Some British sports cars look best in British Racing
Green. This Aston Martin Vantage
GT12 manages to split the difference, and if you like it could be yours.
The GT12 bridges the gap between more common iterations of the breed and
the racing versions that have racked up so many trophies. It's all stripped out
and beefed up like a Ferrari 458 Speciale or Lamborghini Huracan
Performante, but packs Gaydon's signature 6.0-liter V12 into its compact frame.
Aston only made 100 of them, of which this (the 74th
example) is the only one to have left the factory in Viridian Green. With a
black interior and orange accents, it only has delivery miles on it and remains
completely new and unregistered, waiting for its new owner to break it in. It
still has a couple years left on the warranty, for crying out loud.
The GT12 is set to headline Bonhams' upcoming sale
at the old Aston Martin Works Service facility in Newport Pagnell a couple of
weeks from now. The auction house it expects it will sell for between £ 350,000
and £ 400,000, which represents a handsome premium over the £ 250,000 that Aston
charged for these most hardcore of roadgoing Vantages in the first place – but
seems a little below the going rate for these, especially in brand-new
condition and a unique color.
