industrial design founded 2008 founder scott devon defunct 2013 headquarters los angeles ca united states key people scott devon andy benedict justin bell daniel paulin jason wilbur dr. joseph katz aria group jerry deeney website http www.devonmotorworks.com devon motorworks was a los angeles california based industrial design house currently specializing in the development of premium lifestyle products . contents 1 company 2 products 3 references 4 external links company edit founded in 2008 by entrepreneur scott devon devon motorworks stated focus is to undertake multiple design projects that have a common purpose of providing sculptural power with recognizable beauty . devon s initial production vehicle the devon gtx super car was scheduled to begin production in early 2010 however economic downturn shelved production . devon motorworks made news for being the single bidder for chrysler s dodge viper platform originally intended to provide the basis for the devon gtx . 1 the bid was however rejected by chrysler for being below the us 10.0 million reserve and with the second generation viper upon which the gtx was derived being discontinued devon motorworks was closed . 2 products edit the initial product devon gtx was unveiled in 2009 pebble beach concours d elegance . 3 the vehicle was conceived by swedish designer daniel paulin 4 and devon motor works founder scott devon who shared a vision for an american supercar that combined classic and contemporary design cues . the distinguishing features of the devon gtx included an aircraft quality carbon fiber body up and forward articulating doors two tone wheel surrounds minimal front rear overhangs dual center exhaust ports and carbon fiber racing seats . in validation testing the vehicle set an unofficial lap record at california s willow springs raceway . 5 following subsequent testing spy photos of the prototype appeared online . 6 product development for the devon gtx was led by former ford executive engineer andy benedict while assembly and manufacturing was headed by clive hawkins founder of the aria group . aerodynamic testing was supervised by dr. joseph katz chairman of the department of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at san diego state university . 7 vehicle validation and testing was handled by former 24 hours of le mans champion justin bell . devon gtx front view devon gtx side view devon gtx rear view devon gtx interior view references edit report chrysler s viper brand attracts just one bid of 5.5 million . motor trend magazine . 28 may 2009 . sad devon motor works closes . carthrottle.com . damon lavrinc . monterey 2009 2010 devon gtx . autoblog . av redaktionen . devon gtx designad av daniel paulin . auto motor & sport . devon motorworks introduces next great american supercar the devon gtx . devon motorworks . pr newswire . 2009 06 10 . 2010 devon gtx spied again . leftlanenews.com . department of aerospace engineering & engineering college of engineering san diego state university external links edit devon motor works web site dead aria group web site dead retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title devon motorworks & oldid 733204047 categories defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 6 august 2016 at 04 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view