Contradiction in terms-Off Road Sportscar
June 20th 2008 12:11
It was Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder who famously said, “The Germans are a cruel race, they have operas that last for six hours and no translatable word for fluffy!”
That may be true, but you have to admire their sense of creative engineering. This country gave us a whole range of BMW M3 and M5s, AMG, Brabus, Alpina and of course Porsche.
These are the known quantities; the little known ones are as varied as they are inspired.
A firm deep inside the Fatherland will (If you have enough Euros!) convert your classic Ponton or 1960s Mercedes to full modern Mercedes Benz running gear. There are also companies who will convert your 993 Porsche to a more than passable RS replica complete with skinny chrome bumpers and Cookie cutter Wheels.
Taking all of this into consideration, it should come as no surprise when Autoloud tells you
about the Bavarian built Bell Aurens Longnose.
Born out of the creative minds of two German Land-Rover enthusiasts, the Longnose is a Landrover 109” wagon, which has been fashioned into a modern interpretation of an off-road sports car circa 1930.
The prototype is classic in appearance with a long bonnet and a short tail, where you have the option of a standard rear or a sloping tail. The fold–down screen and spare wheel stored on the back panel captures the era perfectly.
There has been no sacrifice in off-road performance as it features standard Landrover suspension, low ratio and centrally locking differentials. As you can expect from the land of Autobahns you can also have your choice of a 4.6 litreV8 or a V12.
Hand built with a price tag of 100,000 Euros, each Longnose will be individually built to customer specification.
Imagine that in Zebra Stripes!
That may be true, but you have to admire their sense of creative engineering. This country gave us a whole range of BMW M3 and M5s, AMG, Brabus, Alpina and of course Porsche.
These are the known quantities; the little known ones are as varied as they are inspired.
A firm deep inside the Fatherland will (If you have enough Euros!) convert your classic Ponton or 1960s Mercedes to full modern Mercedes Benz running gear. There are also companies who will convert your 993 Porsche to a more than passable RS replica complete with skinny chrome bumpers and Cookie cutter Wheels.
Taking all of this into consideration, it should come as no surprise when Autoloud tells you
about the Bavarian built Bell Aurens Longnose.
Born out of the creative minds of two German Land-Rover enthusiasts, the Longnose is a Landrover 109” wagon, which has been fashioned into a modern interpretation of an off-road sports car circa 1930.
The prototype is classic in appearance with a long bonnet and a short tail, where you have the option of a standard rear or a sloping tail. The fold–down screen and spare wheel stored on the back panel captures the era perfectly.
There has been no sacrifice in off-road performance as it features standard Landrover suspension, low ratio and centrally locking differentials. As you can expect from the land of Autobahns you can also have your choice of a 4.6 litreV8 or a V12.
Hand built with a price tag of 100,000 Euros, each Longnose will be individually built to customer specification.
Imagine that in Zebra Stripes!
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