2005 Aston Martin Vanquish S

An entirely new Aston Martin for the 21st Century, the V12 Vanquish debuted at the Geneva Auto Show in March 2001 with deliveries commencing a few months later. The Vanquish became, as intended, the marque’s flagship model and the Newport Pagnell factory saw an extensive multi-million pound refurbishment to accommodate it, gaining a new assembly line, paint shop, rolling road and water test facility. The car’s launch was hailed by the automotive press and whilst domestic dealerships took the predicted fountain-penned signatures of the traditional Aston buyer, the international glitterati needed a bit more persuading. Enter stage right via the famous gun barrel and iconic theme tune, the best ambassador since 1964, of the marque, Mr James Bond, and his worldwide audience.

The 2002 film, Die Another Day, with Pierce Brosnan as the ultimate secret agent, showcased the new Vanquish in the best advertisement imaginable for any new supercar. Amidst the explosions and machine gun fire, the Vanquish not only looked fantastic but was obviously capable of epic performance. Fame and gadgets aside, the Vanquish was recognised as one of the ten most beautiful cars ever built by Autocar Magazine in April 2022. Launched in 2004, the Vanquish S saw significant upgrades within the engine bay over the initial launch model and now produced 520bhp, an output good enough to whistle the S up to 200mph. The previously-optional Sports Dynamic Pack of enhanced steering, suspension and brakes came as standard with the S.

By 2006, it was apparent that both the days of the V12 Vanquish and indeed Aston Martin production at Newport Pagnell were drawing to an end and a new era was being planned. This fabulous Vanquish 'S' was ordered in the rare colour of Meteorite Silver with a Black Cherry leather interior and supplied on the 2nd of June 2005 by Lancaster Aston Martin of Reading, to the first of three former keepers. Bought by our vendor on the 27th November 2020 joining his family’s important collection, which consisted mainly of historic British Heritage cars of particular rarity.

Presented to auction with its dealer bookpack, service book, reams of receipts, V5C and a fresh MOT for the sale.