This is Cyan Racing’s (mildly) updated P1800 GT

Cyan Racing’s latest P1800 GT commission has landed, and it debuts several new features to add more ‘versatility’ to what was already a stunning restomod. They include redesigned alloys, a different exhaust and a few bespoke touches to the cabin.

The beige body sits on colour-matched 17in centre-lock wheels, which feature a silver outer ring and complement all the other chrome bits - the grille, headlight surrounds and so on - rather well.

Next up is the exhaust, which still adopts a central position but gets two tailpipes instead of one. It's adjoined to a 414bhp 2.0-litre turbo-four mated to a five-speed Holinger manual. Considering the whole car weighs around a tonne and sends its power rearward, it should be a good laugh when you’re not grand tourin’.

But when you are, and since this is the softer GT model, Cyan has tweaked the damper and differential setup to be more plush than its track-focused original. Furthered by a less intensive roll cage and increased use of sound deadening, it is a proper continental blaster.

The cabin is wrapped in a leather/fabric sand finish, with a swathe of vintage switchgear and a chonky steering wheel. The material used for the centre console and flooring looks like it comes from a mid-Nineteenth-century sofa, which is no complaint - we think it helps lean into the retro theme perfectly.

Production of the Cyan P1800 is now in full swing, and if you want one, you’ll need to send a Volvo P1800 donor car in, wait 12-15 months, and have a cheque ready for around £440k when everything’s said and done.