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In 1959, Aston Martin won the Le Mans 24 hour race; indeed, so far the marques only outright victory in the French classic. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of this great victory, the company produced the ultimate V8 Vantage. Unveiled at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show, and available with both standard 550 bhp and V600 600 bhp versions of the twin supercharged V8, this is probably the swan song of the Marek engine and the Virage chassis - the last of the line. The above picture shows a Vantage Le Mans next to DBR1/2, the winner of the 1959 24 hour race. |
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| Whilst each car came with directions to the Le Mans circuit within the owners handbook, I only saw this single car at the AMOC 40th anniversary celebrations during breakfast at Mulsanne, June 1999. Shame really. | ||
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| Exterior modifications include an enlarged front spoiler (and I thought it couldn't get any bigger), a blanked radiator and cooling ducts on the bonnet. Also the wing vents resemble those on the DBR1. | ||
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Limited to only 40 examples, and with a price tag approaching a quarter of a million
pounds. The car shown
on the left was on sale in March 2001 at Aston Martin Sales of Mayfair, and on the
right at Stratton Motor Company in August
2000.
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