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Kuwaiti royals’ orange crush

2010 ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE

SOLD BY BONHAMS, £99,500

Some believe the V12 Vantage was the best modern-day Aston especially, like this one, in manual. The car was still factory fresh having covered just 80 miles and was one of eight Astons from the same era (one of each model then available) believed to have been supplied to the Kuwaiti royal family. Each was finished in unique Orange No1

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