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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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Exterior 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.

The card

parts 01 of 07

Exterior design and colours

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The notes

rendered

The shape is a 1950s endurance racer: a long bonnet with raised front wings that peak over the wheels, and a headrest fairing behind the driver.

body

  • No conventional headlamps. Two slim LED light blades per side are set flush into each front wing, sweeping up from the nose and stopping partway along the wing.
  • The rear lights echo the front: LED blades set into the rear haunches, sweeping up and back.
  • An oval grille mouth with a brass surround and fine mesh, with a carbon front splitter below.
  • A bonnet scoop feeding the supercharger, and side gills behind the front wheels to vent the engine bay.
  • A tan fabric soft top that matches the interior leather. With the roof down, a headrest fairing sits behind the driver.
  • Slim modern mirror pods, and a low wraparound windscreen with a riveted frame.
  • Forged multi-spoke wheels in satin dark grey, with brass-coloured calipers.
  • A thin brass pinstripe. The roundel and race number come with the Heritage pack.

colours

The launch colour is Teesside Gunmetal, as standard with a clean finish and no roundel.

Colour Finish
Teesside Gunmetal Launch colour, standard
Silhouette Red Deep metallic red
Harbour Blue Dark metallic blue
Paddock Ivory Warm solid ivory
Midnight Black Gloss black
Heritage pack British racing green, thin brass pinstripe, white roundel and race number on the doors

All colours come with the brass grille surround, the brass pinstripe and a tan leather interior.

what the renders show

The green renders are the Heritage pack. The gunmetal grid is the launch car on the road, roof up and down. The colour grid runs clockwise from top left: Silhouette Red, Harbour Blue, Midnight Black, Paddock Ivory.

The plates

5 · lift any one out
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.
01 · The Silhouette in a dark studio
Side profile in the studio, nose on the left, roof up. The long bonnet and low wraparound windscreen give way to the tan soft top. The wings rise over both wheels. Light blades sit in the front wing and red blades in the rear haunch, and four gills sit behind the front wheel. A brass pinstripe runs nose to tail and a white roundel with a black 6 is on the door. Forged wheels with brass calipers. Close to the brief.
02 · Side profile in the studio
Rear three-quarter view in the studio, roof down. A green headrest fairing rises behind the driver's seat, and the tan soft top is folded under a rail behind the seats. A small ducktail spoiler crowns the tail. Twin red LED blades sweep up each rear haunch above a carbon diffuser with twin centre exhaust exits. The brass pinstripe and the 6 roundel run along the flank. Through the riveted windscreen frame you can see the right-hand drive dash and a tan wheel. Off brief: the mirrors are round chrome bullets rather than slim pods.
03 · Rear three-quarter view in the studio
Seven views of the launch colour, Teesside Gunmetal, in a grid. In the studio with the roof up. From behind, roof down, on a terrace above a sea bay at sunset. In side profile, roof down, by a stone house. Driving a coast road. The cabin. The engine bay. From above, roof up, on stone paving. Clean finish with no roundel, brass grille surround, light blades and tan leather throughout. Off brief: the brass pinstripe is barely visible along the flanks, the cabin again has a gear lever, and the mirrors are chrome bullets.
04 · Seven views of the launch colour
Four colours, roof down, in a grid. Top left, Silhouette Red on cobbles above a sea bay at sunset. Top right, Harbour Blue on a wet quay in a marina at dusk. Bottom right, Midnight Black outside a lit building at night. Bottom left, Paddock Ivory in the courtyard of a stone villa. Every car has the brass grille surround, light blades, tan interior and brass calipers. Off brief: the brass pinstripe is faint or missing along the flanks.
05 · Four colours