Bonhams Sale of Aston Martin and Lagonda Motor Cars and Related Automobilia
21 May 2011
Aston Martin Works Service
Newport Pagnell,
Buckinghamshire, MK16 9AN
Motor cars: 13:00
Lot No: 322
1998 Aston Martin Vantage V600 Coupé
Registration no. S602 NNV
Chassis no. SCFDAM252XBL70211
Engine no. 590/R/70211/M
Estimate: £65,000 - 75,000
Footnote:
'It's been just over ten years, yet still etched in my memory is the sound of the Vantage 600's rear Goodyears fizzing on wet roads in third or fourth gear. It never failed to get my full attention, and I was grateful for the supercharged V8's progressive delivery, the poise of the chassis and, in time, the gentleness and predictability with which those plump rear tyres succumbed to 600bhp and 600lb/ft.' – John Barker, Evo magazine, June 2009.
'Brutal' was a word used more than once to described the fastest Aston Martin ever on its introduction in 1993, but as the Vantage had no less than 550bhp available to propel its two tons, the choice can only