David Brown Automotive has unveiled a new special edition of its Mini Remastered in collaboration with amplifier manufacturer Marshall.
Called the Mini Remastered Marshall Edition, the limited-run restomod celebrates the 60th anniversary of the British company.
Each of the 60 cars will be finished in Marshall Black with gold detailing to mirror the look of Marshall's amps. The bumpers, wheel arches, window frames and headlight surrounds are finished in dark chrome, while the brake callipers and wheel surrounds are painted gold. A large mesh grille, also finished in gold, mimics the look of an amp.
The Marshall Edition is further marked out from the standard Mini Remastered by hand-painted pinstripes on the side and along the roof, as well as a Marshall logo in the centre of each wheel.
Inside, a gold control panel in the centre console features amp-style control knobs, with gold detailing also appearing on the handbrake and door cards. The pedals - which are also finished in gold - have the ‘skip track’, ‘pause’ and ‘play’ symbols engraved into them as a further nod to the special edition’s musical inspiration.
Unsurprisingly, the audio system has been significantly upgraded. New dashboard-mounted tweeters work together with additional speakers in the doors, while the boot has been fitted with a full-size guitar amp featuring an independent power supply and an integrated bluetooth speaker.
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I don't have £100k for a toy like this but I think it looks great.
£100,000 for a Mini!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.......
I really hope this company goes out of business soon.
Thats the spirit! Tear down a decent business because in all likelihood you can't afford one. I love what they do with Minis, even though I could never contemplate buying one short of winning the Euromillions Jackpot. These are for collectors, those who want something extra special among their many cars.
"A decent business".
Don't make me laugh. All they do is copy other companies' designs, or, in this case, take a really old car, tart it up a bit, and charge a fortune for it. If they could be bothered to design and build their own, original car I would get behind them, but they are rip off merchants, nothing more.
And no, I can't afford one, like most people who read Autocar. So what? Does my financial situation prevent me having an opinion?
The attention to detail is marvelous.
Mean spirited to call it a "tarted-up" car.
Hoping a company fails because you don't like it is bizarre.
I don't like Ferraris but I've no ill-will to the company and those who do.
@Zeddy
Ferrari don't make copies of other companies' cars and put them on the chassis of another company's cars and sell them as a completely new car.
Ferrari don't restore ancient cars made by another company and then put their own badges on them.
This company do. They produce nothing original, but copy other companies' products and sell them as something new. It is shameless and lazy. If they want to do restorations I have no issue with that, as there would be nothing wrong with a restored Mini Cooper, for example. Their current business model is crass and I hope it fails.
Pretty bitter and nasty today, Martin. Take a day off.
60 years too late?, I think Aston Martin did the Cygnet, it had a silly price, this?, just isn't special enough, only relevant to people in the music industry.