In the UK, there are many humble niche car brands, which do not have the ability of large-scale mass production of OEMs, but have a very flexible customization model, so they have also received cooperation opportunities from many brands. David Brown Automotive, a British niche car brand, recently customized a 60-unit vintage mini for the famous audio brand Marshall.
To talk about Marshall, the audio brand, its retro shape and black and gold color matching, in front of today's high-tech smart speakers are particularly unusual, but this alternative is actually as early as the beginning of the brand's establishment with the itinerary. Because the founder Jim Marshall began to be exposed to rock and roll very early, he had a very good relationship with many musicians, but they were always complaining that the sound of the show was too garbage, and there was no set of sound suitable for rock and roll. Jim Marshall made the first mass-produced speaker, the JTM45, with the idea of trying it out, and then became a huge success in the rock circle, gradually becoming a must-have audio brand for rock musicians. So much so that some great guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, etc. will use Marshall's speakers to leave many classic works for posterity.
And this 60-unit Marshall custom version of the retro mini, using the Mini will be 1.3 liter a series engine with a five-speed manual transmission, obviously this power and transmission is not the focus of this customization, because this car is to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Marshall brand, so inside and out reveal the elements of Marshall, so that music can follow you anywhere.
First of all, the black-dominated appearance is embellished with golden lines in the middle net, the rim of the hub, and the hub cover is also the "M" logo of the gold Marshall, which echoes the appearance of the Marshall speaker. In addition, as a well-known audio company, the interior of the car was also converted into a mobile Marshall speaker by David Brown. The car is still dominated by black and gold colors, in the central control and door panels are gold paint, the interesting place is that the clutch, brake, throttle three pedals are also designed to switch songs, pause and play buttons, so that you have a kind of fun listening to songs when you drive.
Another important point is that in the trunks of these two, marshall's DSL1CR electric guitar speaker is placed in the original small space, allowing guitarists to show their superb guitar skills anytime and anywhere. In addition, there is a Marshall Emberton portable Bluetooth speaker in the car, and the glove box also has a new Motif ANC wireless Bluetooth headset and charging port, which is worthy of the Marshall customized version, and all the places that can be displayed must be arranged.
Marshall's DSL1CR electric guitar speaker
Marshall Motif ANC wireless bluetooth headset
Marshall Emberton portable Bluetooth speaker
Editor's summary: Although the price of this car has not been announced, this is after all a customized version of Marshall, and there are many Marshall speaker products inside, so the price of this car is definitely not cheap. But both Marshall and David Brown Automotive say a portion of the proceeds from the sale of these vehicles will be donated to the Music Venues Trust, which will support covid-19-affected performance venues to help them weather the pandemic.