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: 314
2004 Aston Martin DB AR1 Roadster
Coachwork by Zagato
Registration no. V12 JBV
Chassis no. 800044
Engine no. AM2-00384
Estimate: £100,000 - 120,000
Footnote:
Aston Martin renewed its fruitful relationship with the renowned Italian styling house of Zagato, most famously begun with the DB4GT Zagato of the 1960s, after a meeting between Elio Zagato's son Andrea and Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2001. The result was a stylish coupé, based on the DB7 V12 Vantage supercar, recalling the sublime looks of the original DB4GT Zagato. So favourable was the DB7 Zagato's reception that it was decided to produce an open car in similar vein: the DB AR1.
Designed with the California weather in mind - and a Roadster in the proper tradition with no hood and space for just two