What if the only difference between the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the average gearhead coming up with new vehicles—beyond access and budget—is just seeing things through?
OEM
Designs a new body, modifies it to sit on an existing platform, then mixes and matches available powertrains to deliver the desired performance.
Gearheads
Looks at rolling shell, selected for its platform attributes, then mixes and matches available powertrains to deliver the desired performance.
Sure, OEMs have hundreds of full-time employees dedicated to each step of the process, and an endless supply of whatever parts and tooling they might need—such is the power of scale—but at the end of the day, it’s still just gearheads mixing and matching parts, trying to make things work.
If you build it, will they come? Only one way to find out.
(You saw his Aston Martin in Amazing Machines, right?)
2 Comments
Hi Brian!
Actually – NO!
I haven’t seen that “Amazing Machines”!
But this is definitely something to look into!!!
Thank you!
Stay save!
Hans
ALbion Work Service
Brian,
Delete my above comment!
I didn’t get that it’s my ASTON!
THANKS my friend!
God bless,
Hans
Albion Work Service