Brand Facts You Might Not Know

April 2, 2020

Whilst the UK is in the current period of isolation, we have been spent some time finding some of the lesser known facts about the brands that H.R. Owen are lucky enough to work with. We thought we’d share them with you… in the hope it bring a little brightness and interest to your isolated day!

1.tThe Aston Martin logo - despite looking like bird wings - are actually the wings of a scarab beetle

2.tThe first Aston Martin was built in 1915 and nicknamed u2018Coal Scuttleu2019, after a common household item that was used to carry small amounts of coal to coal-powered ovens and heaters

3.tOne of four Aston Martins used in the 1967 James Bond film, Goldfinger, was stolen in 1997 from a Florida airport hangar and has never been found

4.tThe u2018DBu2019 models stand for u2018David Brownu2019 - a British industrialist who owned a tractor company and bought Aston Martin in 1947

5.tAston Martin never named one of their vehicles, the DB8, as they didnu2019t want people to believe the vehicle had a V8 rather than a V12 engine

1.tThe BAC Monou2019s design and construction is inspired by the construction principles employed in DTM race cars

2.tA gearshift in the BAC Mono takes 35 milliseconds

3.tDuring production, each BAC Mono is custom-built around the purchaser's body shape. The size of the seat, pedal reach and steering wheel position are modified in order to suit the individual's ergonomic requirements

4.tFounded in 2009, BAC needed just two years to develop the Mono single-seat sports car, with input from iconic British brands such as Cosworth and Hewland

5.tThe Monou2019s Hewland transmission is the same as the transmission used in a Formula 3 car

1.tEvery W12 engine takes 30 people 13.5 hours to build. They are built in the Bentley Motors factory in Crewe, England.

2.tThe Mulliner Tourbillon clock by Breitling, for Bentayga, beats 28,800 times per hour

3.tEach main headlamp on the new Continental GT contains 82 individual LEDs, arranged in the beautiful crystal design that is unique to Bentley

4.tThe worldu2019s largest gathering of Bentleys happened at Salon Prive in 2019 when 1,321 cars, representing all generations of Bentley, assembled together

5.tThe launch colour of the all-new Bentley Continental GT, Sequin Blue, was named after a customer who wanted their car to match her favourite sequined dress

1.tThe company was founded by Ettore Bugatti. His factory produced more than just cars, supplying parts for railways, tools, and engines of different varieties

2.tBugatti was the first company to produce a 3D printed brake calliper

3.tBugatti named the Veyron and Chiron after previous racing drivers, Pierre Veyron and Louis Chiron

4.tThe Bugatti Veyron has 10 radiators! The average car has one to two radiators, but the Veyron has three radiators for its engine alone.

5.tThe Bugatti Chiron 300+ was the first supercar to ever break the 300mph barrier hitting 304.77 mph

1.tThe Lamborghini Miura was the worldu2019s first mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive supercar

2.tLamborghini used to manufacture tractors when it was first founded and were the first in Italy to be fitted with a synchronised gearbox as standard

3.tLamborghini wears a bull on its badge due to how impressed founder Ferruccio Lamborghini was when he visited Don Eduardo Miurau2019s fighting bull ranch

4.tLamborghiniu2019s Terzo Millenio concept uses the body structure to store energy

5.tOne of the longest-standing models manufactured by Lamborghini was the Lamborghini Countach. It was first produced in 1974 and the company were still producing this car in 1990

1.tMaseratiu2019s trident logo was inspired by the statue of Neptune holding a trident, in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna

2.tThe Maserati 5000GT was built for the Shah of Persia, taking a race car engine and inserting it into the body of a 3500GT

3.tBefore the Maserati brothers turned their hands to cars, the company used to build spark plugs

4.tJuan Manuel Fangio won the last of his five Formula 1 Championships in a Maserati 250F

5.tIn 1963, the Maserati Quattroporte was the fastest four-door car in the world

1.tAt the prototype stage, the 6.6-litre Rolls-Royce V12 engine had to faultlessly revolve 750 million times before being approved for production

2.tThe mechanism that retracts the Spirit of Ecstasy to prevent theft and damage is comprised of 24 unseen linkages and bearings

3.tOne lady asked for the leather colour of her Rolls-Royce to be matched to her Red Setter. This was achieved (with no harm coming to the dog!)

4.tThe Compass motif on the Bespoke u2018Home of Rolls-Royce Collectionu2019 Phantom is comprised of 55,533 stitches drawn from 356m of thread

5.tA Rolls-Royce rides on a 16-litre u2018air cushionu2019 to deliver its famed u2018magic carpet rideu2019

1.tWhen an owner purchases a Puritalia Berlinetta, they are provided a full design team to ensure their car is as unique as they are

2.tThe Puritalia Berlinetta is as much futuristic as it is a nod to the past, based on the classic grand tourers of the 1960s, fitted with a supercharged Coyote V8 and an electric motor

3.tThe Berlinettau2019s hybrid system, u2018Purhydriveu2019, is controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) through a specialised software!

4.tThe vehicleu2019s smart technology constantly monitors the weather, road conditions, traffic and driving style to determine the optimal hybrid strategy

5.tThe body of the Berlinetta is entirely made of carbon fibre and takes around 800 man-hours to complete from start-to-finish

1.tRimac doesnu2019t only build electric supercars, it supports other companies by developing and producing battery packs, drivetrain systems and full vehicles

2.tThe Rimac C_Two gets from a standstill to 60mph in 1.58 seconds and will carry on to a top speed of 258mph!

3.tForgotten your keys? The C_Two will let you in and start the car with facial recognition, keeping record of the caru2019s settings according to your mood.

4.tThe Concept Two has a feature called u2018Drift Modeu2019, which allows drivers to drift at high speeds and an intelligent traction control system helps to keep the car in control simultaneously

5.tBefore Rimac was known around the world, Mate could be found in his garage in Croatia tinkering with his E30 BMW, converting it to an electric drivetrain. Back in 2007nn

Brand Facts You Might Not Know

Whilst the UK is in the current period of isolation, we have been spent some time finding some of the lesser known facts about the brands that H.R. Owen are lucky enough to work with. We thought we’d share them with you… in the hope it bring a little brightness and interest to your isolated day!

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