Kode 57 Debuts in Monterey

[GrussGott]

In late August, the rolling greens of the Quail Lodge and Golf Club on the Monterey Peninsula in southern California are transformed into a blue ribbon car show for motorsports fans and collectors from around the world. The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, as it’s called, is the perfect place to reveal a world premiere concept with a difference.

That’s exactly what Ken Okuyama has done this year with his stunning “kode57” supercar. Sitting on a highly rigid aluminum chassis, the “kode57” is propelled by one of the world’s most powerful V12 engines – generating around 600hp – mounted directly behind the front axle in a front mid-ship configuration.

Okuyama calls the super coupe a ‘few-off’ – not a one-off – as he expects to hand-build several examples over the next year or so employing state-of-the-art techniques in a very limited edition run.

The name “kode57” pays homage to the year 1957, an iconic year in which many legendary cars like the Jaguar XKSS and Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa were born and motor racing gained a strong worldwide following.











Credit to Forbes

[larryn]

Looks like something Speed Racer, Trixie and Chim-chim should be tooling around in. I do like the suicide scissor doors.... Other than that, it looks like a bunch of designs amalgamated, mostly from Ferrari.

Thanks for posting!