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2005 Aston Martin Vanquish S

 

Aston Martin unveiled the Ian Callum designed ‘Project Vantage’ at the North American International Auto Show, Detroit, in 1998. Such was the interest in the car that Aston Martin decided to put it into production as the V12 ‘Vanquish’. 

 

Introduced at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show, with only minor changes to Callum’s original design it had a 5.9 litre V12 engine developing 450hp and was revolutionary in its aluminium and carbon composite structure, drive by wire throttle and electro hydraulic manual transmission. It appeared in the 2002 Bond movie ‘Die Another Day’ and was named in the top three best film cars ever, alongside the ‘Italian Job’ minis and the DB5 from ‘Goldfinger’!

 

The Vanquish was produced up to 2004 and only 1400 cars were made before the announcement of the Vanquish ‘S’ at the Paris Auto Show that year. The new car had an increase in power to 520hp, up rated steering, suspension and brakes, new wheels, a front splitter and rear spoiler incorporated in the boot lid. The Vanquish S was built until 2007 when the production facility at Newport Pagnell was shut down and only 1086 examples were made. 

 

This car left the factory in Onyx Black with Obsidian leather in 2+2 seating form with red brake callipers, chrome door handles, fire extinguisher, heated front seats, heated front screen power-fold mirrors, rear parking sensors, and integral telephone system. It was first registered in February 2005 and has since had just 3 keepers the last of whom has owned the car since 2009. It has also enjoyed a full service history with Aston Martin Works Service or DJ Smail Ltd, the last service having just been completed and is presented in immaculate order throughout.