The
British marque pulled out the stops for the culmination of its yearlong
centenary celebration, bringing together the largest ever assemblage of
Aston Martin cars.
Some 50,000 visitors strolled through London’s
Kensington Gardens on 22 July, ogling a hundred-year array of Astons,
including concept, production and racing models and, naturally, a
display devoted to a certain British secret agent’s affinity for the
sports cars from Gaydon. The gathering, comprised of more than 550 cars
with an estimated value of approximately £1bn, was the fruit of a
collaboration between the Aston Martin Owners Club, the Aston Martin
Heritage Trust and, of course, Aston Martin itself (with a tip of the
hat to the Royal Parks and the Royal Household for the venue).
“Exclusivity
is a key part of the Aston Martin mystique,” said Aston CEO Dr Ulrich
Bez in a statement. “We have made only around 65,000 cars in our entire
100-year history to date – so to see so many of these rare beauties
gathered together in London was a truly historic occasion.”
