A quarterly magazine for buyers and enthusiasts of Aston Martin cars. Vantage celebrates 100 years of one of the coolest car brands on the planet from the early gentlmens racers through to the all-new Vanquish. If you've a passion for Aston Martin's you'll love Vantage magazine.
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Valhalla v2 • ‘SON OF VALKYRIE’ IS REWORKED AS A HYBRID, 937BHP, £700,000 MID-ENGINED HYPERCAR
Pastures new • THREE KEY PLAYERS MOVE TO NEW ROLES OUTSIDE AML
Richard Williams • 10 JUNE 1945 – 12 AUGUST 2021
Rex Woodgate • 2 JULY 1926 – 15 JUNE 2021
Normal service resumed • MONTEREY CAR WEEK RETURNS, BRINGING OUT THE BIG SPENDERS AND A SELECTION OF STUNNING ASTON MARTINS
Desirables • More Aston-related goodies – including a quite wonderful model of one of the greats
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TURNING THE CORNER • After a tricky start to the season, Aston Martin has shown it can compete with the top teams in F1, and it’s that man Vettel leading the charge
Earning its stripes • The Vantage F1 Edition is much more than the usual limited edition fare. It marks the Vantage’s transformation into a genuinely great driver’s car
Time machine • Half a century after he last saw it, we reunite legendary Formula 1 designer John Barnard with the Aston he bought as a teenager
RIDE of the VALKYRIE • Aston’s 1160bhp hypercar, boss Tobias Moers at the wheel, and a ride up the Goodwood Hill. How could we refuse?
VALKYRIE VARIATIONS • The Valkyrie family grows with the announcement of Spider and track-only AMR Pro versions
Immaculate collection • How would you like your DB5 Vantage: Saloon, Convertible or Shooting Brake? Or, if you’ve got a cool £4m sitting around, you could buy all three. We drive them – and fantasise about that Lottery win
VH VERDICT • Matt Becker is responsible for the way the current generation of Astons drive. But what will he make of a VH-gen Vantage?
Light show • The body panels are on, the wiring is in, and the engine is back together – Bulldog’s restoration enters the home straight
Proof of concept • Original Bulldog project leader Keith Martin recalls the earliest road tests of Aston Martin’s pioneering supercar
LIVING THE DREAM • McKeel Hagerty has built a multi-billion-dollar business around classic car insurance. To unwind he likes nothing better than driving his DB4
THE LAST RESORT? • Aston Martin has staked pretty much everything on the DBX, but can it win over SUV sceptics and Aston traditionalists?
Heritage racer • Neil Corner is a legend of the historic racing scene and has owned and raced some of the greatest Astons. We went to meet him
ENGLAND EXPECTS • Richards of England has its sights firmly set on joining the ranks of the world’s top Aston Martin restorers. We take a look inside
MODEL LISTINGS: EVERY ROAD CAR
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