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The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a British grand tourer, a higher performance version of the Aston Martin V8. It was hailed at its 1977 introduction as "Britain's First Supercar " for its 170 mph (270 km/h) top speed.
Le Mans in 1977. The 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 45th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 11 and 12 June 1977. The second year of the FIA Group 5 and Group 6 regulations, it produced an exciting race right up to the end. Porsche had withdrawn from the Group 6 Championship, citing a lack of broad competition.
The Aston Martin V8 is a grand tourer manufactured by Aston Martin in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1989. As with all traditional Aston Martins, it was entirely handbuilt – with each car requiring 1,200 man-hours to finish. [4] Aston Martin were looking to replace the DB6 model and had designed a
Grand tourer racing cars (2 C, 49 P) Pages in category "Grand tourers" ... Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1977) Aston Martin Vanquish; Aston Martin Vanquish (2012)
Aston Martin has used the Vantage name on a number of vehicles, normally indicating a high-performance version of another model. In one case, during 1972–1973, the Vantage was a distinct model, being a straight-6 powered version of the DBS, a car that had been launched as a straight-6 but was by that time V8-powered (as the DBS V8).
Aston stayed true to its grand touring style with the DB6 (1965–70), and DBS (1967–1972). [36] ... Aston Martin 3.0L I6 281 1977 17 GTP 83 SAS Robin Hamilton
The Aston Martin DBS is a grand tourer produced by the British manufacturer Aston Martin Lagonda Limited from 1967 to 1972. From 2007 to 2012 the DBS name was resurrected for a new model, also called the Aston Martin DBS .
In September 2020, Aston Martin launched its coach-built model based on the One-77, the Aston Martin Victor, designed by Aston Martin Lagonda designer Kaize "Ken" Zheng and unveiled at Hampton Courts Concours 2020 with circular-shaped headlights meant to evoke those of the 1977 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, side exhausts and side bumpers reused from ...