Aston Martin Pays Tribute To RAF’s Red Arrows With Bespoke Vanquish S

Aston Martin Pays Tribute To RAF’s Red Arrows With Bespoke Vanquish S

When it comes to aviation-inspired not other country gives us as many as the United Kingdom. In recent years, we’ve seen Royal Air Force-inspired vehicles come from both and with the latter already famous for the models that paid tribute to the Spitfire plane and the Blades Aerobatic Display Team. Come 2017 and it’s time for the to join the aviation-inspired theme, this time around as a tribute for the RAF’s Red Arrows acrobatic unit.

Commissioned by Aston Martin’s dealer in Cambridge, the Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition is limited to only 10 units, nine for each pilot of the Red Arrows unit and a tenth car to be given to the RAF Benevolent Fund charity.

Crafted by the Q division, the Red Arrows Edition is by no means a regular Aston Martin with a custom paint job. On top of the Eclar Red paint that mirrors the familiar livery of the Hawks and references the Red Arrows’ motto, the sports all sorts of details that make it unique in the lineup.

Custom features include white detailing in the front bumper and grille, blue highlights on the side skirts, white “smoke trails” on the side strakes, “Union Jack” enamel wing badges, and “Union Jack” side winglets on the bumper. The carbon-fiber roof has white graphics that mimic the canopy design of a jet fighter, while the standard exhaust pipes have been replaced by titanium pieces.

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Aston Martin Pays Tribute To RAF’s Red Arrows With Bespoke Vanquish S

When it comes to aviation-inspired not other country gives us as many as the United Kingdom. In recent years, we’ve seen Royal Air Force-inspired vehicles come from both and with the latter already famous for the models that paid tribute to the Spitfire plane and the Blades Aerobatic Display Team. Come 2017 and it’s time for the to join the aviation-inspired theme, this time around as a tribute for the RAF’s Red Arrows acrobatic unit.

Commissioned by Aston Martin’s dealer in Cambridge, the Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition is limited to only 10 units, nine for each pilot of the Red Arrows unit and a tenth car to be given to the RAF Benevolent Fund charity.

Crafted by the Q division, the Red Arrows Edition is by no means a regular Aston Martin with a custom paint job. On top of the Eclar Red paint that mirrors the familiar livery of the Hawks and references the Red Arrows’ motto, the sports all sorts of details that make it unique in the lineup.

Custom features include white detailing in the front bumper and grille, blue highlights on the side skirts, white “smoke trails” on the side strakes, “Union Jack” enamel wing badges, and “Union Jack” side winglets on the bumper. The carbon-fiber roof has white graphics that mimic the canopy design of a jet fighter, while the standard exhaust pipes have been replaced by titanium pieces.

Continue reading for the full story.


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Aston Martin Pays Tribute To RAF’s Red Arrows With Bespoke Vanquish S

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