{"id":61621,"date":"2021-01-29T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=61621"},"modified":"2021-02-03T08:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T08:54:26","slug":"david-brown-speedback-gt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/david-brown-speedback-gt\/","title":{"rendered":"David Brown Speedback GT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The David Brown Automotive brand has been in existence since 2010. It is headquartered in Silverstone, in the immediate vicinity of the famous British Formula 1 race track. Four years after its foundation, the first car called Speedback GT made its debut at the Top Marques in Monaco. This is a sports car with a retro design reminiscent of 1960s Aston Martin models. Under the body drawn by Alan Mobberley are the complete chassis, engine and transmission of the Jaguar XKR, whose production ended in 2014. This provides 375 kW\/510 hp and 625 newtonmeters of torque from a five-liter supercharged V8 engine. In combination with the ZF six-speed automatic, it accelerates from a standstill to 62 mph in 4.8 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European tour with the prototype<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It still took a while before low-volume production could start. Before that, company founder David Patrick Brown toured Europe with the prototype. He is not related to the David Brown who bought Aston Martin and Lagonda after World War 2. On his tour, he gathered various impressions and suggestions that resulted in improvements to the car before it went into production. He came to the idea of a classic sports car with modern technology after he had enjoyed the shapes of a Ferrari Daytona at a classic car rally, but then it broke down with a technical defect. He therefore wanted to combine the beautiful forms with reliable components. In 2017, the first production cars finally rolled onto a stand at the Geneva International Motor Show. Around 8,000 hours of work go into each car before it is ready to roll.<\/p>\n\n\n

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