The Silhouette in a dark studio, front three-quarter view, roof up, in the Heritage pack's British racing green. A long bonnet with a scoop runs between raised front wings that peak over the wheels. Two slim white LED light blades sweep up each wing where headlamps would be. An oval grille mouth with fine mesh sits in a brass surround above a carbon splitter. A thin brass pinstripe runs along the flank to a white roundel with a black 6 on the door, behind four gills. Tan soft top, forged multi-spoke wheels in dark grey with brass calipers. Off brief: the mirrors are round chrome bullets on stalks rather than slim modern pods.

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The parts

7 entries in Kreation Silhouette, each with a page of its own.

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7 entries

01 / partsExterior design and colours

A long bonnet and rising wings in the 1950s endurance racer style, with LED light blades in place of headlamps, an oval brass mouth and six colours.

open →02 / partsInterior

Right-hand drive, tan quilted leather and green Alcantara, a machined aluminium dash, toggle switches and a rev counter reading to 12,000 rpm. No screen.

open →03 / partsEngine

Two Triumph 1160 cc triple top ends on a bespoke billet crankcase and six-throw crank, making a 2,320 cc 60° V6 with a centrifugal supercharger, for a target of 420 bhp at 10,750 rpm.

open →04 / partsDrivetrain, chassis and dimensions

A rear six-speed sequential transaxle fed by a carbon prop in a torque tube, a T45 spaceframe with a bonded aluminium floor, and a hand-laid composite body on a 2,400 mm wheelbase.

open →05 / partsWeight saving

Getting from 920 kg to the 850 kg target with low and mid cost measures only, for an estimated saving of 67 to 96 kg.

open →06 / partsManufacturing and Teesside

A hand-built car at around 50 a year rising to 150, from a 1,500 to 2,000 m² unit on Teesside, approved first one car at a time and then as a small series.

open →07 / partsCosts and build reality

£6.3m to £12.1m to set up and £55k to £77k to build each car, which puts a realistic price at £96k to £143k against a £58k target.

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