GT12 (initially known as GT3) pictures from Geneva
- 19/03/2015New pictures of the fabulous GT3 Special Edition from this years Geneva Motor Show, recently renamed as the GT12
New pictures of the fabulous GT3 Special Edition from this years Geneva Motor Show, recently renamed as the GT12
The road going Vantage GT3 has just been announced with a teaser video on YouTube
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.
The V8 Vantage N24 is the most successful Aston Martin race car of all time, if only in terms of numbers produced. Previewed by a converted prototype, Rose. the production car was initially constructed in a special facility within the Gaydon factory. As demand grew, production moved to Banbury and the AMR facility at Prodrive.
The original version of the V8 Vantage Roadster with the 4.3 engine was only in production for a little over a year. Seven years on and it has become one of the most popular cars to those buying their first Aston Martins.
The fastest Roadster ever offered by Aston Martin, the 201 mph V12 Vantage S Roadster has been announced today
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A new page featuring the prototype V8 Vantage has been added today with previously unpublished images of this important car in history of the marque.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.
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.