ALEX INNES

HEAD OF COACHBUILD DESIGN, ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS

The manual techniques of Coachbuild offer new realms of design opportunity. After the preliminary design was penned, a full-sized clay sculpture was hand-crafted until a pure form was discovered.

From a digital remastering, a buck was created. Then, aluminium sheets were hammered into a canvas and honed until a supreme clarity of surface and continuation of line was achieved.

Boat Tail’s form is dramatic in curvature, monolithic in scale, and crafted from one seemingly endless surface. An achievement beyond the capability of any machine.

Boat Tail’s form is dramatic in curvature, monolithic in scale, and crafted from one seemingly seemingly endless surface. An achievement beyond the capability of any machine.