VANQUISH S RED ARROWS EDITION RED 10 A unique opportunity to own a special piece of Aston Martin history. The Vanquish S Red Arrows is one of the most exclusive Aston Martins ever. Designed in partnership with the iconic Red Arrows, only 10 cars were built to this unique specification. Red 10 is a tribute to the Red Arrows supervisor for 2017, Squadron Leader Mike Ling MBE. Mike is the longest serving Red Arrows pilot in the team’s history, currently on his record 11th consecutive season with the team. Red 10 carries Mike’s signature on it’s ‘Final Inspection’ plaque. I‘m delighted to Red 10 was donated to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund and raffled as announce that Red a prize, raising over £1.5m for the charity. The car was won in December 2017 by ex-serviceman Humphrey Bradley. Having completed 30 years of service as an 10 will be coming infantry officer in the British Army, service charities are close to Humphrey’s heart. He has since made an incredible effort to ensure Red 10 has continued to support back to Aston Martin the RAF Benevolent fund throughout 2018, appearing at numerous events Cambridge at the end throughout the summer. We are offering a unique opportunity to purchase this piece of Aston Martin and of September to be Red Arrows motoring history, complete with bespoke race suits, helmets and offered for sale. luggage set. In agreement with Humphrey, we will be accepting sealed bids for Red 10, Simon Lane. complete with all the customised accessories the car was supplied with. General Manager Aston Martin The reserve for Red 10 has been set at £380,000. Humphrey has very generously Cambridge. offered to donate 50% of any funds over this figure back to the RAF Benevolent Fund. The deadline for bid submission is midnight on Tuesday 23rd October. If you would like to submit a bid to purchase the car, or have any queries about Red 10, please contact the Dealer Principal at Aston Martin Cambridge confidentially at [email protected]. ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10 THE JOURNEY SO FAR Since its memorable and exhilarating handover day at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire on October 24th 2017, the car has covered 2,202 miles. During his time with Red 10, current owner Humphrey Bradley has continued to support the RAF Benevolent Fund and the inspiring work they do to support both serving and former members of the RAF, as well as their partners and dependants. Alongside multiple UK appearances, key highlights of Red 10’s travels to date include its presence as the lead Aston Martin for the 2018 Le Mans drivers’ parade and acting as pace car for the Aston Martin Festival race. To further document the journey so far, the new owner will be lucky enough to receive a set of framed number plates as signed at Le Mans by the Aston Martin Festival drivers & the AMR factory drivers. ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10 INCREDIBLE DETAIL Red 10 is paired with Squadron Leader Mike Ling’s jet XX232, with this military registration number appearing inside and outside the car. The ‘Eclat Red’ paintwork in unique to the Vanquish S Red Arrows. It has a spectacular gold metallic fleck and takes its name from the Red Arrows team motto. Bespoke paintwork detail features such as the ‘tailfin’ Union Jack motif on the front splitter and the ‘smoke trails’ on the side sills are a fitting tribute to the remarkable Red Arrows team. ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10 INSPIRED BY THE RED ARROWS HAWK JET Every detail in the Vanquish S Red Arrows takes its inspiration from the famous red Hawk jets flown by the team. In fact there is a genuine piece of a Red Arrows Hawk in the car as we melted down an undercarriage leg from one of the jets to make the rotary controls for the Climate Control system in the car. Taking design cues from the Red Arrows Hawk jet, the interior specification includes switches bearing the RAF roundel, whilst the side skirts feature trademark blue and white ‘smoke trails’ with a Union Jack tail fin motif. The engine plaque is etched with the Red Arrows logo and signed by the pilot themselves. ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10 VANQUISH S RED ARROWS SPECIFICATION. Model • Base Car – 2017 Model Year Vanquish S Coupe • Transmission – 8 Speed Touchtronic III Specification • 5-Spoke Gloss Black Diamond Turned Wheels • Brake Calipers – Black • Exterior Shadow Pack – Black Window Surround, Black Zircotec Tailpipes • Carbon Plus Exterior Pack – Carbon Side Strakes, Carbon Mirror Caps, Carbon Door Handles, Carbon Roof Panel, Carbon Fibre Bonnet Vents • Carbon Fibre Grille Surround with Black Mesh Insert • Sport Seats • Carbon Fibre Twill Interior Trim • One-77 Leather Steering Wheel with Alcantara Inserts • Black Hardware Pack • Satin Chrome Jewellery Pack • Carpet Colour – Black ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10 ‘Q by Aston Martin’ – Special Commission Exterior • Q Special Paint – ‘Eclat Red’ Pearlescent (‘Eclat’ is the Red Arrows • Engine Plaque with Red Arrows logo and signed by Red 10, motto – paint colour is a unique shade and contains a gold Squadron Leader Mike Ling MBE metallic fleck) • Unique Aluminium Sill Covers featuring Machine Drilled Hawk Jet • Unique White Carbon Grille Surround • Unique Sill Plaques for driver and passenger sides (as above) • White ‘Flash’ on Side Strake Edge leading into doors • Coloured Union Jack front and rear Wings Badges • White Lower Grille Surround • Matching Red Arrows Pilot Number ‘Red 10’ lacquered into top • Red Arrows Union Jack tail motif lacquered into front splitter side of side strake (drivers side) with single Hawk Jet upstands • Matching Red Arrows Serial Number XX232 lacquered into top • Red Arrows Blue and White ‘Smoke Trails’ on side skirts, into rear side of side strake (passenger side) with Red Arrows logo diffuser and wrapped around rear exhausts • Q by Aston Martin Fender Badges. • Ejection Seat Detonator Cord shape lacquered into Carbon Fibre Roof Panel ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10 ‘Q by Aston Martin’ – Special Commission Interior • Interior – Obsidian Black with Olive Green Inserts to match Martin • Bespoke rear environment featuring Carbon Fibre Helmet Pods Baker Ejection Seat fabric colour in Red Arrows Hawk Jet with stowage for 2 x Bespoke Red Arrows Livery AMR Helmets and 2 x Red Arrows Livery AMR Race Suits • Stitch & Welt – Olive Green/Obsidian Black contrast • Anodised Centre Rotary Switch – RAF roundel with ‘Red Arrows’ • Red Arrows Squadron Crest lacquered into AMI III Screen veneer etching (monochrome finish) • Audio System On/Off Switch with Black/Yellow ‘Emergency Button’ • ‘Ejection Seat’ Black/Yellow Handle on top of seats (emergency detailing seat fold) • Climate Control Switches made from Recycled Undercarriage Leg • ‘Emergency Exit’ Black/Yellow ‘Rescue’ Door Pull removed from Red Arrows BAE Hawk T1 • Formation embroidery in Door Cards • Leather Headlining featuring High Resolution In-Cockpit Image • ‘Big Battle’ formation embroidery on headrests with red highlight from the Red Arrows embroidery indicating correct formation position for driver and • Hawk Military Aircraft Serial Number embroidered in blue stitch blue for the passenger in a nod to the ‘Circus’ engineers who to match aircraft on Passenger Side Airbag Cover. accompany the Red Arrows in their blue flight suits • Centre Console embroidery featuring Red Arrows Centenary Split formation and break on Rear Parcel Shelf ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10 ‘Q by Aston Martin’ – Special Commission – Additional Items • 2 x Red Racing Suits – Red for Driver and Blue for Passenger (pilot • Owner’s Manual bound in Obsidian Black Leather flies in red, engineer flies in blue in the Red Arrows Hawk Jets) • Build Book featuring detail of car build with matching Obsidian • 2 x Racing Helmets painted to match Red Arrows pilot helmets Black Leather cover and accompanying Build History document • 2 x Red Arrows Team Leather Jackets as commissioned and worn • Key Pouch in Olive Green by the team: • Bespoke 3 x piece Luggage Set, in matching Obsidian/Olive • Vanquish S Red Arrows Car Cover finished in red, white and blue Leather with Red Arrows logo and ‘Red 10’ Battle Formation featuring the Red Arrows logo on bonnet, pilot number on driver’s embroidery side and matching aircraft serial number on passenger side • 1:18 scale model of Red 10. ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH S. RED 10.