Neretti I 1964 by Autocult
The only One
In
the 1960s, under the anagram “Neretti”, resulting from the surname of Roland
D’Ieteren, the Belgian wanted to launch a car brand that should supply the
Mexican market. Roland D’Ieteren, who grew up with the family business, which
made its money by importing Volkswagen and Porsche for the Belgian market, was
already early characterized by his love for cars, especially of the brand
Volkswagen.
For
his future Neretti project he planned to draw on a Chassis of the Volkswagen
Beetle and to fit it with a new car body, which in terms of sportiness left
only little to be desired. In 1964 he sketched his design concept, crafted the
framework of the car body and coated it with glass fiber layers. The result was
a two-seated sports coupe, whose sportive design would never imply that it was
built on the chassis of a Volkswagen Beetle. Driven by a 1,584cc-big
four-cylinder engine; obligatory positioned in the rear of the car; with an
output of 54 hp the car was able to accelerate to a top speed of approximately
140 km/h. The extend to which this speed was really achieved is not known, as
it remained questionable whether the small sportscar was ever tested on the
streets to its full extent. The reason for this is the fact that there was only
one copy of the streamlined glass fiber body fitted to a Volkswagen Chassis
existing.
The
Belgian VW-enthusiast planned a large-scaled production for his sportscar and
to sell it on the Mexican market. It was probably also planned to export the
car in single components from Belgium to Mexico, to produce the complete glass
fiber body in Mexico and also to undertake the final assembly of the car in the
Central American country. The letter would have implied that the Neretti would
have been a Mexican car. But this never happened, the prototype of the Neretti
I remained the only copy of the car – preserved even today.
Description: | Neretti I 1964 |
Catalogue#: | ATC05029 |
Product Type: | Resincast |
Scale: | 1:43 |
Event: | Road, Concept Cars |
Colour: | White |
Drivers: | - |
Sponsors: | - |
Dates: | 1964 |
Race/Position: | - |
Release Date: | December 2019 |
Weight: | 450 grams |
Comments: | Limited edition of 333 pieces. |
About Autocult
A relatively new maker of very well finished resincast models, established in 2015. Very imaginative choice of subjects, often concentrating on the more eccentric episodes in motoring history! Production limited to 333 pieces of each subject, which often means that we get one delivery and that is it, so pre-orders strongly recommended!! Made in China for Germany.