The Aston Martin Bulldog GT is the product of a Danish firm called HBH. HBH – which is basically the acronym of the surnames of its three founders; Jesper Hermann, Christian Brandt and Torben Hartvig, have essentially created a one-off mid-engined Aston Martin. However the company is now offering the car for sale, and also half the production rights as well. That means the buyer has a choice; keep it the car as an ultra exclusive one-off, or gamble the money and try and make some profit from a small production run.
The Aston Martin Bulldog GT – not to be confused with the Aston Martin Bulldog concept from 1980 – is powered by a mid-mounted 6.0 litre V12 borrowed from the Aston Martin Vantage V12. Except whereas the Vantage has to make do with 510 horsepower, the Bulldog GT has a fiery 666 horsepower to play with thanks to the addition of a couple of superchargers. The transmission is a six-speed manual with a limited-slip differential.
According to HBH that drivetrain means the Aston Martin Bulldog GT can hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 3.9 seconds, and continue on to a 186 mph top speed.
The bodywork is made from hand formed aluminium – although carbon fiber had been considered. HBH decided that given Aston Martin’s heritage a more traditional material was better suited – despite the fact it was more difficult and expensive than a carbon fiber body would have been.
Torben Hartvig says of the Aston Martin Bulldog GT project: “From the very beginning, we listened carefully to the market before deciding on the future of the Bulldog GT. As we see it, all possibilities are open; if a client only wants to make one car, only one will be produced. If there is a market for a small series, which we strongly believe there is, and the client would like us to produce a small series, then this is what we will do. We believe this project is an opportunity to be a part of automotive history and, at the same time, make a potentially good investment.”
As a side note, and proving the company have the talent to backup their design concepts, HBH were also the same guys who designed the impossibly cool Zenvo ST 1 for Zenvo Automotive back in 2009.
Source: ClassicDriver via Autoblog
