Ian Callum, the design chief of Jaguar till 2019, has teamed up with coachbuilders Wooden & Pickett for a Mini restomod.
Based mostly on the Mk5 Mini Sportspack constructed from 1997 till the unique automobile’s demise in 2001, the restomod consists of large Wooden & Pickett wheel arches, and new aspect sills.
The entrance and rear valences underneath the bumpers have been redesigned for improved cooling. Each the head- and tail-lights have been upgraded to LED items, with new graphics at each ends.
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Below the bonnet lives a completely reworked four-cylinder engine that’s grown from 1.275L to 1.31L. The rise in quantity, in addition to new efficiency cylinder heads, a novel exhaust system with two upswept ideas, and revised twin-point gasoline injection system boosts output to 82kW.
The automobile rides on a brand new suspension package and Ian Callum-designed 13-inch alloy wheels. Up entrance there’s an upgraded braking package deal that includes 213mm grooved and ventilated discs, whereas the rear stays a drum-only setup.
Inside there’s a brand new dashboard that’s impressed by Wooden & Pickett’s “Margrave” inside, and consists of metallic bezels for the dials and vents, piano key switches, an leisure system that helps Apple CarPlay, and a pair of cupholders forward of the gearshift.
Different modifications embody new entrance seats, and a rebuilt and retrimmed rear bench. Additional soundproofing has been put in, as has new top quality carpet, and electrical home windows.
The Wooden and Pickett Mini by Callum has a beginning value of £75,000 (A$157,500), with every automobile hand constructed and personalised to the client’s specs.
There shall be a restricted manufacturing run, though no quantity has been specified. The brown automobile seen right here is the primary manufacturing automobile, and belongs to British mannequin David Gandy.
Wooden & Pickett is a coachbuilder and automobile modification firm that dates again to 1947, and made a reputation for itself within the Sixties for its work on the unique Mini.
Ian Callum was head of design for Jaguar from 1999 to 2019 when he give up to begin his personal automotive design consultancy.
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