Bojan Vrbnjak
Ken Okuyama is a successful industrial designer who, among other things, during his tenure at Pininfarini worked on Ferraris Enzo, 599 GTB in 612 Scaglietti. Today he runs a company Ken Okuyama Cars, which produces beautiful vehicles in small series. At this year's event Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este presented a new Code61 Birdcage.
His new product Code61 Birdcage got its name as an allusion to Maserati Tipo 61, better known as the "birdcage" because of its tubular, spacious frame that weighs only 30 kilograms. Ken's car, inspired by a historical model, has a form that combines elements retro and modern style. The front part tapers to a point, and the narrow headlights merge into the sides. Refrigerator grill has an asymmetrical shape. The engine cover has exposed parts near the inner parts of the raised fenders. It appears that these openings could provide a glimpse into the mechanical parts below. They have pages sharp wrinkles, and the fenders are flowing arches. A small door otherwise they look nice, but the high sills make it difficult to get into the vehicle. The rear also has a pointed shape, similar to the front of the car. There are gills on the inside of each fender, and they stand out at the top of the rear two exhaust pipes.
Interior it has a central structure that separates the passenger from each other. They have both seats separate, rounded windshields. The driver looks at the two big ones analog instruments. Shifts with manual gearbox with semi-exposed connection. The ignition key is in the center of the center console, with the switches below. The passenger is looking at digital display. About driving your creation Code61 Birdcage but Okuyama remains silent. In the attached video from Instagrama we can hear the internal combustion engine. Maybe it will Okuyama more about this in the future. S Code61 Birdcage was at the event Concorso d'Elehanza Villa d'Este a Japanese coachbuilder nominated for the first time in the concept car category.
Code61 Birdcage it is a unique specimen at the same time. Company Ken Okuyama Cars is planning a limited run of this version to be made in Japan. About, how many copies plans to be made by a Japanese manufacturer and what will the price be individual car, is not yet known. Let's remember that it is Okuyama also made a car Code 0, which debuted in 2017 on Monterey Car Week. It featured an ultra-angular design and a 6,5-liter V12 engine with 690 hp. The vehicle was made only in one instance, and the buyer paid around $ 1,5 million.
