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May 19, 2025

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30036

May 19, 2025/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30036

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…

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May 19, 2025/ Ben Tyer/
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April 27, 2025

VIN: the Brunei Royal Family Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30015

April 27, 2025/ Ben Tyer
VIN: the Brunei Royal Family Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30015

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…

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April 27, 2025/ Ben Tyer/
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March 22, 2025

VIN: the Brunei Royal Family Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20021

March 22, 2025/ Ben Tyer
VIN: the Brunei Royal Family Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20021

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…

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March 22, 2025/ Ben Tyer/
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April 04, 2024

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20057

April 04, 2024/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20057

Chassis 20057 was one of seven Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagatos completed in Javelin Grey of which five were configured with Black leather upholstery. From this quintet, three were left-hand…

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April 04, 2024/ Ben Tyer/
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August 16, 2023

VIN: the Patrick Collection Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30022

August 16, 2023/ Ben Tyer
VIN: the Patrick Collection Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30022

Chassis 30022 was one of two Zagato-bodied Aston Martin V8s commissioned by the Patrick Collection in Birmingham. The first to arrive, chassis 20028, was a Fury Yellow Vantage delivered in…

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August 16, 2023/ Ben Tyer/
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February 03, 2023

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30009

February 03, 2023/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30009

Chassis 30009 was numerically the third of 37 Aston Martin V8 Volantes built with coachwork by Zagato. Of these, three were painted Hunter Green of which two (chassis 30009 and 30030) were…

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February 03, 2023/ Ben Tyer/
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December 04, 2022

VIN: Victor Gauntlett's Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20046

December 04, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Victor Gauntlett's Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20046

Chassis 20046 was the second of five Zagato-bodied V8 Vantages painted Hunter Green. Uniquely, it was the only one to come with Dark Red leather upholstery. The right-hand drive car was ordered by…

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December 04, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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June 13, 2022

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30024

June 13, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30024

Chassis 30024 was one of two Zagato-bodied V8 Volantes configured in Salisbury Blue with Magnolia upholstery and Blue piping. The other was chassis 30014 which had a manual gearbox…

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June 13, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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May 30, 2022

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30020

May 30, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30020

Of the 37 Zagato-bodied Aston Martin V8 Volantes produced, chassis 30020 was the only example painted Pastello Bianco. The interior was upholstered in Burgundy with White piping. The car was…

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May 30, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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May 15, 2022

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30035

May 15, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato chassis 30035

Aston Martin built 37 examples of the Zagato-bodied V8 Volante, but only chassis 30035 was painted Cobalt Blue (a Rolls Royce colour). The rest of the specification comprised Magnolia upholstery, Blue…

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May 15, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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May 05, 2022

VIN: the Tony Smith / Nick Mason Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20040

May 05, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: the Tony Smith / Nick Mason Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20040

Of the 50 V8 Vantage Zagatos delivered to customers, six were painted Lightning Silver, but only one of these was configured with a Black interior: chassis 20040. This unique car was completed…

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May 05, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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April 08, 2022

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20038

April 08, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20038

Aston Martin built 50 Zagato-bodied V8 Vantage production cars: 29 were right-hand drive and 21 left-hand drive. Chassis 20038 was one of those right-hand drive cars. It left the factory with a…

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April 08, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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April 06, 2022

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20045

April 06, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20045

Of the 50 V8 Vantage production cars bodied by Zagato, 21 were left-hand drive. One of these was chassis 20045 which left the factory with a manual gearbox and a one-off colour scheme: Blue…

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April 06, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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February 21, 2022

VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20056

February 21, 2022/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato chassis 20056

Chassis 20056 was one of 29 Zagato-bodied V8 Vantage production cars built in right-hand drive. The remaining 21 customer cars were left-hand drive taking the total production run to 50 units.

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February 21, 2022/ Ben Tyer/
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December 28, 2021

VIN: Aston Martin DB2 Series 1 chassis LML/50/12

December 28, 2021/ Ben Tyer
VIN: Aston Martin DB2 Series 1 chassis LML/50/12

Chassis LML/50/12 was the second DB2 production car. The first was LML/50/11, prior to which Aston Martin had built an array of prototypes and works racing cars. Like chassis 11 and 14, chassis…

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December 28, 2021/ Ben Tyer/
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October 07, 2021

VIN: the Graham Whitehead / Vermin Stable Aston Martin DB3 chassis 10

October 07, 2021/ Ben Tyer
VIN: the Graham Whitehead / Vermin Stable Aston Martin DB3 chassis 10

Aston Martin built ten DB3s in total. The first five (completed between late 1951 and 1952) were reserved for works use. The second batch (assembled in the first half of 1953) were sold off to…

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October 07, 2021/ Ben Tyer/
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September 15, 2021

VIN: the works Aston Martin DB2 Le Mans Prototype chassis LML/49/3

September 15, 2021/ Ben Tyer
VIN: the works Aston Martin DB2 Le Mans Prototype chassis LML/49/3

Chassis LML/49/3 was one of two DB2 Prototypes built with Aston Martin’s new dual overhead camshaft straight six engine. Unlike its sister car (chassis LML/49/4, which was destined for use as…

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September 15, 2021/ Ben Tyer/
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June 04, 2021

VIN: the works / Rob Walker Aston Martin DB2 Series 1 chassis LML/50/9

June 04, 2021/ Ben Tyer
VIN: the works / Rob Walker Aston Martin DB2 Series 1 chassis LML/50/9

Chassis LML/50/9 was one of three DB2 team cars assembled for the 1950 season. The team cars followed a pair of standard DB2 prototypes which had themselves been preceded by four racing…

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June 04, 2021/ Ben Tyer/
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