bespoke Archives https://www.formtrends.com/tag/bespoke/ The premier vehicle design website Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:28:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.formtrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-FT-trans_600-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 bespoke Archives https://www.formtrends.com/tag/bespoke/ 32 32 112948072 Rolls-Royce Returns to Coachbuilding Roots with New Boat Tail https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/ https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/#respond Fri, 28 May 2021 08:59:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020692 Coachbuilding has been around since the dawn of the automobile, even before. In the age of horse drawn carriages, wealthy clients would come to a carriage builder and specify what they wanted and craftsmen would set to work developing a vehicle that was tailored to their requests. The practice can be traced all the way back to the mid-1600s. Before mass market production, a car – then very much a luxury product – would be supplied as a rolling chassis, […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/feed/ 0 10020692 Flavio Manzoni on the One-Off Ferrari P80/C https://www.formtrends.com/flavio-manzoni-ferrari-p80-c/ https://www.formtrends.com/flavio-manzoni-ferrari-p80-c/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:26:15 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10001262 Ferrari’s Special Projects team hasn’t been short of work. Since the unveiling of Eric Clapton’s 458 Italia-based SP12 EC, there have been numerous requests from customers wanting their own bespoke creations. Ferrari has been all too happy to oblige. The latest is called the P80/C, which has been in development since 2015 and will be owned by a gentleman known only through initials: TK. Apparently, he lives in Hong Kong. The Ferrari P80/C is a track-only supercar that takes design […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/flavio-manzoni-ferrari-p80-c/feed/ 0 10001262 Ferrari SP38: Maranello Reveals Latest One-Off Commission https://www.formtrends.com/ferrari-sp38-one-off/ https://www.formtrends.com/ferrari-sp38-one-off/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 08:10:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=33936 While volume carmakers General Motors and Volkswagen are developing autonomous shared vehicles for the masses low volume superluxury and supercar manufacturers are upping the personalization stakes, creating one-off ‘coachbuilt’ projects for their discerning clientele. The Ferrari SP38 is the latest such product to join the exclusive club. Unveiled at Italy’s Fiorano racetrack today, the bespoke SP38 supercar is a product of Ferrari’s One-Off personalization program. Designed under the direction of Flavio Manzoni at Ferrari’s Design Center in Maranello, the SP38 […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/ferrari-sp38-one-off/feed/ 0 33936 Rolls-Royce Sweptail: The Epitome of Bespoke Personalization https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-sweptail/ https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-sweptail/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2017 08:52:18 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=28068 Unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the Sweptail is a two-door coupe inspired by some of... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-sweptail/feed/ 0 28068 Trends: One-Off Personalization is the Future of High-End https://www.formtrends.com/one-off-personalization-future-high-end/ https://www.formtrends.com/one-off-personalization-future-high-end/#respond Mon, 29 May 2017 22:47:41 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=28104 The automotive industry is experiencing a level of unprecedented polarization. On the one end of the spectrum is autonomous mobility... LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO VIEW

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/one-off-personalization-future-high-end/feed/ 0 28104 Zagato Creates Bespoke MV Agusta F4Z Motorcycle https://www.formtrends.com/zagato-creates-bespoke-mv-agusta-f4z-motorcycle/ https://www.formtrends.com/zagato-creates-bespoke-mv-agusta-f4z-motorcycle/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2016 18:12:38 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=25324 Zagato unveiled this MV Agusta F4Z one-off motorcycle at the third international Concours d’Elegance Chantilly Arts & Elegance in France this past weekend. It is the first two-wheeled vehicle the independently owned Milan-based coachbuilder has ever created, and it’s quite a successful design. Built for an unnamed Japanese collector who dabbles in the fashion and publishing sectors, the F4Z is based on MV Agusta’s F4. Its fairing and limited number of relatively large panels are made from carbon fiber and […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/zagato-creates-bespoke-mv-agusta-f4z-motorcycle/feed/ 0 25324 Built not Bought – Bike Shed 2015 https://www.formtrends.com/built-not-bought-bike-shed-2015/ https://www.formtrends.com/built-not-bought-bike-shed-2015/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:37:01 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=17036 Custom bikes have been a big industry in the US for quite some time. The request for high-end one-off personalization has been met by hundreds of custom bike builders and their popularity was brought to the fore but televised series such as Jesse James’ West Coast Choppers and the east coast’s Orange County Choppers. While the custom bike scene in Europe hasn’t seen the attention of its US-based equivalents on the small screen, it’s been increasing steadfast off screen, as […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/built-not-bought-bike-shed-2015/feed/ 1 17036 Rolls-Royce Relishes Bespoke https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-relishes-bespoke/ https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-relishes-bespoke/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:41:05 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=9801 If anyone ever questioned the value of personalization in the luxury car sector, results revealed by Rolls-Royce today will certainly put an end to all doubt. The super-luxury car maker revealed that its Bespoke business has become more successful than ever with nearly 95% of all cars purchased last year personalized by their owners in some form. Rolls-Royce has been playing up to the individualization trend for some time. It offers everything from two-tone color palettes and specific pin striping, […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-relishes-bespoke/feed/ 0 9801 Winners Announced in RCA / Alcraft Design Competition https://www.formtrends.com/winners-announced-in-rca-alcraft-design-competition/ https://www.formtrends.com/winners-announced-in-rca-alcraft-design-competition/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:54:34 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=9473 The winners of the RCA’s latest sponsored project have been announced. Developed in collaboration with bespoke restyling and engineering business Alcraft Motor Company, the competition marked the culmination of a project exploring British design values and personalized vehicle design. Students were challenged to develop a personalized design package for Range Rover products. The resulting designs took their influences from the UK’s design icons as well as heritage. Inspiration ranged from legendary cars such as the E-Type Jaguar through to stately […]

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