker C8 Spyder chassis and featuring a mid-engine 4.2 litre V8 layout. Production numbers have yet to be determined.[8]

In April 2010, Van den Brink left the company to become an independent designer, leaving the firm to his business partner Robert Koumans.

References

  1. ^ a b "Vandenbrink GT Convertible". Car Body Design. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ "Michiel van den Brink interview". PistonHeads. 2006-11-17.
  3. ^ "The fine art of Coachbuilding". Luxury-insider.com. March 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09.
  4. ^ "Top 10 coachbuilt supercars". Autoblog. 2007-07-21.
  5. ^ "Is this the world's sexiest Ferrari?". Auto Trader UK.
  6. ^ "Vandenbrink 599 GTO will be built but not by Ferrari". Autoblog. 2007-05-24.
  7. ^ "Vandenbrink 599 GTO". Supercars.net. 2007-05-24.
  8. ^ "Current Projects". Vandenbrink Design. 2009-07-28.


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