The 1st Sotheby Special – unseen for 43 years
- 18/08/2015This unique car has been hidden from view for 43 years. The very first Ogle Sotheby Special from the 1972 Montreal and Geneva Motor Shows is seen for the very first time this week.
The Cosmetic V8 Vantage Volante is not frequently seen in the United Kingdom as they were often sold in the USA. NEW PHOTOS ADDED TODAY.
This unique car has been hidden from view for 43 years. The very first Ogle Sotheby Special from the 1972 Montreal and Geneva Motor Shows is seen for the very first time this week.
Henrik Fisker today took the wraps off of his latest design study, the Thunderbolt, at the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Designed by Henrik Fisker as a powerful GT coupe; this is his personal interpretation of how his Aston Martin Vanquish coupe could look like.
Not quite all of the DB7 Vantage prototypes were scrapped. A few cars were quietly sold off and this revised page now features two of these rare survivors.
The 1992 Motor Show Vantage prototype has just completed a two year restoration by Rikki Cann, the respected V8 Aston Martin expert from Essex. It stormed to victory in the V8 class at the 2014 AMOC Autumn concours at Sudeley Castle, near Winchcombe on a sunny Sunday in early October.
First pictures from AML of the new ‘invitation only’ Lagonda super saloon undergoing hot weather testing in Oman this Summer.
The Vanquish stick-shift conversion is becoming increasingly popular. Works in Newport Pagnell have now converted more than 100 for customers unhappy with the paddle-shift system the car was originally built with. This page has been updated today with previously unpublished images.
The page featuring the very first DB7 Zagato, the prototype, has been revised today
Back in 2006, Aston Martin unveiled the Rapide Concept, the first production 4 door Aston Martin since the 15/98 Saloon in 1936. The page featuring the Rapide has been updated with a number of previously unpublished photographs from the 2006 Geneva Motor Show.