2016 Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf - BONHAMS AUCTIONS Collectors' Motor Cars including a Private Collection of Supercars Cheserex, Switzerland Sunday 29th September 2019

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2016 Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf

Chassis no. SCFTMDCS5GGS50049

• One of only 120 produced

• Delivered new to Kuwait

• Only 83 kilometres covered

• 'As new' condition

• Registered in Kuwait

Footnotes

• "This is a Rolls-Royce Phantom gold or Bentley Mulsanne look positively mass-produced, and that will be the core of its appeal to the super-affluent who want exclusivity above anything else." - Coach.
  
  
  Aston Martin's periodic revivals of the Lagonda brand last saw the name applied to William Towns 'modernist masterpiece, otherwise known as the' Wedge ', in 1976. A strikingly styled four-door luxury saloon, Towns' Lagonda remained in production until May 1990, by which time has total of 645 had been built. Almost 20 years would pass before Aston Martin's new management considered a revival of the Lagonda brand. To everyone's surprise, this latest edition was a four-wheel-drive SUV, developed in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, which was unveiled as a concept car at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The newcomer with the reviews of Lagonda enthusiasts everywhere was quietly dropped. Fortunately, a few years ago Aston Martin had a more appropriate design under consideration: the Taraf,
  
  
  Aston Martin's Q division, which specializes in bespoke cars and customizing existing models to customer specifications. The final full-size model was completed in January 2014, only after the first studio sketches had been submitted. The Taraf was intended as a homage to Towns' Lagonda, though its styling was very much mainstream, something that could not be said for its famous predecessor.
  The Taraf used the Aston Martin VH Generation 3 chassis platform, as found in the Aston Martin DB9 and Fast, but with a longer wheelbase, while the body panels were made of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic. Almost all of the additional wheelbase was taken up by the owner, who was supposed to be the most important person. Borrowed from other Aston Martin models, especially the Fast, the ultra-luxurious interior featured console-mounted push-button transmission controls, an infotainment system, Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 1.000W audio system, and premium leather upholstery. There have been various trim options available, ranging from traditional leather and wood veneer to modern carbon fiber.
  
  
  Powering the Taraf was Aston's familiar 6.0-litre 48-valve V12 engine, the latter producing 533bhp and driving the rear wheels via a ZF eight-speed automatic Touchtronic III rear transaxle. Its makers claimed a 0-100km / h (0-62mph) time of 4.4 seconds for the Taraf and a maximum speed of 314km / h (195mph).
  
  
  Aston Martin's target market was the Middle East ('taraf' means 'side' in Turkish) and the Lagonda was said to have clocked up some 14,000 miles (23,000 kilometres) of testing in temperatures of 30-50 ° C. The Taraf was subsequently unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show where its $ 1 million price tag gets as much as the car itself. Motor Trend's Angus MacKenzie remarked: "This $ 1 million sedan, hand-built by Aston Martin, makes Mercedes-Maybach S600 more affordable than ever."
  
  
  Production started in 2015, with Aston Martin stating that only 100 cars would be made. When Andy Palmer took over the company's CEO, he decided to market the Taraf in markets worldwide. The number of cars planned was increased to 200 but in the event only had been delivered to the end of December 2016.
  
  
  Appropriately enough, considering the model's original purpose, this Lagonda Taraf was delivered new to Kuwait. Presented in effectively 'as new' condition, having covered a mere 83 kilometres since it left the Gaydon factory, this ultra-rare and immensely desirable piece of motoring exotica is offered to a Kuwaiti Registration Card.
  
  
  VAT, Car Tax and Customs Duty at the standard rates will be payable on this lot if the remains in Switzerland.
  
  
  Bonhams is the guarantor of the customs duties and taxes of that year.
  
  
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2011 Aston Martin One-77 Coupé - BONHAMS AUCTIONS Collectors' Motor Cars including a Private Collection of Supercars Cheserex, Switzerland Sunday 29th September 2019

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2011 Aston Martin One-77 Coupé

Chassis no. SCFGFXXX6BGS17735

•Number '35' of 77 built

•EU model

•1,226 kilometres from new

•'As new' condition

Footnotes

• "The One-77, a sports car of unparalleled beauty with subtle aggression and performance developed in 2008 and 2009 with the goal of eclipsing any previous Aston Martin road car. The most exclusive Aston Martin of the 'Gaydon era', One-77 was limited to 77 unique examples." - Aston Martin.
  
  
  In keeping with its tradition of producing limited edition, hand crafted exotica for the wealthy aficionado, best exemplified by the DB4 GT Zagato of the 1960s, Aston Martin previewed its proposed One-77 'hypercar' at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. 'Previewed' though, is something of an overstatement, as the car remained part shrouded by a grey pinstripe fabric cover, with only the front right corner on view. To see the full picture, the world had to wait until the Geneva Motor Show the following March when the Aston Martin stand featured a metallic blue mock-up alongside a rolling chassis complete with its entire power train.
  
  
  The finished One-77 made its official debut in April 2009 at the Concorso d'Eleganza Ville d'Este, held on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, winning the 'Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes'. Designed by Marek Reichman, it was the fastest and most powerful Aston Martin ever built, with a top speed of 220mph, and also the most expensive, carrying a price tag of £1,150,000. The company invited customers to put down a deposit of £200,000 and had no trouble selling all 77 cars, production of which was completed in 2012.
  
  
  Hailed by its maker as "possibly the world's most desirable automotive art form", the One-77 with its long bonnet and short tail was every inch the classically proportioned Gran Turismo, combing muscular pugnacity and feline grace in equal measure. A two-seater closed coupé, the One-77 featured advanced technology in the form of an immensely rigid and lightweight carbon fibre monocoque chassis, which carried a seamless body traditionally handcrafted in aluminium. Made from a single sheet of aluminium, each front wing was said to take one craftsman three weeks to produce. Evo magazine succinctly summed it up as "a master class on blending low-tech aluminium forming skills with high-tech carbon fibre technology, and it's shockingly beautiful, making it eye-wateringly desirable". Other state-of-the-art features included bi-xenon headlamps with integrated LED side lights and direction indicators, LED rear lamps (fog and reverse), carbon fibre front splitters, carbon fibre rear diffuser, and active aerodynamics with deployable spoiler.
  
  
  
  Providing the horsepower needed to breach the magic 200mph barrier was a stretched (to 7.3 litres) version of Aston Martin's existing 48-valve V12 engine. Extensively reworked by Cosworth Engineering, it produced 750bhp and 553lb/ft of torque, and was the world's most powerful normally aspirated road-car engine at the time of the One-77's introduction. Cosworth's extensive re-engineering included fitting dry-sump lubrication, which enabled the V12 to be carried 100mm lower in the One-77's chassis than in that of the DB9. Like the V8 in the One-77's Vantage sister car, the V12 engine was mounted towards the centre of the chassis, well aft of the front axle line in the interests of optimum weight distribution, to which end the six-speed automatic/manual transmission was located at the rear in the form of an integrated transaxle. Power was transmitted to the limited-slip differential by a carbon fibre prop shaft encased in a magnesium alloy torque tube, reaching the road surface via 20" forged alloy wheels - 7-spoke or 10-spoke - shod with Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres.
  
  
  Unusually for a road car, the One-77's all-independent suspension featured pushrod actuation of the adjustable mono-tube dampers, a system more commonly found in modern competition cars. There were double wishbones at all four corners: the front incorporating anti-dive geometry, and the rear anti-squat and anti-lift. The suspension was also electrically adjustable for both ride height and rate change.
  
  
  The rack and pinion was power assisted, delivering 3.0 turns lock-to-lock, while the steering column was adjustable for both tilt and reach. Braking was supplied by carbon ceramic discs all round, gripped by six-piston callipers at the front, four-piston callipers at the rear. Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA), and traction control were all incorporated in the interests of controllability and safety.
  
  
  
  Releasing the driver's door, which swings out and arcs upwards, the One-77's fortunate owner would be confronted by a leather-trimmed sports steering wheel, electrically adjustable lightweight memory seats, and dual-stage driver/passenger front airbags. Other interior features included automatic temperature control, a trip computer, and touch-sensitive map-reading LED lights. Powerfold exterior memory mirrors came as standard, while front/rear parking cameras were an option.
  
  
  Hypercars though, as their name suggests, are all about performance, and in developing the One-77 Aston Martin ensured that it would be able to stand comparison with the very best of this exalted category. Perhaps tongue-in-cheek, Aston claimed that the car's top speed was '220.007mph', referencing the company's long-standing association with the 'James Bond' movie franchise, while the dash to 100mph (161km/h) was accomplished in around 6.9 seconds, placing the One-77 on a par with rivals such as the Ferrari Enzo and Koenigsegg CCX.
  
  
  It had been Aston Martin's intention that no car would be offered for assessment by the motoring press, no doubt in the interests of preserving the One-77's mystique; nevertheless, BBC's Top Gear got to try one in Dubai, and Evo magazine drove a privately owned example at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire and on the roads of north Wales. Evo's Harry Metcalfe found that controlling the One-77's 750 horsepower on the challenging - and wet - roads of Snowdonia required all of his concentration: "But boy, does that make this Aston exciting. There's nothing like a car that can spin its wheels in a straight line at beyond motorway speeds to grab your attention."
  
  
  Number '35' of the 77 built, this EU model has a legend engraved on the door sill stating that it was 'Hand built in England for Theodore N'Guema Obiang Mangue'. Finished in red with red-piped cream interior, the car has covered a mere 1,226km from new and is presented in 'as new' condition. The car is offered with Equatorial Guinea registration papers.
  
  
  Including Aston Martin's development team, a handful of journalists, the original owners and - perhaps - their family and close friends, probably fewer 200 people have ever experienced what it is like to drive a One-77. Chassis number '35' represents a possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join this most select group of individuals.
  
  
  VAT, Car Tax and Customs Duty at the standard rates will be payable on this Lot if the car remains in Switzerland.
  
  
  Bonhams is the guarantor of the customs duties and taxes clearance: consequently, this motor car cannot be released to the buyer or his transporter immediately after the sale.
  
  
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1956 Aston Martin Lagonda 3 Liter Coachwork by Tickford - BONHAMS AUCTIONS Collectors' Motor Cars including a Private Collection of Supercars Cheserex, Switzerland Sunday 29th September 2019

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1956 Aston Martin Lagonda 3 Liter

Coachwork by Tickford

Chassis no. LB / 290/1/184

Engine no. VB6H / 606

• One of only 270 built

• Supplied new to Switzerland

• Part of the Claude Nobs Collection

• Recently serviced and ready to use

Footnotes

• The David Brown organization's takeover of Lagonda in 1947 allowed the production of the latter's all-new Bentley-designed model to begin the following year and at the same time Lagonda's 2.6-Liter twin-cam six available for the new Aston Martin.
  
  
  An advanced design employing a cruciform-braced chassis and all-round independent suspension, the Lagonda was available as a saloon or fixed cut drophead, both with coachbuilt bodies, while the interior with its leather upholstery, plentiful walnut and quality fittings. that of the very best in the luxury car class.
  
  
  In 1953 the engine was enlarged to 3.0-Liter and in this form, the luxurious Lagonda continued in production until 1958, by which time 270 3.0-Liter models of all types had been made.
  
  
  This Lagonda 3.0-Liter was purchased new in 1956 by Mr Whitaker, a British citizen living in Montreux - Switzerland, and was supplied by Limmat Garage AG, Jos Stierli & Co. of Zurich.
  
  
  Claude Nobs, founder and organizer of the Montreux Jazz Festival, who was thought to have acquired it in 1962.
  
  
  Mr Nobs began his career at the Festival of Performers at Geneva Airport. He collected the Rolling Stones in 1964 for their show in Montreux, as well as Petula Clark, Erroll Garner (in 1966, for 'The Rose of Gold') and Aretha Franklin in 1968.
  
  
  Other names such as Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Nina Simone, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, etc. A TV Suisse Romande Ella Fitzgerald video shows alighting from the Lagonda.
  
  
  Finished in two-tone silver-grey/raspberry with grey leather interior, this uniquely historic Lagonda 3.0-Liter is offered with its instruction book, sundry service invoices, a certificate of authenticity established by the Claude Nobs Foundation and Swiss Gray Card.
  
  
  Recently served, the car is ready to use.
  
  
  Aston Martin Lagonda 3 Liter 1956
  Body by Tickford
  Chassis No. LB /
  290/1/184 Engine No. VB6H / 606
  
  
  • One of 270 built
  • Delivered in Switzerland
  • Currently in Claude Nobs' collection
  • Recently revised, ready to go
  
  
  
  The recovery of Lagonda by David Brown in 1947 allowed the production of the all-new model designed by WO Bentley the following year and simultaneously offered the six-cylinder 2.6 Lagonda's double-overhead cams to the new Aston Martin.
  
  
  The Lagonda, a modern construction with a cross frame and a four-wheel independent suspension, was offered as a sedan or cabriolet, both with custom bodywork, while the interior with its leather upholstery, its burr walnut ubiquitous and its build quality easily supported the comparison with the best luxury cars of the time.
  
  
  In 1953, the engine was increased to 3 litres and in this form, the luxurious Lagonda continued production until 1958, when 270 3-litre models of all types were built.
  
  
  This Lagonda 3 Liter was bought new in 1956 by Mr Whitaker, a British citizen living in Montreux, Switzerland, at Limmat Garage AG, Jos Stierli & Co. of Zurich.
  
  
  The car is part of the private collection of Claude Nobs, founder and organizer of the Montreux Jazz Festival, who would have acquired it in 1962. Mr Nobs began using the Lagonda to pick up the stars of the Festival at the airport. Geneva. He carried the Rolling Stones in 1964 for their show in Montreux, as well as Petula Clark, Erroll Garner (in 1966, for "The Rose of Gold") and Aretha Franklin in 1968.
  
  
  Other stars have been welcomed on the back seats of this Lagonda, including Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Nina Simone, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, etc. A video of the TV Suisse Romande shows Ella Fitzgerald coming out of the Lagonda.
  
  
  This historically unique Lagonda 3 Liter, two shades of silver-grey and raspberry with grey leather interior, is sold with its instruction booklet, various maintenance bills, a certificate of authenticity drawn up by the Claude Nobs Foundation and its Swiss registration certificate. .
  
  
  Recently revised, the car is ready to hit the road.

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