Cavale

A made-to-order Machine, born from an image rather than a brief.

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Cavale was born from a simple idea: to create a large touring automobile, expressive and committed, able to combine presence and performance.

Every example respects the foundations set by the House while leaving room for selected personalisation.

1970s mood, night and asphalt

Before the drawing, a sensation

Cavale does not begin with a brief. It begins with an image everyone has already seen without having lived it: a silhouette thrown into the night, the sound of an engine bouncing off concrete, a decade in which the automobile was written on film as much as on the road.

The 1970s produced direct, mechanical machines, with nothing between the intention and the movement. It is not the period we are trying to reproduce, it is the sensation it left behind: that of a car answering before it has been asked.

Cavale is our attempt to recover that sensation and to make it drivable today.

The 1969 Mustang fastback in the workshop

From the workshop to the sketch

It all started with a presence. A 1969 Mustang fastback standing in a corner of the workshop, silent, dense, occupying the space differently from the others.

We began circling it, then imagining what it would become if we removed what the decades had added, without touching what made it imposing. The first lines were drawn one evening, on the spot, in front of the car.

Cavale does not come from a market study. It comes from a real automobile, in a real workshop, and from a desire that did not wait to be justified.

Cavale, the programme at a glance

The Cavale programme

Cavale is neither a restoration in the strict sense, nor an accumulation of modifications. It is a complete reinterpretation, conducted as the development of an entire automobile, around one idea: a personal grand tourer, fast, comfortable and immediately recognisable.

The bodywork is redrawn in full, every line serving a visual intention as much as a technical requirement. Beneath the skin, the powertrain is modernised to match the promise of the drawing, the chassis, suspension and brakes are revised, and the cabin is rebuilt in its entirety: materials, textures, light.

The programme is limited to five examples in order to preserve quality of execution, individual support and the singularity of each one. Every Cavale carries its own number and is the subject of a dedicated design record.

Technical specification

Machine Revival limited edition, five numbered examples. The suppliers listed are the programme's reference specification; part of the choice remains open at configuration.

Base
Donor car
1969 Ford Mustang Fastback (SportsRoof)
Engine
Type
Ford Coyote 5.0 L naturally aspirated V8
Generation
Gen 3 / Gen 4, Ford Performance crate engine
Displacement
5,035 cc
Architecture
90° V8, DOHC, 32 valves, Ti-VCT
Power
460 hp
Torque
570 Nm
Management
Ford Performance Control Pack
Exhaust
bespoke Machine Revival stainless steel, long-tube headers
Transmission
Standard
Tremec TKX, 5-speed manual
Option
Ford 10R80, 10-speed automatic
Clutch, manual
McLeod RST
Rear axle
Ford 9”, TrueTrac limited-slip differential
Final drive
3.55 manual, 3.70 automatic
Chassis
Structure
reinforced original steel shell
Front suspension
independent, tubular wishbones, coilovers
Rear suspension
3-link with Panhard rod, coilovers
Steering
rack and pinion, electric assistance (EPAS)
Track
widened over standard
Brakes
Front
Wilwood 6-piston, 14” vented discs
Rear
Wilwood 4-piston, 13” vented discs
Master cylinder
Wilwood high performance
Wheels
Rims
forged 18”, exclusive Cavale design
Tyres
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Bodywork
Kit
exclusive Cavale composite, fibreglass and carbon, produced by MR Composite
Elements
widened front and rear wings, bonnet, front and rear bumpers, side skirts
Paint
PPG or Glasurit, multi-layer
Colour chart
12 Cavale shades to choose from
Interior
Seats
GT buckets on Recaro shells, bespoke trim
Upholstery
full-grain nappa leather and Alcantara, hand stitching
Leather chart
8 references to choose from
Dashboard
original silhouette, Dakota Digital RTX instruments
Steering wheel
Nardi or MOMO, Machine Revival badged
Air conditioning
Vintage Air Gen IV
Audio
Focal or Hertz, discreet installation
Connectivity
Apple CarPlay, discreet or hidden installation as preferred
Sound insulation
Dynamat or Hushmat, full treatment
Lighting
LED inside and out, period appearance
Electrics
Harness
complete new loom, American Autowire or Painless Performance
Architecture
modern 12 V, centralised fuses
Dimensions, 1969 base
Length
approx. 4.80 m
Wheelbase
2.743 m
Width
widened by the Cavale composite kit
Production
Series
5 numbered examples
Ordering
by commission only
Workshop
Machine Revival, Capbreton, France
Grand touring in motion

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From reservation to delivery

  1. First conversation

  2. Reserving the number

  3. Defining the configuration

  4. Final approval

  5. Build and development

  6. Delivery

Entering the Cavale programme

You are looking at renders. No example exists to date, and we would rather say so here than let you find out at the first meeting. What our automotive creation house can show, on the other hand, are the automobiles it has actually designed, built and delivered: a drawing states an intention, they state a capability.

The configurator lets you explore what the programme leaves open: level of preparation, colour, upholstery and wheels. Nothing there is final. It is a starting point for the conversation and prepares the first meeting.

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