2019 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake will be featured at Bonhams’ upcoming auction, “The Aston Martin Sale” that will be held on May 19, 2019, in Wormsley, UK. The pre-auction estimate of this rare car is £ 625,000 - 750,000 and it will be presented in lot 232 at the auction. “Zagato had forged its not inconsiderable reputation by building a succession of lightweight aerodynamic sports and GT cars, most notable on Alfa Romeo and Lancia chassis, so its choice as partner for the development of the somewhat more utilitarian shooting brake concept may seem surprising at first. In fact, the Shooting Brake was just one of four new Zagato-styled models to be built on the V12 Vanquish platform, the others being a Speedster, a Coupe, and a Volante. The planned production was for 99 Coupes, 99 Volantes, 28 Speedsters, and 99 Shooting Brakes, making 325 cars in all. All four designs are the result of close creative collaboration between Aston Martin and Zagato,” the auction house says. As Bonhams mentioned, this 2019 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake is the 68th of only 99 built and it comes with a unique and exceptional specification. It has covered only 3 miles from new and it is one of only three believed to have the bronze front and rear grills. The auction house added, “With all four designs based upon the Vanquish S, each Zagato enjoys the combination of 600PS naturally-aspirated V12 engine mated to the smooth, slick-shifting Touchtronic III transmission. Boasting adaptive suspension damping – fine-tuned for each model - the Vanquish Zagato family promises exceptional driving pleasure that is every bit as stimulating and memorable as their design.” Bonhams further elaborated on this model and stated, “The Speedster and Shooting Brake represent the two extremes of the Vanquish Zagato family, the former being an uncompromising roofless design that expresses the raw excitement of an open-top ultra-high performance sports car. The Shooting Brake is still a strict two-seater, but one conceived as an individual and exceptionally practical Gran Turismo. Its extended roof features the iconic Zagato 'double-bubble' profile complete with glass inlays to let light flood into the cockpit. The sculptural roof culminates in a powered tailgate that opens onto a luxuriously trimmed rear cabin area, complete with a tailored luggage set. Up front the dramatic herringbone carbon fibre fascia features anodised bronze rotary controls, extensive 'Z' motif quilting, and the option of fully aniline leather upholstery.”https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin  Read more