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Written by Joe Holding
The Spitfire is widely regarded as one of Britain"s finest and most important engineering achievements, having played a huge role in defending the UK"s shores during the Blitz and throughout World War Two back in the 1940s.80 years on from the fighter plane"s first flight, Aston Martin has decided to mark the occasion, and will do so with an eight-model, limited edition run of the V12 Vantage S.Officially called the Spitfire 80", the car has been bathed in a colour called Duxford Green" named after the RAF base where the first Spitfire squadron was stationed and features a yellow pinstripe similar to those found on the wings of the original aircraft.The heritage is more than skin deep though: Duxford"s Aircraft Restoration Company has hand-built an array of the components, including the tailpipe finishers which, Aston claim, have a "rainbow bloom" effect to match the Spitfire exhaust". Colourful language indeed.
Date written: 14 Jul 2016
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ID: 4260
The Spitfire is widely regarded as one of Britain"s finest and most important engineering achievements, having played a huge role in defending the UK"s shores during the Blitz and throughout World War Two back in the 1940s.80 years on from the fighter plane"s first flight, Aston Martin has decided to mark the occasion, and will do so with an eight-model, limited edition run of the V12 Vantage S.Officially called the Spitfire 80", the car has been bathed in a colour called Duxford Green" named after the RAF base where the first Spitfire squadron was stationed and features a yellow pinstripe similar to those found on the wings of the original aircraft.The heritage is more than skin deep though: Duxford"s Aircraft Restoration Company has hand-built an array of the components, including the tailpipe finishers which, Aston claim, have a "rainbow bloom" effect to match the Spitfire exhaust". Colourful language indeed.
Date written: 14 Jul 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4260