For Aston Martin, heritage is not something confined to an archive. The British brand has brought five of its most memorable historic colours back to the road with the new Heritage Edition collection, created by Q by Aston Martin in collaboration with Aston Martin Newport Beach.
Limited to five one-of-one commissions, the collection pairs contemporary Aston Martin performance with colours originally seen on some of the marque’s most celebrated models. Each shade has been carefully recreated using modern paint technology, while bespoke interiors add another layer of exclusivity.
The DB12 Volante is finished in Pale Primrose, a delicate yellow shade immortalised on the cover of a 1958 DB4 sales brochure and later made famous through Corgi’s miniature Aston Martin model. Beneath its elegant open-top silhouette sits a 671-hp 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8.
The DB12 Coupe wears Pacific Blue, a colour first offered on the DB4 before appearing on the DB5 and DB6. Q by Aston Martin returned to an original historic sample to faithfully recreate the distinctive hue for the modern Super Tourer.
For the flagship Vanquish, the choice is Tudor Green, a metallic shade strongly associated with Aston Martins of the 1970s. Its stately character contrasts with the extraordinary machinery underneath: a 5.2-liter twin-turbocharged V12 producing 824 hp and a top speed of 214 mph.
The Vantage Coupe revives Winchester Blue, one of the British town-inspired colours offered by the brand in the 1970s and a shade closely associated with the legendary V8 Vantage. The contemporary Vantage delivers 656 hp from its twin-turbocharged V8.
Completing the collection, the Vantage Roadster is presented in Mink Silver, inspired by the pale metallic finish used on more than 100 DB6 examples during the 1960s.
Inside, the five cars feature Q perforated fluted seats, Heritage Aston Martin logo embroidery, exclusive Heritage Edition sill plaques and, on the DB12 and Vanquish models, Dark Walnut Open Pore Wood Inlays.
Available exclusively through Aston Martin Newport Beach, the five Heritage Editions are the only current products in the world finished in these revived colours—a fitting tribute to the marque’s past, rendered for the collectors of its future.
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