Bell Aurens Longnose
Bored? How about taking a Series II Land Rover Defender, removing the roof, windscreen, climate control and any safety equipment, replacing them with a 27 litre, 1500hp, V12 Rolls Royce Merlin engine (as used in the Spitfire fighter plane), adjusting the length of the bonnet to cope and sloping the hind quarters of the car forward to create a ‘boat-tail’ style rear?
This, more or less, is what designer Thomas Bell and his partner, marketing consultant Holger Kalvelage, decided to do when they created the striking Bell Aurens Longnose. Equal parts Land Rover, land yacht and fighter plane, with just a dash of Laurence of Arabia thrown in, the Longnose will be made by specialist coachbuilders Lorenz & Partners near Nuremberg in Germany. Stylish (and slightly eccentric, it has to be said) details that caught our eye included the non-metallic desert sand paint job, leather bonnet straps and red leather cricket ball used as a gear knob – something that found much favour with the British contingent here at Swipelife!
With a price tag of €125,000 and production likely to be limited to double digits the Longonose will remain for most of us sadly, just a desert mirage.
View images and videos of the Bell Aurens Longnose after the jump.
Land Rover Defender Fire and Ice Editions
More or less unchanged for the last 60 years, the Land Rover Defender has long been the preferred vehicle of choice for those with a lust for treacherous terrain and unmatched build quality. These hand-assembled off-roaders come decked out in Vesuvius Orange and Alaska White respectively, and color-coded head and tail-lights compliment the exterior scheme well. Inside, the Defender has been upgraded with Recaro seats and alcantara trim. Truly limited in production, only 850 examples will be made; they are being offered strictly where they will get the most use, in Europe, China, and South Africa.
See more images of the Land Rover Defender Fire and Ice Editions after the jump.
Land Rover LRX Concept
The Land Rover LRX Concept, if made, could be hailed as “the smallest, lightest and most efficient Land Rover has ever produced.” Unveiled last year, it was said that that this concept would be a “2.0-litre, Federalised, turbodiesel hybrid, with potential CO2 emissions of 120 g/km.” It even won the “Concept Truck of the Year” award in the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards. With all accolades and engineering aside, we are also impressed with the LRX design. It has a very sleek exterior with very minimal lines. The interior is also impressive with state of the art additions. Check out more images after the jump.
Source: AB
