FROM DUNLOP at the SEMA 2008.
It was quite an unexpected Designers car for the typical SEMA audience.
It features a lot of modern ingredients, the
suspension is based on Total Controls latest technology, the 5.4 litre
engine features 600HP, supercharged by an Eaton unit.
Limited number production may start at the end of 2009. This car was
designed for the world market. While CDC will focus on the US market, the
car will be also shown in Europe (not marketed there however) and other
continents.
More about this in the future on www.ponysite.de
A second car (a replica of the original 67 based EQUUS EQ500) was built in parallel based on a 68 Fastback and that one will play a major role in the already mentioned movie project "Road to Maharajah".
Look rather to the left of the lady and you'll see the
blacked out interior.
In January 2009 this road adventure will cover 1400 miles in India from
Bombay/Mumbai to Jaipur. Starting in Film City with a Bollywood filmstart, the
rallye will lead to many a Maharajah palace and other sightseeing spots.
More on the rallye here
In
the to left picture on the right, you can spot already the 68 replica of
TOM1, plus a few of the 10 Shelbys and Mustangs used in the movie. This
rallye is made for and organized by true Mustang/Shelby maniacs.
The Mustang made out of real gold in the top right picture has its own
meaning that we might explain one day to you. There is something more behind
that scale model made for someone special in the Mustang/Shelby history.
The new Tom Tjaarda designed EQUUS EQ500 (Tom1) was presented by CDC and Tom Tjaarda at the SEMA 2008 show.
A replica of this car will star in the Road of Maharajahs movie.
Interior of the 68 replica of Tom1
See a video of the SEMA 2008 Show car
Tom Tjaarda is very well known in the Ford scene for his design of the De Tomaso Pantera.
But he also had his hands quite often on Ford designs and even Mustangs starting in the late 60ies up to the recent electric powered EVX Mustangs.
In 1960 he designed the Ford dragster
project IXG, in 1962 worked on a Pininfarina Corvair project. It's a mystery
to have some touching points with Phil Clarks vita here, as we found IXG
pics in Phil Clarks material and as you might know Phil worked on some
Corvair designs while being at GM. We've yet to find out, wether they ever
met or had some contact or at least knew of each other.
In 1969 he designed the De Tomaso Mustela while being at Ghia followed by
the De Tomaso Deauville and De Tomaso Pantera in 1970. In 1971 he worked on
the De Tomasa Zonda and a Mustang design.
In 1973 another Ford Mustela II was shown around the country, later followed
by Ford Maverick designs and Ford Mustang II design studies for Ghia.
Tom Tjaarda has been creative and active ever since, his latest better known
project being the Qvale Mangusta, based on the Shelby Series 2, and more
recently the EVX Mustang and HST Cobra.
You can take a closer look at his car on http://www.tom-tjaarda.net/cars.htm
But few knew that Tom Tjaarda is not only a
lover of the BULLITT movie, but had some greater things in mind, when
joining this exciting multi-facette project that we will follow until the
movie Road to Maharaja comes out
Source: autolit.com
1969 Tom Tjaardas Mustela I - picture archive
Ch. Wehde Th e car was also shown in green metallic paint
Another Tom Tjaarda design that lead to a Mustang in October 1971- courtesy Ch. Wehde archive
A rare studo design shot of a De Tomaso Zonda, Capri and a Mustang
design proposal shown in October 1971
- courtesy Archive Ch. Wehde
in our Bullitt section.