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Aston Martin V8 Zagato Volante |
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| At the Geneva show in 1987 the prototype convertible version of the Zagato was unveiled. This was in fact a conversion of a coupe, chassis 42 and was built to full Vantage specification. The decision was taken to produce the car but to protect the owners of the closed car only 25 were to be built with the fuel injected V585 V8 engine (and thus the bonnet bulge was lost). Apart from the lack of a roof, the major external change from the Coupe was a new dummy radiator grill and 'eyelids' to cover the head lamps when they are not in use. The extra 35kg weight together with the standard engine with at least 100 less brake horse power, performance was equivalent to the V8 Volante, with a claimed top speed of 160mph and 0 to 60 mph in 6.0 seconds. By the time that production ended, 37 had been built. | |
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This car, finished in Porsche White with contrasting grey interior and matching hood, was on sale at the Bonhams/Brooks sale at AML Works Service in May 2001. It is chassis number 10, the first car delivered to a private customer and is unusual in having the 5 speed manual gearbox - many other examples were automatic. |
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This unusual Zagato Volante features the cleaner front grille and light arrangements of the coupe. Possibly two cars were built in this way, one was later converted to Vantage specification which probably makes this car unique. It was photographed at the 1999 AMOC Le Mans 40th anniversary meeting at Donnington Park. |
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