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http://www.auto-news.de/auto/news/anzeige_Vandenbrink-GTO-Der-Traum-in-Rot-wird-2009-wahr_id_19988
Amsterdam, 17 October 2007 - There are cars that turn grown men into ten-year-old schoolboys. That put them in speechless wonder, and inspire dreams of winning the lottery. Clearly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Still, we feel no one can be indifferent in the sight of the Vandenbrink GTO who can be called a real car enthusiast.

Body that measure's up
The ambitious project of Dutchman Michiel Vandenbrink was designed in 2006 as a study and is anticipated to actually be built in 2008 after an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and audiences. In 2009, the first units will be delivered. Thus in Amsterdam continues the venerable tradition of small custom body manufactures. Their emergence was between the world wars. Back then it was a matter of course for well-to-do customers to order only the moving base (including engine and transmission) from manufacturers. These stripped-down frames where then sent to exclusive body specialists, such as Henri Chapron of France.

Looking back
In this tradition runs the GTO: The Vandenbrink designers stripped a brand new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and supplied a lovely GTO body. Only the A-pillars and the windshield are taken from the starting product. The manufacture, assembly and adaption of the body is the work of Ferrari specialist Alwin Hietbrink. The shape of this pretty boy is based clearly on historical models: Vandenbrink's GTO is an homage to the classic Ferrari 250 GTO designed in 1962.

More power!
Even under the hood, things have been changed a lot, due to the cooperation of the racing specialists at EDO Competition: The basic version 599 GTO has 650 horses under the hood. A hotter version, the 630 GTO, with a tighter design, offers 750 horsepower from 6.3 liters. By comparison, the Ferrari 599 GTB has "only" 620 hp.

Welcome back to reality
Look: fit. Power: plentiful. What keeps us from ordering the GTO? It's simple: first, the releases in these types of series are extremely small - Vandenbrink is considering all of about five vehicles. Then there's the price tag that's likely to break the heart of nearly every car fan on Earth: A fully-equipped GTO is €993,000 to start - plus taxes, and the base price of a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. All together, the Dutchman has well-topped the record-breaking Bugatti Veyron - but even this can't detract from the beauty.

http://auto.nieuws.nl/491693/Serious_request__VandenBrink_GT_Convertible
Barely half a year ago Vandenbrink Design surprised us all with the Vandenbrink GTO: a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano-based beauty in a series of up to six units to be built. There's certainly no lack of enthusiasm - it is now expected that by the middle of next year the construction of the first GTO will have begun. With the arrival of a request from the United States for an open variant, designer Michiel van den Brink (30) went back to the virtual drawing board with this design as a result. The final result is considerably more modern than the retro GTO. Van den Brink says, "With this [design] we hope to shake off the retro stigma, because we can do much more than that. This was put in motion by a client who came for a GTO. When she discovered what else was possible, we wet further." Whether the car is actually built is still uncertain. Van den Brink continues, "This Convertible is an example of a possible concept. We will still have to determine if it will be a single project or a very small series. That will be determined by the final cost and customer needs, but the design is there. We will put it to work. " Should production proceed this far, then the Haaksbergse coachbuilder Alwin Hietbrink will provide the bodywork. The roof of the Convertible will be made of carbon fiber and multiple parts. The track on the front of the car will be made of clear aluminum, and is purely aesthetic. Van den Brink: "I've used something similar in earlier sketches. It feels good.  It is defined by an open vent that was initially available on the 599. It is not a sheet metal part as with the donor car."

http://www.drive.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5058&Itemid=61
Dutch car designer Michiel Vandenbrink announced plans to build the Vandenbrink GTO, a supercar inspired by the classic Ferrari 250 GTO 1962 and based in modern Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. To this end, the Dutch designer founded "Vandenbrink Design" in collaboration with fellow entrepreneur, Robert Koumans. According to the press release issued by the Dutch company, the supercar will be named the GTO and the first cars will be delivered starting in early 2009. When we say "cars" do not assume a large amount as Vandenbrink Design will build only 5 units.

The elite buyers can choose between two versions, the 599 GTO and 630 GTO, both with the V12 Ferrari 599 GTB. After the build, including [under the hood] work by Edo Competition, the Ferrari V12 will deliver 650 horsepower at 599 GTO (+30 hp compared to the Fiorona's base engine), while the 630 GTO will go further with 750 horsepower.

And the price? Let's put it this way: If you are interested, maybe take a look at the [hugely expensive] Spetses islet to store your Vandenbrink GTO. Not including taxes and the cost of buying a Ferrari 599 GTB, the GTO will start from € 993.000. This thing is certainly not for free...

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/vandenbrink-gto-bau-beschlossen-729802.html
2006 marked the Dutch Desiger Michiel van den Brink's introduction of the GTO, which is largely based on the Ferrari 250 GTO from 1962. The response to the draft was so great that the racer is now being produced in a small series.

The technical underpinning for the GTO are delivered by the latest Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. However, the Dutchman has greatly adapted the design. [The base engine] provides 620 hp and 608 Nm V12, but the 599 GTO will deliver a whopping 650 hp and 630 Nm. This will bring it to a max speed of 330 km/h and a 3.6 second acceleration time.

The 630 GTO, a second version, improves further with a 6.3 liters at 750 hp and 680 Nm. This amounts to 350 km/h and 3.4 second max acceleration time. The performance gains are obtained by German tuner Edo Vandenbrink.

Other partners include the restoration specialist Alwin Hietbrink to model the carriage,and Henk van Lith, who will make the interior in the style of the original GTO.

A total of only five GTO will be built. The price for the fully equipped top model 630 GTO is said to be € 993 000, excluding the price of a base 599 GTB and taxes. Production begins in 2008, with the first models expected to roll out to customers in 2009.

'''[Translator's note: As neither auto engineering nor the source languages used in the translations above are in my wheelhouse, some of the technical language may have been muddled. However, as the present discussion is about notability, I think it should suffice. But anyone applying this info the article itself should scrupulously fact check me!]'''