Rebellion Undressing

Rebellion Undressing

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Brother D

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3,698 posts

175 months

Sunday 23rd February 2014
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Will be interesting to see what is in store, and if he gets the reliability/usability bugs ironed out.



I do think this is a great evolution on the Ultima, and I don't think anyone can argue (even if not a great fan of the looks) that some serious engineering and design has gone into it.

http://jon-olsson.com/?p=15080

V8Dom

3,546 posts

201 months

Sunday 23rd February 2014
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thought it had been reliable in last gunball.

looks fantatstic.. love to get a set of those body panels..

crossram

291 posts

123 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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I guess thats why designers like Giugiaro and Zagato get paid so much.

Brother D

Original Poster:

3,698 posts

175 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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crossram said:
I guess thats why designers like Giugiaro and Zagato get paid so much.
Not sure I get the reference? I think this was designed by Jon?

(Personally I really like the look).


jcolley

183 posts

125 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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V8Dom said:
looks fantatstic.. love to get a set of those body panels..
That would tip me from the "thinking about building" to the "where'd my money go?" category...

crossram

291 posts

123 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Brother D said:
Not sure I get the reference? I think this was designed by Jon?

(Personally I really like the look).
It means exactly what it states

Edited by crossram on Monday 24th February 16:10

crossram

291 posts

123 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Brother D said:
Not sure I get the reference? I think this was designed by Jon?

(Personally I really like the look).
It means exactly what it states

Edited by crossram on Monday 24th February 16:11

deadscoob

2,263 posts

259 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Yeah - the recent generation of LMP cars are renowned for their beauty.....

Perhaps Audi et al missed a trick when they created cars that were aero ugly but fast, when they could have been slow and pretty wink


Alex93

115 posts

125 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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V8Dom said:
thought it had been reliable in last gunball.

looks fantatstic.. love to get a set of those body panels..
I emailed Jøn and he told me £100k for the entire body

Edited by Alex93 on Monday 24th February 19:28

Justaredbadge

37,068 posts

187 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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Alex93 said:
I emailed Jøn and he told me £100k for the entire body
rofl

He obviously doesn't want to sell any bodywork then.

srreck

529 posts

260 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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IMHO it looks as an spectacular roadgoing LMP but not as an Ultima.

Stig

11,817 posts

283 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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I gather it's up for sale too, at a mere €500,000 eek

Pedders

269 posts

283 months

Monday 24th February 2014
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I think this car is sensational, and hats off to the owner for committing the serious cash to something so different. Whilst I can appreciate the 'it's not an Ultima' comments' I think it is a great example of what can be done with these cars.

I can also accept the 'it's not pretty' comments, but I don't think a car needs to be pretty to look great (the Nissan R35 Gtr for example). All highly subjective, I know, and views will be divided with none necessarily right or wrong.

I do think a more restrained version could look very special. I particularly like the way the side profile has been broken up with the front and rear clams being wider than the centre section. When I originally saw this car, I thought the track had been widened. Having now taken delivery of the standard body, I can see how much the clams taper towards the centre section, such that a similar effect could be achieved by re profiling of the standard body work.

Never any shortage of potential modifications with an Ultima!

crossram

291 posts

123 months

Tuesday 25th February 2014
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Pedders said:
I think this car is sensational, and hats off to the owner for committing the serious cash to something so different. Whilst I can appreciate the 'it's not an Ultima' comments' I think it is a great example of what can be done with these cars.

I can also accept the 'it's not pretty' comments, but I don't think a car needs to be pretty to look great (the Nissan R35 Gtr for example). All highly subjective, I know, and views will be divided with none necessarily right or wrong.
It's a slippery slope my friend and this is why most British cars don't look like Italian cars. Life is too short for ugly...

Pedders

269 posts

283 months

Tuesday 25th February 2014
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crossram said:
It's a slippery slope my friend and this is why most British cars don't look like Italian cars. Life is too short for ugly...
hehe

hedgefinder

3,418 posts

169 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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personally I dont see it being any more "ugly" than a standard Ultima, they are both race inspired. This is simply more modern take on the same theme.... purposeful , not ugly.

deadscoob

2,263 posts

259 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Agreed

356Speedster

2,293 posts

230 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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I think it looks brutally awesome. A great evolution of the Ultima shape, retaining the original look, but bringing it bang upto date. If I could afford a Can Am version of that body, I'd be waving my credit card in the air!

hedgefinder

3,418 posts

169 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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for 100k I wouldnt be surprised if you couldnt have your own body moulds and a body produced

V8Dom

3,546 posts

201 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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If you are thinking of making your own body, why not use this one?

much cheaper

http://www.eurocarblog.com/post/51329/aeromaster-l...

http://www.aero-master.com/en/pages/kit-info.php

dom

Edited by V8Dom on Wednesday 26th February 22:39