Aston Martin Victor has most unlikely origin story
- The 2020 Aston Martin Victor is a stunning car
- As a one-of-a-kind car with an elusive owner, it’s super mysterious
- But its origin story probably isn’t what you’d expect
Published on Dec 25, 2024 at 2:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on Nov 27, 2024 at 1:57 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Supercars, like superheroes, deserve to have interesting origin stories – and the Aston Martin Victor is no different.
Released in 2020, the car is an embodiment of cool.
With only one in existence and its owner choosing to remain anonymous, the Victor is rather elusive in many ways.
But fortunately, the owner is happy to let others take it for a spin.
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Where did the Aston Martin Victor come from?
Essentially, the Victor came into existence when Aston Martin had a realization.
Per Motor Trend, they found that they had a ‘low-mileage carbon-fiber monocoque and V-12 engine’ on standby.
The engine came from a One-77 prototype which debuted over a decade ago.
Feeling that it’d be a shame to let the engine go unused, the team decided to put it to good use and created the Victor.
This takes ‘waste not, want not’ to a whole new level.
And here we were thinking Peugeot was being eco-conscious when they created a car out of copper and recycled newspaper?
Speaking of the body, the head of special vehicles, David King, said: “Making bespoke one-off cars is a difficult thing to do, but it all came together fortuitously, the Victor being a combination of the design team and my team getting together and taking the customer along on that [creative] journey.”
The car’s name is a loving tribute to Victor Gauntlett, who headed the company during the 1970s and 1980s.
In another retro nod, the vehicle’s appearance is based on the V8 Vantage from the same period.
How was the car received when it was unveiled?
The Victor made its big debut in September 2020, appearing at the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace.
Managing to slip its way in between the UK’s COVID lockdowns, the car was soon in the possession of its mysterious new owner.
Not much is known about him, although it was reported that he is Belgian and an avid car collector.
He’s keeping a lower profile than the guy whose pink McLaren has been sat outside of a London hotel for years.
How much the Victor cost is another piece of information that people are keeping mum about.
Millions probably wouldn’t be an unfair estimate.
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