During the public days of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin removed the DB9 Volante shown during the press days and replaced it with a brand new V8 Vantage N430 Roadster – the first appearance of this particular model.
In 2004, when AML announced the 200 mph V12 Vanquish S, it was hailed as the Ultimate Aston Martin. Even 10 years on, the last car built at the factory in Newport Pagnell is as highly regarded as ever. The page featuring the S has been revised, updated and has previously unpublished photographs.
The rare and desirable V12 Vanquish SDP was only available for a few months in 2004 before being replaced by the faster and more powerful V12 Vanquish S. The SDP page has been revised with some previously unpublished pictures.
Can you believe that it was 10 years ago since we first saw the DB9 Volante. I have been digging in my files and have found plenty of previously unseen pictures to fill a revised page on the most popular of the drop-top Aston Martins.
Back it 2003, AML showed us the future of the marque. The AMV8 Vantage was unveiled to the world at the Detroit Motor Show and as we all know, went on to be developed into the popular V8 Vantage which is still in production today. What many people are still unaware of is that the concept was actually built in India by a specialist company based on a 1999 DB7 Vantage Volante compete with V12 engine. We had no idea that the AMV8 Vantage was actually the first V12 Vantage. I have just scanned my negatives from 2003, many of the images have not been seen before.
No car quite captured my imagination as much as this, the 1976 Aston Martin Lagonda – the Car of the Future. Some say the design is dated, kitsch even, but taken in the context of the cars that filled our roads at that time and even now, the drama of seeing a Lagonda on the road even now is unmatched by any other exotic. If Gerry Anderson had still been making Thunderbirds in 1976, you can bet Geoff Tracy and Lady Penelope would be driving a wedge Lagonda.
Often described as the ultimate DB7, the scarce GT model was only available for a year at the end of DB7 production. With the most powerful engine fitted to DB7, only 190 were built making them highly sought after.
