Anyone fancy a Devaux ?

[composimmonite]

Anyone tempted ?



also available as spyder



www.devauxcars.com/index.html

[penski]

Not...quite...right.

:/

*n

[VIP]

Sorry, the proportions of the hardtop really don't look right at all.

[EmDee]

That looks fantastic!

I'm not saying I'd buy one with actual money over a Morgan/Weismann/Eagle whatever, but I think it looks great. It's all exaggerated and fantastical - cars don't have enough of that stuff anymore.


Engine DV1 Alloy V8 350 CID 5.7 litre
Max torque 470 Nm / 346 ft lbs @ 4400 rpm
Max power 361 bhp / 270 KW @ 5700 rpm
Transmission 4 speed automatic transmission
Wheels / Tyres 6" x 16" x 60 spoke wire wheels center lock, Dunlop 215 - 70R -16 "H"
Brakes 300mm disk all round
Front suspension Fully adjustable s/steel double wishbone with coil over dampers
Rear suspension Live axle with 4 bar links Panard rod with coil over dampers
Front & rear track 1385mm (54½ “)
Overall length 4800mm (15' 9")
Overall width 1612mm (5' 3½")
Overall height 1230mm (4' 6½")
Wheel base 2794mm (9' 2")
Chassis RHS steel jig welded
Body GRP construction hand laminated
Weight: 1125 kg
Interior Muirhead Aviation leather
Seating capacity 2
Rear axle Borg Warner with diff ratio 3.45:1
Fuel tank Custom built aluminium 85 liters capacity
Radiator Aluminium high flow incorporating transmission cooler
Steering Rack & Pinion
Glazing Laminated screen, safety glass & acrylic side and rear screens


Bet it's a hoot, would love a short ratio 6 speed manual.

360 bhp for 1100kg isn't too bad when you look at how skinny those tyres are...


edit: Just saw VIP's post. Yes, you are once more correct the proportions are a bit iffy. But I think they're iffy toward having too long a bonnet and too small a cabin - and that is heroic! The front track looks 3 metres wide! More of this in today's design studios please...

edit of the edit: Dat line from da back wheels behind da back windoe doe. *bites lip* Spoiler innit.

[Frankenhealey]

Sorry it just screams Excalibur to me.

[VIP]

Apr 27, 2015 13:43:45 GMT EmDee said:

Just saw VIP's post. Yes, you are once more correct the proportions are a bit iffy. But I think they're iffy toward having too long a bonnet and too small a cabin - and that is heroic! The front track looks 3 metres wide! More of this in today's design studios please...

To me it's more the back half of one car mated to the front of another.

[andyborris]

Cruella de Vil drives one of these, doesn't she?

[ratchart]

I'm really into 30s style streamlining at the moment so this is right up my alley.
Now, for the sort of cash I suppose these cost, I'd expect a more elegant solution to the lighting and rear bumpers but the basic styling works for me.

On the other hand If the fabled lottery win ever came up (not hat I ever buy a ticket) I'd prefer the real thing:-

[vulgalour]

That's ridiculous. Where's my chequebook?

[accord83]

I love the idea of it, but looking at the size of the door/cat flap, I would need an orthopaedic surgeon on standby to get me in and assistance of the Fire brigade to get me out.

[composimmonite]

Apr 27, 2015 18:19:43 GMT accord83 said:

I love the idea of it, but looking at the size of the door/cat flap, I would need an orthopaedic surgeon on standby to get me in and assistance of the Fire brigade to get me out.

At a show I once got into a demo Caterham 7. Took two salesmen to pull me out

[IDY]

Apr 27, 2015 18:19:43 GMT accord83 said:

I love the idea of it, but looking at the size of the door/cat flap, I would need an orthopaedic surgeon on standby to get me in and assistance of the Fire brigade to get me out.

Doors sweep up the roof a bit which probably helps with getting in to it - those high sills must make it damn near impossible to get out of elegantly though

[accord83]

I'm 6'6" and 17 stone, if I fitted a detachable steering wheel and I have a Prince Albert as an ignition keyring......probably worth it though

[Paul H]

Yes please! Whilst there are quite a few things I'd want to change / tweak, overall I think it is fabulous, and light years ahead of pretty much every other faux classic creation that I've seen.

Apr 27, 2015 13:43:45 GMT EmDee said:

I'm not saying I'd buy one with actual money over a Morgan/Weismann/Eagle whatever,

I would - far better looking imho, and the exterior styling actually looks as though it could have been created in the late '30s or '40s.

Apr 27, 2015 13:43:45 GMT EmDee said:

edit: Just saw VIP's post. Yes, you are once more correct the proportions are a bit iffy. But I think they're iffy toward having too long a bonnet and too small a cabin - and that is heroic! The front track looks 3 metres wide! More of this in today's design studios please...

Exactly - heroic is a truly brilliant way to describe it. The imbalance in the proportions falls the right way, if that makes sense, and is very much in keeping with the style direction taken by some of the more extreme late '30s coachbuilders.

[v8ian]

I think this has much better proportions than the deveaux...

[Dez]

auto gearbox? seriously? i think that ruins it more than the clumsy roofline. that and the wheels and tyres being too small.

[retroade]

That's one amazing machine but it belongs on a film set. Plus I'm probably a bit too portly to squeeze into there.