D3 Mk II Series 1983 - 1993
1982 Bogliq Ungoliant
The prototype Mk2 alongside the famous Seattle ATF TV star car!
It was clear that in 1978 the Ungoliant was dated and underwhelming. Between the oil crisis and the catalytic converter installation, the Ungoliant had lost a little sheen from it’s halo…
Enter João “Joe” Dunha, Brasilian designer, who was completing the Buccanner 838SPV. The management at Bogliq SPV hired him to inject drama into the Ungoliant, and inject drama he then did! The prototype (Black car) was completed within six months and there was another prototype built, a white painted targa concept, loaned to the producers of “Seattle ATF” which debuted in their first season in 1982.
Bogliq was keen to race the Ungoliant in GT2 but never got beyond the prototype stage
There was a prototype GT2 racer completed in 1982, but the project was shelved due to budget constraints.
The Ungoliant remained the only genuine USDM supercar and hypercar!!!
Debuting in 1983, the D3M2 Ungoliant was an unprecedented success. The restyle done by Joe at MVD meant that buyers were again excited by the Ungoliant’s presence, with posters again adorning teenager’s room and the car was again doodled into the margins of schoolbooks around the world. The Ungoliant had received engine upgrades to ensure that the go matched the show and was the fastest pushrod engined Bogliq, edging out the equally wild Buccanneer 838SVP.
D3M2 Model Range
442S Road/Sport - $23,309 Driveaway, $1,129 p.a. servicing (2dr mid-engine coupe, 4.2L V8, 166Kw, 275Km/h, 7.62s 0-100, 20.5L/100) Reliability: 65
454S Road/Track - $24,169 Driveaway, $1,306 p.a. servicing (2dr mid-engine coupe, 5.4L V8, 204Kw, 273Km/h, 6.3s 0-100, 23.5L/100) Reliability: 64.9
469AE - $24,899 Driveaway, $1,355 p.a. servicing (2dr mid-engine coupe, 6.9L V8, 256Kw, 293Km/h, 5.34s 0-100, 25.4L/100) Reliability: 64.7
@Marcus_gt500 = João “Joe” Dunha
1986 Bogliq Ungoliant Mk 3
Subtle detail upgrades kept the Ungoliant fresh for another four year stint as Bogliq’s apex predator!
The Mk 2 Ungoliant was a design smash hit, so when the Mk 3 was conceived, careful attention to making visual improvements that would be both subtle and meaningful were undertaken in order to not spoil the original design. Performance was also improved over the Mk 2.
D3M3 Model Range
442S Road/Sport - $22,319 Driveaway, $1,213 p.a. servicing (2dr mid-engine coupe, 4.2L V8, 167Kw, 273Km/h, 7.14s 0-100, 20.0L/100) Reliability: 65.8
460S Road/Track - $24,129 Driveaway, $1,409 p.a. servicing (2dr mid-engine coupe, 6.0L V8, 221Kw, 287Km/h, 5.82s 0-100, 21.4L/100) Reliability: 64.3
469AE - $31,369 Driveaway, $2,140 p.a. servicing (2dr mid-engine coupe, 6.9L V8, 262Kw, 301Km/h, 5.11s 0-100, 24.3L/100) Reliability: 63.3