Vanquish S Red Arrows

[Simon Lane]

M5MarkM said:

That's interesting! Simon why was a left hooker made for the raffle? It didn't mention that on the raffle, still don't think people will overly mind if they win a left hooker for £20 but weird a UK spec and UK raffle has a left hooker?

The car is very kindly on loan from AML. We could not spare our demo for this purpose for 6+ months. We asked AML if they could assist, all RHD cars on their fleet were accounted for, but they had an LHD and were happy to let the RAF BF have it for the duration of the raffle campaign. We had the car wrapped in vinyl, we bought the reg AM10 RED for the car and had it ready for PR photography at RAF Scampton at the start of the year. In an ideal world it would have been the actual car, but we did not have time to wait. AML have been extremely generous in their support and the car is serving its purpose. S

[Simon Lane]

steveway said:

I have 5 tickets bought some time ago.

Well done thanks Steve

Nice article about the project in the new edition of AM Magazine:-

[Simon Lane]

For anyone that missed the launch of the car at St Athan this is an unedited 15 min clip. I'm still blushing after the very kind intro from Mark Donoghue at AMOC (totally undeserved especially standing in the company of Red 8 and SAC Luke Wigman) but it was a great event and even more special for being in what will be AML's new factory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McjDD7XjlOk

[Simon Lane]

SFO said:

that green leather looks a lot lighter than I remember from other pics..

The magazine features an early render. The later renders are more accurate. The actual colour is a dark green. I've been trying to upload a photo of the sample for the last 2 hours but Thumbsnap seems to have a fault. Will get it on here tomorrow.

[Simon Lane]

Finally got it to work!

We had a meeting at Gaydon back in January to decide on the colour. I looked at 20+ shades of red with the design team. We put various painted samples next to photos of the jets and samples of both interior leathers (Pinewood Green and Obsidian leather). We settled on what is now named 'Eclat Red'. Here is a pic I took of them together:-

[Simon Lane]

Beefmeister said:

Look, I've said it before and I'll say it again. Quit yabbering, leading these other people on and deliver my car already

Negative Ghostrider!

[Simon Lane]

Thanks to Sam Moores for this review on our Vanquish S Red Arrows project while driving our demo. Turn your speakers up to 11 to hear the full V12 vocal range on the S. It sounds significantly different from the Vanquish as the car has no underfloor cats, and a redesigned rear silencer with quad exhausts:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_AhYtXMnA

[Simon Lane]

AdamV12V said:

Do you know if the Vanquish S it has the Titanium exhaust too?

Negative. Stainless Steel. In the case of the Vanquish S I'm not sure it needs any more decibels, I've already upset my neighbours with it.......

[Simon Lane]

Here are a few 'teaser' images of the first finished car, Red 10 - only 8 weeks to go until we reveal all 10 x cars at RAF Scampton

AMi III - Closed Position - Red Arrows Squadron Crest in Silver Foil


Centre Roof Panel in Exposed Carbon with Ejection Seat Detonator Chord Outline in Silver Foil


Leather Headlining with Red Arrows 'In Cockpit' image printed


Interior Door Card Featuring Red Arrows Formation Break Embroidery

[Simon Lane]

pbe624 said:

Hi Simon,

greetings from Belgium.

Tried to buy ticket(s) online but the website does not support non-UK postal (zip) codes, so didn't work. I called help desk and they were going to get back to me.

Maybe try to fix that little issue so overseas fans can also participate and support the fund :-)

Anyway, if I can participate and if I would win, will ask if they can make it LHD, so it will be unique and easier to drive around here :-)))

Cheers,
Frank

Hi Frank,

Red 10, the car being raffled, is already built as a RHD car I'm afraid sorry! The website is set up for UK nationals only, but you can buy tickets as a foreign national on the understanding that the prize will be a RHD UK spec car. If you would still like to enter please drop me a line on [e-mail] and I will put you in direct contact with the right person at the RAF Benevolent Fund.

ATB

Simon

[Simon Lane]

Fundraising update - as of yesterday we had reached a grand total of £664,140 in ticket sales for Red 10. All proceeds going to the RAF BF

Still a long way to go, raffle closes on 9th December.

[Simon Lane]

M5MarkM said:

So if £1m raised that gives 1 in 50,000 chance of winning the car... I bought 5 tickets so 1 in 10,000. Better chances than the lottery I suppose

Mark thank you for supporting us. Someone has to win the car, only 3 months left until the draw. If you have not bought your ticket yet go to www.rafbf.org the tickets are £20 each.

[Simon Lane]

Beefmeister said:

Hi Simon - I sent you an email through the PH system in case you don't check it. Would be good to chat this week.

Roger that, it goes to my personal e-mail which I check very infrequently.

Got ur message will touch base tomorrow morning ATB Simon

[Simon Lane]

Beefmeister said:

I'm sure Simon won't mind me mentioning - I saw the finished Red 10 yesterday and my God it is stunning. The wrapped promo car doesn't even come close, the paint and details on the final cars is something else.

I'll not say too much but I honestly believe these cars will be very sought after in the future. The Vanquish doesn't have long left and these, with their incredibly high spec and Q content are sure to be keepers.

Must add that Simon is a top chap, lent me a Vanquish S for the day and I absolutely fell in love with it. Will be doing a review but if you haven't heard one, this is some Vanquish S exhaust deliciousness:

https://www.facebook.com/BOTBdreamcars/videos/1716...

Thanks Tim, great meeting you in person finally

Edited by Simon Lane on Monday 11th September 18:41

[Simon Lane]

Just a few interesting points to add:-

1. Each car took 500+ man hours to paint - the paintwork is absolutely incredible but you'll have to wait a bit longer to see it
2. The ejection seat detonator chord shape in the carbon fibre roof panel took 3 x days to make (each panel) and the process was very challenging. The 2mm thick foil graphic had to be 'floated' into precise position using water (very fiddly!) and then layers of lacquer built up to deliver the finished gloss carbon panel - it looks absolutely stunning on the car
3. The rear of the car is a bespoke design, with a unique carbon helmet dock and retraining strap design - there will be 2 x helmets in the finished cars and 2 x race suits - red for the driver and blue for the passenger, in keeping with the Red Arrows flight suits

Edited by Simon Lane on Thursday 7th September 13:05

[Simon Lane]

[quote=DB9VolanteDriver]What a great collection of details on these cars! Impossible to reproduce and for certain to be highly collectible (probably will not be seen in public very often after delivery, except for planned get togethers at special events).

What was the thinking/inspiration behind the interior color combo? Do these Red Arrows have similar colors in the cockpit? I've only ever seen pinewood/black on one other car; a DBS. Love it, but the I would...

Thanks

Every detail in the car takes its inspiration from the jets and the team. The seat colour matches, as close as we could get, the colour of the Martin Baker ejection seats in the Hawk jets flown by the Red Arrows.

Edited by Simon Lane on Thursday 7th September 14:47

[Simon Lane]

SFO said:

how many coats? seems an awful long time.

The blue & white graphics on the sills, rear bumper, diffuser, side strakes, doors and grill are all unique and have been masked off/painted by hand. This combined with a bespoke paint colour has taken a lot of time. All will become clear when we release the exterior shots.......

[Simon Lane]

In a PH Forum Exclusive, see below some shots of the completed car. We have Red 3 left available to purchase, handover ceremony will take place at RAF Scampton on October 24th, its not too late to own one of these, PM me on [e-mail] Pics as below:-

Exterior Shot 1


Exterior Shot 2


Exterior Shot 3


Exterior Shot 4


Side Strake Detail


Side Strake Detail


Bonnet Badge


Miniature Detonator Chord (MDC) Foil - Exposed Carbon Fibre Roof Panel


Interior View 1


Interior View 2 - Leather Headlining


Interior View 3 - Helmet Dock


Interior View 4 - Helmet Dock


Door Card


Door Card Detail


Door Card 'Rescue' Strap


'Red 2' Driver's Seat Headrest Embroidery


'XX242' Embroidery (Red 2's Aircraft Serial) - Passenger Airbag


Red Arrows Squadron Crest - AMi III


Sill Cover - Showing Red 2 Position in Diamond 9 Formation


Sill Plaque


Handbrake


Folding Seat Release - 'Ejection Handle'


Final Inspection Plaque - Red 2


Bespoke Paintwork Detail - Rear Diffuser
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Bespoke Paintwork Detail - Side Sill


Exterior Shot

[Simon Lane]

LordBretSinclair said:

Just amazing - the little details add up to absolutely stunning cars.

Do I spot some special red Aston overalls beneath the helmet docks ????

Well spotted. There will be 2 x helmets and 2 x race suits in each car. Red suit for driver and Blue for the passenger in keeping with the team.

[Simon Lane]

Heres another image for you:-