Aston Martin "Z"?

[d17eee]

Just seen a 53 plate Aston Martin Z. This is a car I have never seen or heard of before.

Champagne Gold, Ferarri style single circle rear lights, tinted TVR style twin bumped rear window, and Vanquish ultra large mouth front grill. What is this?

[catherinej]

Was it a Zagato?

[Stu R]

possibly some sort of mule or a customised* one?

* ruined

[jhoneyball]

db7 zagato

[flat-over-crest]

Coupe = DB7 Zagato

No roof (at all) = DBAR1

[D17EEE]

Yes DB7 shape but with only a Z, like a Nissan 350Z badge, on the rear and sides... Found it: How rare/special are these:

[tcf]

99 made with (I believe) one for the factory/museum. I think approximately 40 were RHD.

[richie barry]

wow kool it looks lick a tvr guse what iv saw a db5 and only 500 whre made

[flat-over-crest]

Nah there were about 300 Zagatos made and 99 DBAR1's made

[V8LM]

As said above, 99 (+1) DB7Z's I think. Don't know how many AR1s, but not many (another 99 perhaps)?

Edited by V8LM on Thursday 17th May 10:33

[:J:]

flat-over-crest said:

Nah there were about 300 Zagatos made and 99 DBAR1's made

I believe there were only 99 Zagato's made for the road, not 300.

100+ involved sending them for crash testing or something like that ??

Or so I heard ???

Edited by :J: on Thursday 17th May 11:47

[allthingsaston]

I believe 100 were made of the DB7 GT Zagato. Built on a DB7 platform, so no need for crash testing. Friend of mine was involved, and deal was that he would go in halves on the financing part with Zagato, and if the cars sold, he got one. They sold, and so he has one in his collection. Haven't driven in it myself, but he says they got it right, not just in terms of styling, but also in driving.

[tcf]

allthingsaston said:

I believe 100 were made of the DB7 GT Zagato. Built on a DB7 platform, so no need for crash testing. Friend of mine was involved, and deal was that he would go in halves on the financing part with Zagato, and if the cars sold, he got one. They sold, and so he has one in his collection. Haven't driven in it myself, but he says they got it right, not just in terms of styling, but also in driving.

Based, interestingly, on the DB7 Volante chassis and running gear - so that the trademark Zagato double bubble roof could fit. Also has a 'drop' rear hatch (like the lower half of a Range Rover boot lid). Personally I think they are fantastic, but then I would say that...!

[V8LM]

Or, I think, based on the Vantage Volante chassis with the GT running gear, but hey... Nice cars.

[tcf]

V8LM said:

Or, I think, based on the Vantage Volante chassis with the GT running gear, but hey... Nice cars.

I stand corrected!

[:J:]

allthingsaston said:

I believe 100 were made of the DB7 GT Zagato. Built on a DB7 platform, so no need for crash testing. Friend of mine was involved, and deal was that he would go in halves on the financing part with Zagato, and if the cars sold, he got one. They sold, and so he has one in his collection. Haven't driven in it myself, but he says they got it right, not just in terms of styling, but also in driving.

Something about going over 100 models makes it a new model in it's own right and would therefore need crash testing ??

I don't know, I heard it from Aston ages ago, I will ask them again when I speak to them.

Personally, I think they look horrible

Edited by :J: on Friday 18th May 15:37