Dutch automotive design firm Vandenbrink Design has announced that it is set to realise the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano based study it first presented in drawing form last in September last year; a styling project which draws its inspiration from the famous Ferrari 250 GTO. "The Vandenbrink 599 GTO concept study received worldwide heart warming acclaim by car connoisseurs and collectors," says the company. "It became immediately evident we should realise this design and bring it on the road for selected customers."

The Vandenbrink 599 GTO will be developed on the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano platform. Launched at the Geneva Motor Show last year, it blends outstanding GT characteristics with competitive sports capability, and is considered the state of the art in GT/sports chassis and drivetrain technology. As this project has not been licensed by Ferrari, Vandenbrink are unable to use the Ferrari name in the new car's title.

The specialist aluminium coachbuilding work of the 599 GTO will be performed by classic automobile restoration specialist and coachbuilder Alwin Hietbrink in the Netherlands. Hietbrink is known worldwide for his excellent aluminium craftsmanship in restoration and rebuilding projects such as the Ferrari 250 GTO, 250 GT SWB, 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GT Drogo, 275 GTB, 365 GTB Daytona, 212 Vignale and many other types.
 

The firm has announced that just five Vandenbrink GTO's will be built, meaning that exceptional exclusivity is guaranteed, and the cars will be tailored to the customers' individual requests for personal specifications such as colour, interior, wheels, and coachwork styling details. They have also revealed that three of the GTOs have already been sold and they are currently taking orders for the remaining two cars.

Vandenbrink Design traces back to the summer of 2006 when Michiel van den Brink and Robert Koumans started the design and coachbuilding firm, which is located in the Netherlands. Talented industrial designer Michiel van den Brink (1977) is a specialist in automotive design, with a unique modern interpretation of the DNA of classic automotive icons like Ferrari. Robert Koumans (1961) is entrepreneur with a background in automotive and aerospace engineering, marketing and new media. Together they form a solid basis for establishing Vandenbrink Design as a high-end automotive and industrial design house. The new firm's first project was to, almost immediately, reveal proposals for the Vandenbrink GTO.