Video: Aston Martin DB3S at the 1956 Nurburgring 1000km
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Amazing period footage from the Aston Martin team’s trip to the 1956 Nurburgring 1000km which was the penultimate round of that year’s World Sportscar Championship.
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VIN: the Jean Kerguen Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (GTZ) chassis 0180/L
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Chassis 0180/L was the first of two GTZs originally painted white although the Australian-bound second example (0186/R) was described as Desert White and came with red upholstery while 0180/L…
Read MoreOne to Buy: 68,000 mile Snow Shadow 1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series 1
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Aston Martin launched the DB4 in late 1958 to replace the ageing DB MkIII which could trace its origins back to 1949. In addition to handsome new Touring of Milan coachwork, the DB4 ushered in a…
Read MoreOne to Buy: 1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante V580X Works Service 6.3 Prince of Wales Conversion
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Although Aston Martin had not planned to make an open top version of its range-topping V8 Vantage, the early 1980s began to see a handful of special order cars built to such a configuration…
Read MoreOne to Buy: 1 of 1 ex-Geneva Motor Show 2004 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Roadster
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When Ferrari returned to the front-engined Gran Turismo market with the critically-acclaimed 550 Maranello in 1996, Aston Martin suddenly found itself with a big budget rival in a sector it had ruled…
Read MoreOne to Buy: Burnt Almond RS Williams-restored 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 Vantage
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Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1965 as the successor to Aston Martin’s iconic DB5, the DB6 most notably offered a more spacious cockpit that was the result of switching to a longer…
Read MoreOne to Buy: ex-Daniel Ricciardo 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie
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Although prior years had seen some spectacular attempts to bring F1 performance to the street, arguably nothing has come closer to achieving that feat than Aston Martin’s radical Valkyrie.
Read MoreOne to Buy: 1 of 1 in LHD 1965 Aston Martin DB6 Shooting-Break by FLM Panelcraft
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In addition to Kensington’s Radford coachworks, FLM Panelcraft based two miles across London in Battersea also offered a Shooting Break conversion for Aston Martin’s DB6. In a similar vein to…
Read MoreOne to Buy: 397 mile 1 of 1 in Gladiator Red / Parchment 1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato
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Having seen how quickly Ferrari shifted over 200 examples of its premium priced 288 GTO, Aston Martin decided to get in on the act with their own low volume special: a short wheelbase Zagato…
Read MoreOne to Buy: 1400km Balmoral Green Metallic 1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante V580X
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During the late 1980s, nothing in class could match Aston Martin’s formidable X-pack-equipped V8 Vantage. Whereas the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini only offered models with north of 400bhp in…
Read MoreOne to Buy: 1 of 8 Royal Blue 2000 Aston Martin Vantage Volante V550 / V600 Special Edition
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During the 1990s, Aston Martin produced a litany of low volume specials for VIP customers, many of which still remain little known today. One such model is the spectacular Vantage V550 / V600…
Read MoreVIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30036
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Chassis 30036 was one of 37 Aston Martin V8 Volantes built with coachwork by Zagato and one of nine completed during the final year of production: 1989. It was configured in Litchfield Black with…
Read MoreGuide: Into the 80s - a Historical & Technical Appraisal of the Aston Martin V8 V580
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The 1970s was a tumultuous time for Aston Martin which, owing to the effects of multiple ownership changes, poor trading conditions and labour reforms, seemed to lurch from one crisis to another.
Read MoreVIN: the Brunei Royal Family Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30015
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Chassis 30015 was one of 37 Aston Martin V8 Volantes built with coachwork by Zagato and one of 27 completed in 1988. It was configured in Vulcan Black with Black upholstery, right-hand drive and…
Read MoreVIN: the Brunei Royal Family Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20021
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Chassis 20021 was one of three V8 Vantage Zagatos supplied new to the Brunei Royal Family, the others having been chassis 20023 (a manual 1986 example finished in Lightning Silver with Blue…
Read MoreGuide: Newport Pagnell to Milan - a Historical & Technical Appraisal of the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato (GTZ)
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Twelve months after the base DB4 had made its highly anticipated debut, Aston Martin displayed a high performance, short wheelbase version generally supplied without rear seats aimed at those…
Read MoreOne to Buy: 1st of 42 Mandarin Yellow 1980 Aston Martin V8 Vantage V580 Series 1
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Three years after the original V8 Vantage had been launched (the V540), Aston Martin introduced an updated version variously known as the V580 and Oscar India. Most significantly, the V580…
Read MoreGuide: Sunshine State Special - a Historical & Technical Appraisal of the Aston Martin DB AR1
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Having been announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2002, Aston Martin’s Zagato-bodied DB7 V12 Vantage (officially dubbed the DB7 Zagato) was subsequently given a public launch at the…
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