One of the most striking feature of the Centenary Edition Vanquish is the use of unique ‘graduated’ 2-tone paint scheme of Skyfall Silver with inner Meteorite Silver contrast from the front to the back of the car. The unique gradiated paint scheme is achieved by a meticulous process that adds an additional 18 man hours to the painting of the car. The darker inner colour is applied to the panels with a special “mini–jet” spray gun and once applied, the panel is then sanded using a very fine abrasive pad and a fresh coat of lacquer is applied. The panel is then finally sanded and polished to ensure that the line between the light and dark colours is totally smooth to even the lightest touch.
All the Centenary editions receive bespoke sterling silver AM wings badges to a new design featuring additional rays within the wings visible through the transparent enamel. Individually numbered sill plaques of sterling silver with an Aston Martin hallmark are also fitted.
The interior is finished in Deep-soft Obsidian Black Leather, previously only available of the One-77. It is similar to semi-aniline hide but goes through a more labour-intensive and exclusive process and dried naturally compared to normal semi-aniline that is forced dried. This makes the leather much softer and richer in its feel.
Detailed specification of the Centenary Vanquish is as follows:-
- 2014MY Vanquish
- ‘Graduated’ 2-tone paint scheme of Skyfall Silver with Meteorite Silver across bonnet and boot lid
- Also available as single tone Skyfall Silver or single tone Meteorite Silver
- Also available in single tone Lightning Silver (Middle East), single tone Dana Point White (China) and 2-tone Centenary White (Middle East)
- 20-spoke Gloss Black Diamond Turned Wheels
- Black Textured Tailpipe
- Black Bonnet and Side Strake Meshes
- Black Front Grille
- Grey Brake Calipers
- Unpainted Carbon Fibre Roof Panel
- Deep-soft Black Obsidian Leather with silver stitching
- Silver thread embroidery of Aston Martin wings in the headrests
- Grey Blend Alcantara Headlining
- Obsidian Black Carpet and Binding
- Pure Black Alcantara Seat Accent and Door Insert
- Black One-77 Steering Wheel with Silver Stitch
- Carbon Fibre Paddleshift
- Carbon Fibre Herringbone facia
- Black Hardware Pack
- Satin Chrome Rotary Switches
- 1000W B&O sound system
- Customer Presentation Box with gifts
When announced, the edition was limited to a maximum of 100 cars; it is now believed that only 85 were eventually delivered to customers worldwide, mostly in the ‘Graduated’ 2-tone paint scheme.
