The car is the first offering from a new boutique automaker, Art Machines by AJ, headed by Caterham’s lead designer
- Art Machines by Anthony Jannarelly revealed its first-ever offering late January 2025, the Ælla-60
- The car is built on a Ferrari 360 Modena chassis, but tuned to 473 horsepower
- Only 60 examples are set to be made, each at a cost of CDN$1.3 million, including donor Ferrari
The latest entrant in the world of restomods – or perhaps more accurately “retromods,” as it shares no real body lines with the donor it’s built in – is the Jannarelly Ælla-60, and good luck trying to text that to your buddies. (On a Windows computer, the shortcut for that character is ALT+0198; on other devices, heck, you’re on your own.) Named after a medieval King of Northumbria, the Ælla-60 re-imagines what a sleek, stylish supercar from the 1960s could look like.
The Ælla-60 is not a ground-up build, and actually starts life as a Ferrari 360 Modena. That means packed within its frame is a mid-mounted naturally aspirated 3.6-litre V8 hooked up to a six-speed manual transmission. However, it’s been subject to some mechanical tweaks, and now puts out 473 hp, compared to 400 hp for the 360 Modena. Art Machines quotes a 3.5-second sprint time from zero to 62 mph (100 km/h), a decent performance for the 2,491-lb (1,130-kg) car.
Design-wise, the Ælla-60 looks nothing like the car from which it took its underpinnings. The retro-futuristic styling seamlessly blends flowing body panels and sculpted fenders. The company describes the Ælla-60 as a “perfect marriage between a vintage racing car and a 1960s GT, combining modern components and classic racing features.” The restomod also gets really cool butterfly doors for extra swag.
The company aims to offer an unfiltered driving experience that hearkens back to the classic era, and that theme is immediately evident in the interior—there is not a touchscreen in sight. Instead, there are analog gauges and metal switches for things like climate control. You will, however, still find creature comforts like air conditioning and phone connectivity that should keep the Ælla-60 in step with the demands of modern-day driving.
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