The original V8 Vantage from 1977/8 are much revered by marque enthusiasts. Only available to good customers, built in a special area, lighter, purer and possibly faster, the bolt-on and flip-tail cars feature in a much revised page today.
A new page featuring the prototype V8 Vantage has been added today with previously unpublished images of this important car in history of the marque. The V8 Vantage was not only the first Aston Martin supercar, but the first British supercar, built to take on the Ferrari 512BB, Lamborghini Countach and Porsche 911 Turbo. Unlike most of the others, it could carry 4 passengers to a speed of 170 mph and accelerate from a standstill to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds.
The last of the line of William Towns styled V8 was fitted with fuel injection from 1986. The page featuring the cars that used to be called the ‘series 5’ has been revised with more photographs.
Whilst popular in late 80’s North America the V8 Vantage Volante Cosmetic is a very rare sight in the UK. This revised page features images of such a car at the recent 2014 Bonhams Aston Martin auction.
The final version of the DB4 was the series 5, built between 1962 and 1963. Only 50 of the saloon version were built making it one of the rarest DB4 varients.
The famous DBS from ‘The Persuaders!’ as driven by Roger Moore has recently been sold for a record price at the 2014 Bonhams Aston Martin sale.
New images added of the Strom Red AM Vantage recently acquired by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust.
At the 1983 London Motorfair, Tickford, the engineering subsidiary of AML, introduced the bespoke and very expensive Tickford Lagonda. At £85,000, it was an extremely expensive motor car; the equivalent of £250,000 in todays money. The page has been much updated today with loads of new and exclusive images
After seeing a classic barn find at the 2014 AMOC Spring Concours, the page featuring the rare DB2/4 Mark II Drophead coupe has been revised with pictures of this sleeping beauty.
New pictures of some of the earliest Aston Martin race cars, the Bamford and Martin twin cams.
