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AstonMartin V8 Vantage

LATE LAST SUMMER, FOLLOWING A TOUR OF THE Peak District, I finished the Aston’s previous Fast Fleet report on something of a cliffhanger. ‘In four days, the Vantage had covered almost 700 miles and performed brilliantly,’ I wrote. ‘In fact it returned home totally unscathed. Well, almost. More on that next time.’

Well, several months later, this is that next time. And also the last time. The reality of which has only just begun to sink in. And it sucks.

Anyway, back to the cliffhanger. Around a year ago I repainted R100’s satin-black grille, and very good

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