A once in a lifetime opportunity for the shrewd Collector/Investor
Year
: 2001
Chassis
No: 500001
Engine: 5.9 LITRE
Transmission: MANUAL 6 SPEED
SOLD
This is the car Aston Martin wanted to build, not one it had to build.
The production V12 Vanquish was shown to the press and potential customers in October 2000 and then the public at the Geneva Salon in March 2001. While you’ll find the skeleton of an XJS inside a DB7, in the Vanquish there are aerospace construction techniques. Within it you will find a central supporting structure doubling as the transmission tunnel and crafted from carbonfibre. Around this are bonded and riveted sections of extruded aluminium upon which hand-finished aluminium body panels are hung. The result is a massively strong and torsionally rigid platform. Production started very soon afterwards at the revitalized Newport Pagnell factory and deliveries to customers commenced in the summer of 2001.
#500001 was the first car off the production line, registered 26th June and was handed over officially to 'Works Service' one month later.
By 2006, it was apparent that both the days of the Vanquish and indeed Aston Martin production at Newport Pagnell were drawing to an end. By the time the final Vanquish S was completed in July 2007, a mere 2578 Vanquishes had been built at Newport Pagnell. Production of Aston Martins at the factory came to a sad end after a period in excess of 50 years. The Vanquish was the last hand built car to be made by Aston Martin at Newport Pagnell.
As the first production Vanquish built, configured as a 2+0, this is truly an historically important car and will be of interest to collectors and investors alike. Resplendent in unmarked Skye Silver with matching Tan leather and alcantara upholstery. Reassuringly, as you would expect FSH (last at 'Works Service') and pleasingly low mileage at 31k. The paddle shift, with it's recent software upgrades at 'Works Service', is an absolute delight, the steering precise, the acceleration urgent and perhaps best of all - the noise just makes the spine tingle. Undoubtedly one of the most exhilarating driver cars ever built
Interesting part exchange(s) 1930-1970 considered +/- cash. Telephone 07702 449904
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