Niels van Roij Design shows newest one-off Hommage project

Niels van Roij Design proudly presents a selection of different design sketch iterations, renderings and photos of the newest one-off coachbuilt Hommage* project. The Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage is the provocative sequel to the winged Italian wonder from 1972 bearing the same name. Just like the classic car, the Hommage was born out of the client’s passion for traditional custom coachbuilding. The Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage features a one-off hand beaten aluminium body. This technique was introduced with the outspoken Breadvan Hommage and confidently reiterated with the newest Niels van Roij Design Hommage project.

(*Hommage is spelled with double M, linking to the Dutch heritage of the Niels van Roij Design studio)

Niels van Roij:
“It was a true car design devotee that reported to Niels van Roij Design with the very special request to design an ode to the legendary one-off Daytona Shooting Brake from 1972.”

“Styling the purebred has taken 12 months and construction of the full scale clay model has now been finished. Following approval of the clay model, the design was sculpted by hand in aluminium. Niels van Roij Design works closely with a team of specialist craftspeople to construct their one-off cars. The body of the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage was constructed by Bas van Roomen.

Designing the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage commission was an honourable task and great opportunity. The project is equally ambitious as it is demanding. Rendering the legendary classic ’70s shooting brake into a contemporary piece of car design was complex. The design of the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage celebrates the ’72 car, yet introduces much new DNA to the bloodline: the classic wasn’t a burden to our creativity. In fact, the design is a perfect synthesis between the sinuous volumes and ideal proportions of the classic inspiration and the powerful forms of the modern day supercar donor.” Says Niels van Roij.