New exotic: the Studio Torino RK Spyder

DETAILS AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

The body of the RK Spyder, including the bumpers, is in part a modification and in part an ex novo construction. All that is left of the original body is the left front fender. The materials used for the custom body are aluminum sheets, steel sheets and carbon fibers.

One of the fundamental characteristics of the car, owing to Alfredo Stola’s know-how, is the painting process, which aims to research the best light reflection effects on the body. The painting process lasts ten days. It begins with a complete manual re-working of the surface and the application of primers followed by five coats of paint at 80º with intense depth PPG car refinishing products.

After this first painting phase is completed, following the RK Spyder’s aesthetic philosophy, a second color is used to trace two lines on the rear fenders.

A third color is employed to paint the name plate on the rear hood. At the end of this process, a transparent enamel is sprayed followed by meticulous water sanding and hand polishing using abrasive paste and polish.

Three “jewels” of the project cannot go unnoticed: the fuel tank lid, the third brake light and the muffler. Milled from forged aluminum and hand finished, they have been manufactured following an exclusive design.

Due to the lowering of the windshield frame and the two lateral windows, these have been custom built by ISOCLIMA, a leading Italian firm. Both the certification code and the StudioTorino logo have been silk-screened onto the glass. For safety reasons, the original steel tubes inserted in the struts have not been modified.

Every StudioTorino name plate has been hand made one by one by RAGNI, an historic Turin company. Nameplates have also been placed above the side air intakes of the rear fenders and on the wheel center caps.

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