1988 Aston Martin V8 Volante Zagato Vantage - Nicholas Mee & Company, Aston Martin Specialists

Over 25 years after the collaboration between Aston Martin and Italian coachbuilders Zagato, which first produced the legendary DB4GT Zagato, a new union between both companies was forged in 1984. An agreement was struck, for Zagato to design and build a lighter and more aerodynamic version of Aston Martin’s fastest and most powerful production car. The result, unveiled at the 1985 Geneva motor show was destined to become yet another classic, from the fabled Italian design house. With a 10% weight loss, a contemporary wind tunnel tested body shape featuring flush glass to be built on a shortened Aston Martin Vantage chassis. Fitted with Aston Martin’s fabled 430 bhp ‘X’ pack specification V8 engine and a 5-speed manual transmission, performance gains were to be a significant step up, on its Newport Pagnell built stablemate. A shock to traditionalists when viewed against the standard Aston Martin V8 models, the Zagato styling has stood the test of time and is undoubtedly, from the mid 80’s school of des