The Bolwell Nagari was one car that surprised us. The press teaser images had us concerned with the styling prior to today’s show but finished and in the flesh it looks a lot better than we were expecting. It seemed to be complete as well with a fully kitted out interior.
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The Bolwell Car Company has revealed the fully finished face of its new Nagari sports car and from the front at least it looks sensational.
The single frontal image reveals sleek, low-slung lines with generous glass areas and classic mid-engined sports car styling.
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As previously reported the Bolwell Car Company will be unveiling their new Nagari sports car at next years Melbourne Motor Show. Scheduled for its public debut at 5pm on the 29th of February, the Nagari is beginning final assembly at Bolwell’s Melbourne factory.
Campbell Bolwell, one of the two original Bolwell brothers, is nearing the end of a three-year design and development program, the aim of which is to produce a new Nagari designed for ultimate performance in Australian road conditions.
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This snippet of news has come right out of left field. Its probably only the 30+ age group who really remember the name Bolwell at all but back in the 70’s it was a household name with many a teenager lusting after the Ford V8 powered Nagari Coupe or Roadster of the time.
Buying one of the original Nagaris (pictured) in good condition will cost you a pretty penny today and they are still a very sexy looking performance two-seater. Today’s big news is that Bolwell looks like staging a comeback thanks to one of the two brothers behind the original 1970’s company.
Campbell Bolwell, who built the original Nagari in the 1970s in collaboration with his brother Graeme will be debuting his new millennium version of the Nagari at the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show. This time around the Nagari will be a mid-engined carbon fibre composite monocoque coupe powered by a quad-cam, supercharged, 3.5 litre V6, whereas the original Nagari carried its 5 litre V8 up front in a steel backbone chassis clad in fibreglass.
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