Aston Martin AMB 001
Every single example of this radical lovechild of two legendary British marques – Aston Martin and Brough Superior – sold out long ago at a price of €108,000, but never mind as you can plan ahead for next Christmas by putting your name down for one of the 88 examples to be constructed of the AMB 001 Pro, complete with a 225bhp V-twin turbo engine machined from solid billet. The price for that further example of the Entente Cordiale between the British car manufacturer and the French bike factory? Dig deep – it’ll be €148,900!
When it was announced in October 2019 that Aston Martin was linking with the French-based born-again Brough Superior factory to develop jointly a motorcycle together, it seemed almost too good to be true. For putting a pair of Britain’s most historic motoring marques together seemed like a marketeer’s mirage – great on paper, but how could it possibly work in practice? But when the striking AMB 001, adorned with Aston’s winged badge on its flanks, was unveiled at the November 2019 EICMA Milan Show, suddenly it all made sense…
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