Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire is the historic home of the sports car maker and the place where 15,000 cars were hand-built between 1955 and 2007, when production of cars finally moved to Gaydon, Warwickshire.
2015 marks the 60th anniversary of Aston Martin Works and in celebrating 60 glorious years at Newport Pagnell, six limited edition sports cars have been commissioned. The first of the cars is being revealed on Friday December 12, at the Buckinghamshire-based firm’s customer Christmas celebration.
The six bespoke cars – all of which are versions of the current Vanquish super GT in either Coupe or Volante form, are being created in association with the luxury British brand’s Gaydon-based design team.
Each of the cars is subtly different, and tailored to reflect one of the six decades being celebrated. The result is a collection of rare and ultra-desirable sports cars that will be instantly recognisable as ‘Works 60th Anniversary’ models.
Making the Anniversary cars stand out from the normal Vanquish super GT is different trim and paint colour treatments.
But, what really makes these cars distinguishable is a fine detail: bespoke rotaries around the major controls in the centre console of each Vanquish.
Each rotary has been cast from metal that, previously, had formed a piston in an Aston Martin engine of the relevant period. These rotaries are then carefully laser etched with Works’ Anniversary wording.
The six pistons have been drawn from engines in the following Newport Pagnell-built sports cars:
1955-1965: DB 2/4 Mk II saloon
1965-1975: DB5
1975-1985: V8 Coupe
1985-1995: V8 Vantage X-pack
1995-2005: V8 Vantage supercharged
2005-2015: Original Vanquish
In each case, the relevant piston has been sourced from an engine that has been rebuilt or reworked at some point in its life.
Aston Martin Works Commercial Director, Paul Spires, explained: “This project has been a harmonious co-operation across the whole business, developed uniquely to celebrate 60 years of Aston Martin Works at Newport Pagnell.
“I’m thrilled to be unveiling the first of these cars at our Christmas celebration, and look forward to seeing the remaining models being built and delivered to customers throughout the course of our anniversary year in 2015.”
