Faralli and Mantazzi aren't through reinterpreting classically handsome design cues and proportions. Their Antas GT will appear in the upcoming Speed Racer movie, and while that car is a mash-up of Morgan, Talbot-Lago, classic Alfas and even a touch of Bugatti, the firm's new ride, the Vulca, goes in a different direction. The V12 Vulca is still an homage to the past in a curvaceous and muscular fasion, but it's more infused with Ferrari and Aston Martin, and even hints of C2 and C3 Corvette than its stablemate.
There are only ten copies planned, which is a prudent move as a possible economic implosion could take the wind out of the sails of the market for cars like these. The 2+2 rides on its own chassis, rather than borrowing from Maserati's Quattorporte like the Antas. More than one 12-pot is offered, starting with a 6.0 liter unit and topping out with a 7.5 liter top dog laying down about 600 HP. While the Vulca will undoubtedly be thrilling with its 12-cylinder powerplants, the aluminum coachwork is so beautiful that it could be powered by an Iron Duke for all we cared.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Seoultrain @ Mar 4th 2008 6:13PM
woah, crazy design. I see old Mercedes CL headlights, a combination of Aston and Alfa in the grille, a little Cayman in the rear roofline, and some Morgan in the side, as well as a bunch of other influences that only look familiar to me, but I'm sure others here can name.
ed @ Mar 4th 2008 6:27PM
Perfect for those Avanti owners looking to trade up to something equally hideous.
Andrew @ Mar 4th 2008 6:50PM
More cars like this PLEASE.
HotRodzNKustoms @ Mar 4th 2008 7:00PM
I like it. It's a progressive classic beauty, but not retro, that is sorely missing in today's cars.
mk @ Mar 4th 2008 9:23PM
Much better lines than the Antas thing.
But there are crazy parts. Like the ways that the door window and rear quarter window don't meet very well at an exposed b-pillar. It looks like two designs welded together in the middle, and not really meeting.
there are some extraneous lines at the base of the rear window, as well.
But all in all, it would be nice to see more cars like this that harken back to pre-war, and post-war marshall-plan-era european custom coachworks. Morgan, and others are doing that as well, as well as Bentley and Rolls each trying to bring cues from their glory days, as well.