At RM Sotheby’s upcoming sale, “Fort Lauderdale 2019,” which will take place on March 29-30, 2019, at Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale in Florida, the 2003 Aston Martin DB AR1 Zagato will be auctioned. The pre-auction estimate of this car is $ 300,000 - $ 350,000, and its chassis number is SCFAE62333K800012. Mentioning the features of this car, RM Sotheby’s stated, “Looking to reinvigorate sales and interest in the Aston Martin brand, Ford once again teamed up with Zagato in 2002 to create a limited-production, coachbuilt grand touring car in the spirit of the DB4GT Zagato of the 1960s and the V8 Vantage Zagato of the 1980s. A design collaboration between Andrea Zagato and Aston Martin’s then-chief designer Henrik Fisker, the DB7 Zagato utilized key design cues from both Aston Martin and Zagato to help give the car a distinct look but make it instantly recognizable to enthusiasts as both an Aston Martin and Zagato product. Based on Aston Martin’s existing DB7 platform, the car was powered by a 6.0-liter V-12 engine, which produced 435 hp and provided the car with a 0-60 time of 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 189 mph.” Some of the major highlights according to the auction house are that it is being offered from the Retro Motors Collection, and it has been acquired by three owners so far, having covered 2,100 miles from new. It is the 12th of only 99 examples built. It is finished in the iconic Aston Martin Racing Green over Light Tan, and is fitted with a six-speed manual transmission. “As the U.S. market was not offered the DB7 Zagato coupe, it was only right that Aston Martin and Zagato offer another limited-production product for their American clients, and thus, the DB AR1 was born. First shown at the 2003 Los Angeles Auto Show, the DB AR1 was an exciting fully-open roadster that remained largely similar to its closed sibling, and it was instantly regarded as one of the best designs that both Aston Martin and Zagato had ever produced. This DB AR1 must surely be considered by any sports car or Aston Martin collector,” states the auction house in their press release, giving out information on the origin of the idea to build this Aston Martin DB AR1 Zagato. http://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more