The Aston Martin V12 Zagato is arguably one of the
most special designs in the automotive world and to be a bit
more special, despite the ridiculously limited production run of just 65 cars.
Chassis number 31235 was created with personal input
from Aston Martin’s Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman. Its unique features
include a handmade badge that has actual beetle wings in it and an ignition key
etched with Zagato’s ‘Z’, making the only example out of the production run
with this detail.
The owner also requested the car be titled “No.
Zero”, with a special engine plaque created to commemorate the title. The rest
is typical V12 Zagato, meaning a naturally aspirated 6.0-litre with 510hp
paired to a six-speed manual transmission, an uprated suspension and a fixed rear
wing.
The V12 Zagato also features a handcrafted aluminum
body with the iconic Zagato ‘double-bubble’ roof. Each car required a total of
2,000 man hours to be built, or five times over a regular V12 Vantage.
The car is going to be auctioned off in RM Sotheby’s
event at Paris in February 8, so if you have a Zagato-shaped itch, don’t forget
to bring the cheque book.
