Orchid

Orchid Motors is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. The company is considered a cultural icon in England, due to their cars being used in the highly successful series of spy thriller movies starring the character “Carter Fleming", and serves customers in over 70 countries.

History

Orchid Motors Company is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers, founded in 1913.

Its starting years were chaotic as the company were set to create their first vehicle but found themselves taken away to serve in the First World War. Although they were inactive for a while, they returned into making designs in 1920.

For about 25 years, Orchid Motors swapped between owners, who didn’t understand what the company could do, with some trying to sell engine designs to make planes. This culminated in the first Bringer lineup of cars, with competition variants as well. For a while, the company made enough cars to stay afloat but the Second World War once again put them to a halt.

Just a few years into the war, a new investor acquired the company and after some restructuring, Orchid relaunched the Bringer lineup of vehicles, being much more successful this time around. Troubles were always amid Orchid and during 1970 and 1987, the company went to have 4 different owners, trying to clear up debts accumulated from previous owners. During this period, Orchid created Orchid Motorsport, their arm for all motorsport related business ventures. Their tenure ended in 1983.

The return of the spy thriller franchise ‘Carter Fleming’ to the big screen, however, was the help needed for Orchid to finally leave their troublesome position, at least for a while. Featured in the revival movie ‘Lawbringer’, the spy drives the also aptly named Orchid Lawbringer, and it was a success with the public, with orders for the vehicle being in the thousands and backorders taking at least a few years to complete.

This success led Dearborn to buy a large stake at the company in that same year, and fully acquire the company in 1993. With a new owner and a large influx of cash, Orchid continued to produce cars as well announce their return into motorsports racing in 2005.

In 2007, Dearborn sold most of their European business ventures, keeping only Dearborn of Europe. In 2008, Orchid established a new company called O&O Business that would take care of some of their business ventures, and attempted to get the company back to a stable position.

In 2018, Orchid announced they would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, turning into a public company, with O&O Business keeping 41% of the ownership.

Featured Vehicles

Regular

Hopebringer (2022)

The Hopebringer is the latest generation from Orchid from the Bringer lineup. Completely refreshed for the new era, the Hopebringer has a much more aggressive design, while keeping the traditional look of an Orchid Motors vehicle.

The vehicle is powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.2l v12 engine in a FR layout, with an 8-speed automatic transmission.

SkyBringer RS GTC (2006)

The SkyBringer was a big success for Orchid, so naturally, they decided to make a racing capable version for drivers and teams to enjoy. The end result is the SkyBringer RS GTC, a racing Skybringer with a lot of grit.

The vehicle is powered by a 5.9l v12 engine in a FR layout, with a 6-speed manual transmission.

SkyToucher (2021)

A completely new lineup of cars inspired by the FIMV Proto competitions, the SkyToucher is the new era Supercar for Orchid, who pulled all the stops to make a super that was worth its price and engine.

The vehicle is powered by a 6.5L v12 engine in RMR layout, with a 7-speed manual transmission.