Vandenbrink Design Explained

Vandenbrink Design
Services:	Custom design and coachbuilding
Homepage:	www.vandenbrinkdesign.com

Vandenbrink Design is a Netherlands-based automotive design and coachbuilding company, founded in 2006 by Michiel van den Brink and Robert Koumans.^[1]

Cars

In 2006, Van den Brink introduced a plan to design and build a special coachbuilt Ferrari, which received positive reception.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Currently the company is working on the "Vandenbrink GTO", a tribute to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, based on the underpinnings of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Coachbuilding will be performed by Italian partners.^[7]

In July 2009, Vandenbrink announced development of the Fra Mauro, a carbon fiber-bodied coach apparently based on the Spyker C8 Spyder chassis and featuring a mid-engine 4.2 litre V8 layout. Production numbers have yet to be determined.^[8]

In April 2010, Van den Brink left the company to become an independent designer, leaving the firm to his business partner Robert Koumans.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vandenbrink GT Convertible . 2007-12-20 . Car Body Design . 2009-03-18.
2. Web site: Michiel van den Brink interview . 2006-11-17 . PistonHeads.
3. Web site: The fine art of Coachbuilding . Luxury-insider.com . March 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090409232355/http://www.luxury-insider.com/Regulars/Reviews_and_Commentary/Coachbuilding/index.aspx . 2009-04-09 .
4. Web site: Top 10 coachbuilt supercars . . 2007-07-21.
5. Web site: Is this the world's sexiest Ferrari?. Auto Trader UK.
6. Web site: Vandenbrink 599 GTO will be built but not by Ferrari. 2007-05-24. Autoblog.
7. Web site: Vandenbrink 599 GTO. 2007-05-24. Supercars.net.
8. Web site: Current Projects . Vandenbrink Design . 2009-07-28.