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GTO Engineering Developing its own V12 60s Inspired New Car!

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  1. miurasv

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  2. Nembo1777

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    Interesting, done with skill and expertise but should be in replica section, not here.
     
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  3. BJK

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    Instead moved from 'Vintage' to here, 'Special Projects and Concept Cars', because Ferrari wouldn't allow this 'replica', would they? ;) :p
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    And rightly so. While I disagree with the cynical cashing in stance of Classiche Ferrari do have a right to protect their legacy: it is all about balance.
     
  5. SmokyDave

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    Intellectual property issues aside, that thing is gorgeous. I'd like a larger sidewall-wheel ratio and a few louvres in the sail panel, but I think I'd manage quite happily with the car as rendered.
     
  6. TTR

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    Well, this ”thing” appears to have as much to do with vintage Ferrari as those Clenets, Excaliburs, etc do with classic cars in general, but there were buyers for those too ...
     
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  7. amenasce

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    I like it. I wish it would be just a tad more different than a SWB though.
     
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    Wish I could say something positive, but...............it's simply a pastiche of too many iconic designs. Fail.
     
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  10. BJK

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    I'd rather tell people I bought a million dollar 'Shark' and not a 'Squalo' :confused:
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  11. bitzman

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    THE GTO ENGINEERING SWB


    I think I passed up a short wheelbase berlinetta with a Chevy small block in it back in 1970 for about ten grand.
    Now of course an alloy bodied swb is nearing a million, add more if its got a documented racing history.
    But ironically it's a British firm that's bringing back the car. It's kind of like in the movie Vertigo where Jimmy Stewart, having seen his lady love (played by Kim Novak) fall from a tower to her death then sees another girl on the street and befriends her and gradually turns her into a look-alike for the one he loved (only to find it is the same gal, a part of an elaborate scheme).

    • Which brings me to the GTO Engineering Squalo which is described in a story by Geoge Ketsatis on a website Collectors Car World.
    published May 15, 2021.The car is called the GTO Engineering Squalo

    and they say it's built "to put the fun and

    engagement back into driving." It is not a

    tool room copy built on a Ferrari chassis but

    an all new car GTO Engineering is designing,

    developing and building at its UK HQ.


    They could have copied the styling, chassis and mechanicals of the original but chose to do instead a swb-inspired car. Not that they don't know old Ferraris--

    they have been restoring, building and maintaining a range of road- and race-oriented Ferraris since 1991. This car has a

    fully custom interior, a hand-crafted exterior, but modern technology and manufacturing.

    Their weight target was a sub-1,000 kg weight, and they had to have a V12,

    and they do, a hand-built quad-cam V12 engine

    mated to a 5-speed manual.

    The question is, what will Ferrari think? The most recent

    shot against copycats was fired recently by Jaguar which

    got a court order against a couple who claimed to be

    mere hobbyists who are making a D-type Jag replica and

    have several orders.. Jaguar recently made a dozen or so 1961

    E-type replicas so they don't much like outsiders taking

    chunks of their history and reproducing it. According to Bloomberg
    "Jaguar’s classics department has announced it will make eight more of the curvaceous C-Type that was originally produced from 1951 to 1953.

    The continuation cars, set to converge on a special track day in 2022 to celebrate 70 years since the original release, will be the fourth of its kind for the Coventry, England-based company. Jaguar started developing Jaguar Lightweight E-Type and Jaguar XKSS continuation cars as far back as 2014; in 2018, it began building D-Type continuations.

    Jaguar is far from the only company to cash in on the continuation business model, which grants uber-expensive, hyperlimited new cars to well-heeled fans of the brand. In 2018, Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc announced it would make 19 fresh continuations of its classic DB4 Zagato GT from the 1960s and 25 continuations of its DB5s famed from Goldfinger."

    So automakers consider going back in the time machine and putting some oldies but goodies back into production their right and privilege.


    One wonders if Ferrari,faced as are all automakers with going along with a

    supposed rush to electrics, has more important fish to fry

    than going after a replica maker?.

    I don't have any more details but here's the body

    of the Squalo, and an engine shot. No price in the story.

    What say you?

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  12. 95spiderman

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    i would guess a company planning a million dollar car inspired by a classic ferrari would clear all copyright issues at the start so i guess ferrari is ok with this.
     
  13. boxerman

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    cool stuff, nothing else to say.
     
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    Squalo carbon monocoque confirmed as GTO Engineering continues to develop an all-new sub-1,000 kg, V12-powered production car.

    Striving to create a sub-1,000 kg, lightweight, driver-focused sports car, GTO Engineering has revealed, via 3D renderings, the first look at the all-new Squalo carbon fibre monocoque, created in conjunction with its latest technical partner, DEXET Technologies.

    The partnership, which began in Q3 2021, has seen leading British composite design and engineering consultancy, DEXET Technologies, apply decades’ worth of Formula One and low-volume supercar production expertise to an all-new challenge: the sub-1,000 kg Squalo. The carbon fibre monocoque chassis possesses construction technology only seen thus far in the rarest of hypercars. The monocoque is designed to be manufactured in three parts for prime accessibility and maintenance. The forward section of the carbon monocoque chassis contains the engine and transmission, meanwhile the middle tub houses Squalo’s occupants, a brand new individually specified interior, and the fuel cell. The third, and one of the most innovative parts - the rear subsection - supports the rear suspension and power distributing differential. The three chassis subassemblies are bolted together to form a rigid structure, providing optimum feedback to the driver, with maximum precision.

    Unlike GTO Engineering’s series of Revival cars, which in part use a donor vehicle for registration and sit on a period steel tube chassis, Squalo will be all-new and registered as a brand-new vehicle. As such, its team has been pushing technology and engineering to the limit as it approaches the vital testing of the monocoque and showing it to media and customers alike.

    GTO Engineering’s in-house technical team – headed up by Chief Technical Officer, Alexander Aucken – has been working alongside DEXET’s design, material, and testing engineers, to combine their expertise and help deliver on GTO Engineering’s promise of a lightweight, two-door, narrow-packaged driver’s car homologated for major markets.

    Francesco Aglietti, Founder and CEO of DEXET Technologies said: “The challenge of designing and developing this chassis using such cutting-edge composite construction has been a real privilege, and it’s incredibly exciting to be a part of such a distinguished project. GTO Engineering has allowed us to put our decades’ worth of Formula One and composite engineering experience to use and has trusted us with this key structural element with the primary focus, of course, being to achieve the coveted sub-1,000 kg kerb weight of Squalo. We are thrilled to finally see these plans coming to light by way of technical drawings and are looking forward to taking the next steps with the team at GTO Engineering.”

    Alexander Aucken, Chief Technical Officer of GTO Engineering said: “Our goal was always to create something different and unique but keep to what we all fundamentally love about cars – the fun of driving them. By achieving the seemingly unachievable with the incredible team at DEXET Technologies, we will soon be able to offer a truly unique driver’s car. Squalo will be fully customisable to individual specifications, perfectly blending the style and atmosphere of the golden age of sports cars with ground-breaking modern technology, engineering and stimulating engine performance. It will be the ultimate bespoke collector car and we can’t wait to show the public what we’ve been working on. Squalo could not be produced without the vital input and expertise of DEXET Technologies. Watch this space.”

    Both GTO Engineering and DEXET Technologies are currently working to achieve the next milestones. Defining and freezing the ergonomics of the interior using the recently revealed 3D-printed Squalo buck is the next immediate step, which will further allow DEXET to complete the design of the central carbon fibre tub. Once all the structural parameters are set, the engineers at DEXET will analyse the full chassis and bodywork with finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. FEA gives engineers the ability to inflict real-world stresses and strains onto the computer-designed chassis model, allowing the team to modify, hone and perfect the digital version before creating something physical. CFD on the other hand will show how fluid, air for example, will flow over the bodywork, giving GTO Engineering and DEXET Technologies real insight into Squalo’s aerodynamic performance.


    GTO Engineering automotive Ferrari specialist offers a fully bespoke service. We are renowned for Ferrari restorations and Revival models. The team pride themselves on reviving, restoring, and retaining what makes the Ferrari brand so special. Time for the next chapter, to make something of its own… Squalo, one of the most exciting enthusiast cars of the decade. It is an engineering-led, bespoke built, luxury-orientated yet timeless-looking car that would be at home on a GT route as it is on track and of course on a Concours lawn. Inspired by the golden age of sports cars and adding a modern twist the GTO Engineering Squalo has a strict purpose: to put the fun and engagement back into driving.

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    Spec:

    Weight: Sub 1,000kg.
    Chassis: Carbon Fibre Tub.
    Body: Carbon Fibre.
    Closing Panels: Aluminium.
    Engine: 4.0 V12 Quad Cam. 460bhp. 10k redline. Top of trumpets visible and hidden Air Filter System. (Sub 165kg).
    Transmission: 5 Speed Manual (6 Optional) and Limited-slip Diff (sub 70kg) (Partner Hewland - Racing Gearbox Pioneers).
    Suspension: Double Wishbone. Hydraulic Shock absorbers.
    Brakes: Aluminium Calipers Drilled Steel Disc. Carbon Ceramic Optional.
    Wheels: 18’ Alloy (optional 17/19).
    Tyres: Michelin Pilot S/sports.
    Exhaust: Inconel and Titanium.
    Fuel Capacity: 80 Litres.
    Very Limited Production.
    Available in Left- or Right-Hand Drive Configuration.

    GTO Engineering’s all new Squalo programme is being designed, developed, and built from the ground up, all from its UK HQ. Registered and homologated to major markets.
     
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  15. 95spiderman

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    will be an incredible car if it ever gets done. wonder how much it will be (and yes i know if you have to ask.....)
     
  16. amenasce

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    I read it will be $1.8m. I think it looks amazing naked. But the body looks way too much like a SWB to be an hommage. It ends up looking like a cheap replica.
     
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    Not to nitpick, but I’d prefer three slits each for more symmetry. Certainly eye catching.
     

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