Design
New coachwork, proportion and detailing shaped around the donor platform and the owner’s brief.
Restomods · Reimagined by Radford
A familiar soul.
A new purpose.
Radford can take an existing chassis or complete motor car and re-imagine it for today—preserving the character that made it special while transforming its design, performance, usability and craftsmanship.
The Radford approach
Not restored.
Reconsidered.
Every project begins with the donor car and the owner’s ambition. From a carefully selected existing chassis, Radford can develop new bodywork, re-engineered dynamics and a completely bespoke cabin—bringing analogue engagement together with the dependability and capability expected today.
The result is neither a replica nor a conventional restoration. It is a deeply personal automobile that respects its origins while earning a distinct new identity.
A possible Radford project
The Shooting Brake,
re-imagined.
Aston Martin’s owner Sir David Brown found his beloved DB5 too impractical for his polo and hunting gear, while his hunting dog was less than compatible with the leather interior. So in 1965, a special project was commissioned to create a more versatile DB5, but one that did not compromise the model’s elegance. Unable to produce the car due to the wave of fresh orders generated by the success of the Bond movie Goldfinger, Aston Martin turned to coachbuilder Harold Radford and the result was the now infamous DB5 Shooting Brake.
The conversion required rebuilding the car from the windscreen back, with the original Superleggera tubular roof structure removed and extended using custom steel fabrications, culminating in the addition of a single-piece rear hatch. Inside, the Shooting Brake was modified with folding rear seats, offering a full payload space of more than 40 cubic feet. Despite being four inches longer than the standard saloon, the Shooting Brake could still achieve a top speed of 150 mph.
A modern DB9 Shooting Brake could continue this lineage: the proportions and performance of a contemporary grand tourer, reshaped with the utility, individuality and sense of occasion of the original.
Shown here is a potential design direction, with the re-imagined DB9 sitting alongside the historic DB5 Shooting Brake—a conversation between two eras and an example of what a future Radford restomod commission could become.
Engineering
Thoughtful improvements to performance, dynamics, cooling and reliability without losing analogue character.
Craft
A completely personal interior, with materials, controls and finishes developed as one cohesive commission.
Enquiries
Re-imagine yours.
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