Fast cars & cool cars

After a five years of hard work, the Huet brothers, founders of the HB Classic Drivers Club in the Netherlands, have finally managed to put together the car of their dreams. This cool car, named the Huet Brothers Special will be presented for the first time at the Amsterdam Auto Show and it will be launched worldwide at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007.

Inspired by the mythical Barchetta racing cars, it looks very much like a 1950’s road racer, but the Dutch brother’s cool car prototype will have some high-tech touches never imagined back in the 50’s.

The HB Special’s mechanics is also of English derivation, the entire car being based on the Triumph GT6, a British sports car produced between 1966 and 1973 not so widely known, but quite capable.

One of the high-tech touches of this cool car from Huet brothers is the bodywork made from carbon fibre and aluminum that keeps the weight down to just 750kg. This, combined to the propeller - a 2.5 liter 6 cylinder engine also from the Triumph GT6, but upgraded to unleash no less than 180 horsepower - makes out of the classic dream car of the Dutch brothers not only a cool classy car, but also a very fast car.

The gearbox has four gears in an H pattern. Unlike the original version which had 105 -150 horse power, the engine for the HB Special enjoys over 180 horse power. Read more about the HB experience.

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