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BAC delivers 150th single-seater Mono
15th December 2022
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is bringing another highly successful year to a close with the delivery of its 150th vehicle. Mono #150 is the 29th elite Mono R model that the British company has handbuilt at its Liverpool headquarters. The ultra-driver-focussed single-seater roadgoing supercar marks another seminal moment in the brand’s illustrious history since its launch by founding brothers Neil and Ian Briggs in 2009, with the first Mono model arriving in 2011.
With the recent expansion of the innovative technology-driven company’s retail network to incorporate Germany, Singapore and Malaysia, BAC has rapidly scaled its global footprint and presence worldwide.
“Delivering the 150th Mono represents a highly significant milestone in our history. It is fitting that Mono #150 is an R, which represents the pinnacle of our engineering expertise. Seeing the car roll out of the door of our factory in Liverpool, in such an exquisite specification, was a very special moment for everyone at BAC,” commented BAC Co-Founder and Director of Product Development Neill Briggs.
“The delivery of Mono #150 marks the culmination of an incredible year and journey for our company, during which we have continuously evolved the design and developed the advanced technologies that lead the low-volume, high-performance automotive industry. We remain proudly British while embracing our transition to a truly global enterprise and family. Mono #150 stands testament to our passionate global customers, loyal workforce, world-leading suppliers and dedicated global retail network.”
Like every model the company builds, Mono #150 is a one-of-a-kind design created to its owner's personal specification. The car sports a BAC bespoke livery affectionately entitled ‘Man in the (Satin) Mirror,’ featuring stunning digital metallic Satin Liquid Silver Paint with exposed satin carbon BAC logos. Unique ‘Highlighter Yellow details applied to the Mono R’s airbox, rear wing, wing mirrors, diffuser tips and nostril accents further amplify the potent visual impact. BAC’s design team worked with Julien to formulate a paint mix specific to the car to give an exceptional level of finish. A member of the design team then spent three days painstakingly masking the car by hand to ensure that the painted elements such as the ‘Highlighter Yellow’ technical specifications on the airbox translated onto the finished car with the utmost accuracy.
The car was commissioned by Hong Kong-based financier Julien Begasse de Dhaem. During the creative process, Julien liaised closely with BAC’s design team, working with BAC’s Bespoke Specialist, Daniel Youd to build on the company’s philosophies of form enhancing function and deploying ultra-thin surfaces to cloak a phenomenal driving machine. “It’s an honour to be a part of the history of the company, taking delivery of the 150th Mono. It’s a phenomenal looking machine and it was fantastic to be a part of the design process with the team at BAC”, summarised Julien.