Can you believe this car (or what’s left of it) is estimated to fetch between £100,000 and £120,000 ($154,320 and $185,202) at the H&H 14 October sale?
Well, believe it because this particular Aston Martin is one of just three Ogle-design show-cars ever made, and was stored in secret for more than 40 years. It didn’t rust away because Ogle was a coachbuilder (sort of) that worked primarily with glass-fiber and Perspex. In fact the entire DBS V8’s glasshouse is in Perspex and the glass-fiber body sits on a Reynolds 531 tubular steel frame.
Now, the car’s beaten up shape doesn’t highlight its core features (such as the 22 rear lights for example), but Ogle’s cutting edge style wasn’t done in poor taste; unlike its other “creations”: the Reliant Scimitar, the Reliant Robin and the Bond Bug.
The Aston is named the Sotheby’s Special after a brand of cigarettes affiliated with the prestigious auction house. Moreover, it was built purely as a show car, never road-registered and was partially stripped down for parts and put into store, hidden from view for four decades. Still, it comes with a 1969, early Aston Martin 5,340 cc V8 prototype, mated to its correct 5 speed ZF transmission – which is enough to boost the car’s price.
The interior comes remarkably well-preserved, although the entire car will require much care to bring it back to its former glory. So, having that in mind, is this glass-fiber bodied Aston Martin worth the coin?
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