Did it! Added this code to controller/common/header.php
if (isset($this->request->get['product_id'])) {
$product_id = $this->request->get['product_id'];
} else {
$product_id = 0;
}
$this->load->model('catalog/product');
$product_info = $this->model_catalog_product->getProduct($product_id);
$this->data['product_info'] = $product_info;
if ($product_info) {
$this->data['manufacturer'] = $product_info['manufacturer'];
$this->data['model'] = $product_info['model'];
}
And this to theme/default/template/common/header.tpl
<?php echo $product_info['manufacturer']; ?> <?php echo $product_info['model']; ?>