Modern Ferraris somehow never seem to capture the essense of the heritage that stands behind them. Perhaps the bosses need to leave Italy and look around The Netherlands instead. Vandenbrink Design is the new home of 2 big brained guys who have a terrific sense of history.

While there are no technical details yet, the plan is for the bodies to be built by Ferrari specialist and coach builder Hietbrink in The Netherlands. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope that this beauty actually makes it into production and has a V12 and not a small block Chevy.

Read the press release and see more pics after the break

PRESS RELEASE
Date: September 24 2006
Amsterdam

In the summer of 2006 Michiel van den Brink and Robert Koumans started the Vandenbrink Design company, located in the Netherlands.
The talented industrial designer Michiel van den Brink (28) is specialised in automotive design, with a unique modern interpretation of the DNA of classic automotive icons like Ferrari. Robert Koumans (44) is entrepreneur with a background in automotive and aerospace engineering, marketing and new media. Together they form a solid basis for establishing Vandenbrink Design as a high-end automotive and industrial design house.
The initial focus is on the realisation of the special sportscar designs which have been very well received by potential customers, especially the Vandenbrink GTO which was conceived as the ‘Ferrari 599 GTO Mugello’ concept study. Actual coachbuilding will be performed in cooperation with well-known Ferrari specialist and coachbuilder Hietbrink in the Netherlands.
Vandenbrink Design also offers her design talent and services to established and emerging car manufacturers and industrial product manufacturers.
The Vandenbrink Design company kicks off ambitious but with realism. However, the international interest in the GTO by sportscar enthusiasts and collectors exceeding expectations gives us hope that the GTO may be actually built. This would result in a dreamstart for the newborn Dutch automotive company Vandenbrink Design.

More information: www.vandenbrinkdesign.com