Aston Martin Concorde edition

Fans of Concorde and fast cars – and with £321,350 to spare – can now indulge both passions by putting in an order for Aston Martin’s latest creation, the DBS Superleggera Concorde Edition, produced in partnership with British Airways.

You will need to be quick. Just 10 examples of the car, due to be launched next October, will be made, all available through Aston Martin Bristol, just down the road from where Concorde was built.

Each vehicle will feature titanium from compressor blades that were used across BA’s supersonic fleet, a one-off Civil Aviation Authority-approved registration number and BA’s Chatham Flag tailfin incorporated into the design.

Among other Concorde-related features, the exterior will have a bespoke painted livery in the airline’s red, white and blue colours, and a black tinted carbon-fibre roof emblazoned with the aircraft’s streamlined silhouette.

Part of the proceeds from each car will be donated to the Air League Trust, a non-profit organisation that supports underprivileged children and teaches them to fly.

Next June, BA and Aston Martin Bristol, in partnership with the trust, will run a week-long scholarship programme for young people at Cranfield University, funded by proceeds from the cars.

www.astonmartin.com

www.britishairways.com

www.airleague.co.uk   www.cranfield.ac.uk

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