Anybody know what this is ?

[nalaeroom]

Hi Everybody,

These are a set of photo's I came by several years ago, so my questions are.......
What car is it ?
Where were they taken ?
Who's the guy who looks like the boss ?








and a slight clue maybe ?




Thanks for looking


Alan M

[KelWedge]

Not a clue, But looks good, Lancia maybe, sure someone will come along in a minute with the right answer

[Ferg]

I thought Albar at first, but not in such an English workshop!

[Jollyclub]

The vented rear quarter clearly identifies it as a De Bruyne Grand Sport.

It came out of an otherwise stillborn Gordon Keeble project.. They made 2 prototypes which were displayed at the NY Motor show, wearing the De Bruyne badge.

The factory is Southampton and the
boss is De Bruyne himself.

The factory is easily distinguishable from Newport Pagnel by the wider (12 inch) spacing between the skylights.

De Bruyne is easily identifiable owing to the way he parted his hair..

Anyone mistaking it for a Spada Zagato is clearly senile... Or going blind.. Or both...

Edited by Jollyclub on Tuesday 4th January 20:45

[Ferg]

Cool!

[randomwalk]

KelWedge said:

Not a clue, But looks good, Lancia maybe, sure someone will come along in a minute with the right answer

I too thought Lancia when I saw the front end treatment and the front flanks.

[nalaeroom]

?



http://www.zagato.it/ukzh4.htm

Alan M



ETA

Sorry but signatures are not allowed.

Edited by nalaeroom on Monday 3rd January 19:38

Edited by Big Al. on Thursday 13th January 10:25

[MarkwG]

I'd have expected a more pronounced double bubble roof if it was a Zagato?

[williamp]

Jollyclub said:

They were taken at Newport Pagnell.

The 'guy who looks like the boss' is Ercole Spada.

The car is a one-off Zagato bodied DBS.

Sorry, but are you sure??

Every photo I have seen from NP has Astons in the background, and nothing else. Why would there be an old Mini, Rover P5, Vauxhall Viva and other cars in view but not an Aston? Evemn works service never worked on anything other then their own brands.

I cant see which person who looks like the boss is Spada. The car to me is a mystery, but I would say the lines are more Bertone then Zagato.

A one-off Zagato bodies DBS?? With that wheelbase? I've never heard of a Zagato bodies DBS before. Do you have any more information about it? Any pictures? Details? No website I have seen mentions a Zagato DBS

[heebeegeetee]

If you google 'Lancia Zagato' and 'Alfa Zagato' you'll get some similar images, but I'm not so sure you do when you google Aston Martin Zagato.

The front of the car looks more like Lancia to me.

[hidetheelephants]

Whatever it is I want one.

[Motown Junk]

Looks a bit 'Ogle'ish to me, also wheels appear to be old ARE Torque Thrusts, so maybe American based?

[nalaeroom]

I know this is really crazy given the timescale but......


Alan M

[tog]

Could it be the Jensen works? Is that a C-V8 in the background and an Interceptor with the bonnet up? Although the print is dated 1986, everything else in the photos looks older than that.

Edited by tog on Tuesday 4th January 08:44

[nalaeroom]

Dated 1968

Alan M

[Carfolio]

I'm pretty sure it's a de Bruyne, what came out of the remnants of the Gordon Keeble project. Struggling to find anything on it though.

Edited by Carfolio on Tuesday 4th January 09:00

Edit: de Bruyne, not de Bruynes...

Edited by Carfolio on Tuesday 4th January 09:02

[tog]

nalaeroom said:

Dated 1968

Alan M

I'm not dyslexic, just unobservant!

[nalaeroom]

I actually have the full press release for this then I will post later

Alan M

[Carfolio]

nalaeroom said:

I actually have the full press release for this then I will post later

Alan M

That would be great...

[Carfolio]

I'm also guessing that Peter Fluck is the boss-looking guy.