Remember the Aston Martin
V12 Vantage S Spitfire
car from last year? Aston Cambridge has again commissioned a special edition car from Aston Martin Q - the
Vanquish S
Yes, the helmets come with the car
Shown to Aston customers at St Athan yesterday, the Red Arrows Edition follows the template used by the Spitfire commission last year: very limited numbers, a raft of unique visual tweaks and a strong RAF theme.
On that latter point, the car is painted Eclat Red - but of course - the Eclat referencing the Red Arrows' motto. There's also a white 'smoke trail' as part of the side strake, Union Jack badges and an "inlaid charge pattern" on the roof, said to mimic the canopy design of a fastjet.
Inside too the Red Arrows and RAF inspiration is clear, with Pinewood green inserts like an old flight suit, seats with 'Martin Baker Ejection Seat' fabric and green webbing seat belts plus build plaques, embroidered logos and, yes, those helmets stowed in the rear seats.
Best hurry if you want one!
In fact, there are a host of extra goodies that come with the Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition as well as the lids. Each of the nine owners will receive "truly bespoke accessories" including a die-cast model of the car and a Hawk plane, a build book and a range of clothing that "could include" racing suits, bespoke embroidered bomber jackets and a Vanquish S luggage set.
Though 10 Red Arrows Editions are being built, just nine customers will be able to buy one as the tenth is being donated to the RAF Benevolent Fund. Appropriately enough it was a nine-aircraft formation that the Red Arrows made famous, so it sort of fits nicely.
A price hasn't been announced for the Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition, though you imagine all of them will fly out of the showroom (sorry). Contact Aston Cambridge for more details!