Timed for release over the weekend of the Nurburgring 24 hours, the much anticipated launch of the Aston Martin CC100 concept car to celebrate their centenary was marked with Dr Ulrich Bez driving a lap of the ‘Ring alongside Sir Stirling Moss in his DBR1. Dr Bez said: “CC100 is the epitome of everything that is great about Aston Martin. It represents our fantastic sporting heritage, our exceptional design capability, our superb engineering know-how and, above all, our adventurous spirit! I have nicknamed it ‘DBR100’ because of its affinity to the great 1959 race-winning cars and, of course, our 100-year anniversary in 2013.
But this car is more, even, than a simple ‘birthday present’ to ourselves: it shows that the soul of Aston Martin – the thing that differentiates us from all the other car makers out there – is as powerful as ever and I very much hope that everyone who catches a glimpse of it at the Nürburgring today enjoys seeing it.”
We love it. You need to build more and sell them, Aston Martin. There must be a market for a limited number of enthusiasts who’d want to own one of these and I’m sure your phone has been ringing. Just image turning up at next year’s Milla Miglia in one…. Here are all of the press images released by Aston. It’s such a gorgeous thing, we didn’t think it fair to edit them down.
