Automotive passion to the power of 12
In its new 2015 calendar Passion 2015, Spies Hecker presents rare vehicles from eight countries, bringing the refinish brand simply closer to its customers around the world.
To make sure the 2015 calendar was better than ever, the Spies Hecker team visited bodyshops in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and the UK to get the most exciting images possible.
Rare cars
One of the highlights of the Passion 2015 calendar is the very rare NSU TT Kohlmus Scirocco, of which only a handful still exists in the world. And the oldest vehicle included in the calendar – a BMW 328 – was built in 1939. The calendar also features an immaculately restored 1962 Morris Minor from the Czech town of Varnsdorf. A Dodge Deluxe four-door Sedan with two-tone paintwork in dark- and light-blue is another calendar highlight.
The April image shows a Mercedes-Benz F1-W04. This year the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team won the 2014 FIA Formula One World Constructors’ Championship with the new Mercedes-Benz F1 W05 Hybrid. Spies Hecker, one of the team’s Official Team Suppliers, was delighted to have been involved with the car – creating its distinctive silver aluminium effect bodywork with PETRONAS renowned green highlights – and offering system solutions, training and on-site technical support to the team.
“Many of our customers from all over Europe submitted amazing vehicles that they had worked on with passion, so deciding which ones to include in the calendar was not easy,” says Anthony Cashel, Marketing Manager for Axalta Coating Systems in the UK and Ireland. The geographical origins of the wide range vehicles are also surprising. There is a German Corvette as well as a Finish Austin Mini.
“But however much the vehicles shown in the calendar may differ, they all have one thing in common: they have been refinished with loving attention-to-detail and highly-skilled craftsmanship. The calendar’s pages clearly show how passionately refinishers around the world work with Spies Hecker products,” Cashel points out.
Call for 2016 subjects
Applications for the Spies Hecker calendar Passion 2016 can be submitted up until 15 February 2015. “Who knows, your bodyshop may find some of its work on one of the twelve Spies Hecker calendar pages,” says Cashel in anticipation of the next edition.
The 2015 Spies Hecker calendar Passion 2015 can be ordered from the Spies Hecker web shop at www.spiesheckerwebshop.co.uk in the literature/poster section. Colour Club Advance members will automatically receive their free copy, as part of their update programme.