Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage
By Niels van Roij Design,
A special one-off commission based on a Ferrari 599 that as the name suggests, is an homage to a special one-off commission from 1972.
The original was a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona that was morphed into a shooting brake (fancy term for a two-door station wagon) designed by three-time Le Mans winner Luigi Chinetti, and built by Panther Westwinds.
Finished in jet black over a light brown interior, the majority of the design stayed true to the Daytona. Save for the roof, which had been stretched all the way back past the rear wheels, then dropped abruptly into a Kamm tail rear end. Like the new car, the original also featured gullwing-style rear glass, allowing easy access to the rear luggage compartment.
The entire rear and side profile is strikingly similar to the original, while not looking overwrought or jarring on the more sculpted body of the 599. Unlike the original however, the front end has also been redone in a style vaguely reminiscent of the Daytona, but with a more modern twist. The interior is broadly the same as a standard 599, the most notable difference being the relocation of the gauge cluster to the center, leaving an unimpeded view from the driver's seat.
Courtesy: Hagerty
