Aston Martin Works: ‘Spoilt for Choice’.

23 Jun

At Aston Martin Works, a unique, priceless, and exotic collection of Aston Martin sports vehicles that has never been seen before has come together. The collection of vehicles, which includes some of the brand's most appealing and sought-after automobiles from the past 15 years, stands out in particular for its extreme rarity and enormous value.

Throughout the last several months, the staff at Aston Martin Works has been meticulously selecting this exceptional collection of contemporary classics. Aston Martin Works is the historic home of the sports car manufacturer and the location where about 13,000 hand-built cars were produced over a period of about 50 years.

Aston Martin Works One 77 ®Photo Max Earey

Justin Pearce, General Sales Manager at Aston Martin Works, explained: “Pulling together this collection of our more recent rarities, including our first true hypercar, has been a long and careful labour of love, and I am thrilled that we have finally been able to unite these Aston Martins for what I believe to be the first time in a sales context.

“The phrase ‘spoilt for choice, I think quite rightly, springs to mind. I believe it is highly unlikely we will see this particular grouping of the marque’s modern classics together again in a showroom anywhere in the world anytime soon, and it seems to me only fitting that they are offered to the market at the historic home of the brand.”

One-77

One-77, the most rare Aston Martin of the "Gaydon period," was produced in just 77 separate units. Tantly, the One-77 hypercar's first public appearance was a maquette at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, with a grey pin-stripe cloth cover covering the front right side and three-quarters of the vehicle. The whole image was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2009, when a mockup in metallic blue and a rolling chassis housing the entire powertrain were on exhibit.

During the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como in late April 2009, the finalised vehicle made its debut and took home the Design Prize for Concept Vehicles and Prototypes.

The 7.3-litre V12 One-77, which cost a million pounds and had a peak speed of 220 mph, was introduced as the fastest Aston Martin ever made. With a seamless bodyshell made of hand-forged aluminium and a very stiff, lightweight carbon fibre monocoque, it exemplifies what may be the most coveted automotive art form in the whole world.

V12 Zagato

The V12 Zagato, which was unveiled in May 2011 as a natural successor to the renowned Zagato Aston Martins of the past, was created using a combination of the most advanced computer-aided modelling techniques and the time-tested technique of hand-sculpted clays to combine traditional styling cues from Aston Martin and Zagato into one cohesive shape.

The achingly gorgeous 6.0-litre V12-engined Zagato was clothed in a hand-crafted aluminium and carbon fibre skin containing traits seen on earlier vehicles from the Milanese carrozzeria, like the "double-bubble" canopy and low body overhangs. It shared its mechanical components with the V12 Vantage.

The 190 mph V12 Zagato, which made its debut at the esteemed Villa d'Este Concours in May 2011, went on to demonstrate its athletic prowess at the Nürburgring, where two endurance racing versions finished fifth and sixth overall in the yearly 24-hour race on the demanding German track.

Vantage GT12

The track-inspired Vantage GT12 was the most powerful and uncompromising Vantage to date when it debuted in 2015. Aston Martin incorporated all of its lessons learned from years of competing in sports car competitions throughout the world to build the most performance-focused road-going Vantage, with production strictly limited to only 100 examples.

The car weighs 100 kg less than a conventional V12 Vantage S and is powered by a more potent version of the brand's 6.0-litre V12 engine that can produce up to 600 Hp. The GT3-inspired special edition was lower and broader than any of its brothers in the Vantage line at the time, and it had undergone extensive re-engineering in addition to considerable styling changes.

This race-derived Vantage brought more focused and uncompromising capability and styling to a road-going Aston Martin thanks to its extensive use of cutting-edge motorsport-inspired features, including the extensive use of carbon fibre both inside and out and the track-focused aerodynamics pack, which includes a prominent rear wing and pronounced front splitter.

Vantage GT8

All Aston Martin road vehicles share part of the sporting DNA that has permeated the company's 110-year history, but its most extreme versions directly tap into that expertise and fervour to produce something that is far more obvious in both appearance and performance. The Vantage GT8 accomplished this.

The 2016 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE racing car served as an inspiration for and influence on the Vantage GT8, which made its debut in 2016. The Vantage GT8's sharply contoured carbon fibre exterior was moulded by race-bred aerodynamic function, making it the lightest and most powerful V8 Vantage then available. The Vantage GT8 has a distinctive look, a no-nonsense posture, and a driving experience that is unmatched in its class thanks to a razor-sharp chassis calibrated for track-focused agility and powered by a reworked 446 HP version of the thrilling 4.7-litre V8 from Aston Martin.

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