Ferrari Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage Is Elegant Estate
Niels van Roij Design has revealed its latest creation, a custom wagon based on a Ferrari 599 GTB that pays homage to the one-off 1972 Ferrari Daytona Shooting Brake.
The Dutch coachbuilder has built a reputation for turning high-end coupes into stylish estates, having previously worked on the Rolls-Royce Corniche and Silver Spectre. This V12-powered project, called the Daytona Shooting Brake Hommage, required some 15,000 hours of design, engineering and construction.
A modern take on a rare 1970s original
Every body panel except the doors was reshaped in the company’s workshops. The most dramatic change is the new shooting brake rear end, with a luggage area trimmed in cognac-colored leather and carbon fiber. At the front, bespoke headlights are made from 3D-printed carbon composites.
The original 1972 Daytona Shooting Brake, designed by Luigi Chinetti Jr., used a solid amber plastic strip running the full width of the nose.
On the Hommage that trim has been updated as a ‘sculptural, wing-like volume’ that highlights the Daytona lettering above the grille. Four exhaust tailpipes are integrated into a new carbon fiber rear diffuser. Angled upward, they were inspired by double-barreled shotguns and let the V12 engine express its ‘full acoustic character.’
The car’s rear angle is its most distinctive.
New aluminum body panels include butterfly side windows mounted on milled aluminum hinges with drilled detailing. Those windows open electrically, providing access to the leather-lined boot.
It’s likely that this kind of bespoke, coachbuilt estate will remain a niche pursuit for the ultra-wealthy.
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The outfit has already shown there is demand for such conversions, and the waiting list for a project like this probably stretches years. Its previous work on Rolls-Royce models suggests it can attract clients who want something no one else has.
Interior details and leather-lined practicality
The luggage area features six aluminum runners, finished to match the gearbox selector panel and integrated into the carbon composite floor. The outer runners are engraved with the model’s name, with a subtle builder’s roundel in the center.
The dashboard also nods to the original.
The instrument panel has been relocated to the center of the dashboard, just as the original designer did more than 50 years ago. Cognac leather covers new hand-shaped aluminum structures throughout the cabin, with carbon and brushed aluminum providing finishing touches.
As has become tradition for the firm’s commissions, a bespoke three-piece suit accompanies the vehicle, made from similar materials used to trim the interior.
Niels van Roij commented: “The 1972 Daytona Shooting Brake stands as one of the purest expressions of coachbuilt freedom.”
“With the Hommage, we did not seek to recreate it, but to reinterpret its essence through a contemporary lens. It is a pure, yet sculptural automobile defined by proportion, material clarity and restraint, one that honours its inspiration while existing entirely on its own terms.”
Following its world premiere at the Royal Automobile Club Concours at Woodcote Park, Surrey, the vehicle will head to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it will be on public display between 9 and 12 July 2026.
