- Gordon Murray Group has added Gordon Murray Special Vehicles to its portfolio of businesses
- Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV) will offer one-off and low-volume cars, as well as personalization services
- The new business will also offer continuation models of earlier Gordon Murray designs
The Gordon Murray Group, founded by McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray and overseeing his eponymous car company—known for the T.50 and T.33 supercars—announced on Wednesday that it is launching a new business focused on bespoke cars and ultra-low-volume specials.
The new venture, Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV), was established in response to strong demand for unique and niche designs, and will operate with an independent structure and engineering team.
“Over the years, we have received many requests to design and build one-offs and specials of all kinds,” Murray said in a statement. “Until very recently, we always resisted these requests as we were focused on launching our halo T.50 supercar and finalizing development of subsequent products.”
GMSV’s offerings will include the design and construction of one-off or ultra-low-volume cars tailored to customers’ specifications, and utilizing unique platforms. The company will also launch its own limited-edition vehicles, provide personalization services, and occasionally build continuation models or modern interpretations of some of Murray’s earlier designs.
GMA T.33 and T.50s Niki Lauda prototypes
However, given McLaren’s rights to the F1 design, new examples of the iconic supercar should not be expected. That said, a continuation model of the Rocket—Murray’s first road car, launched in 1991 by his now-defunct Light Car Company—may be possible.
The Gordon Murray Group also includes Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA), which produces high-performance road cars, and Gordon Murray Advanced Engineering (GMAe), a design and consulting division. The group previously had an electric vehicle development division, but this was sold last year to CYVN Holdings, an investment group linked to the Abu Dhabi government.
Production of the T.50 supercar is already underway at GMA’s plant in Highams Park, U.K., which went online last year. After the 100-car run is completed, GMA will start production of the 25 planned examples of the hardcore T.50s Niki Lauda track version. This will then be followed by production of the T.33 and later the T.33 Spider convertible.
