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Celebrate England’s green and pleasant lands with these ‘Heritage Edition’ Aston Martins

Classically finished Brit sportscars were commissioned by… Aston Martin Newport Beach

Published: 04 Aug 2026

Well, this has got us feeling all patriotic. Check out this collection of five bespoke Aston Martin sports cars finished in classic colours from the marque’s back catalogue.

Christened the ‘Heritage Editions’, they were created by Aston’s Q division but commissioned by Aston Martin Newport Beach. Wait… what? Yep, they’re American.

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Still, nothing more British than a big 824bhp V12-engined Vanquish finished in ‘Tudor Green’ from the 1970s, is there? Excellent silver wheels too, and both this and the two DB12s get wonderful Dark Walnut wood trim inside.

The DB12 Volante is painted in ‘Pale Primrose’ to hark back to the DB4 on the cover of the 1958 sales brochure and the classic Corgi model, while the coupe is finished in ‘Pacific Blue’, which was first offered on the DB4 but lived on for the DB5 and DB6.

The Vantages look particularly excellent with their split five-spoke wheels, with the coupe wearing ‘Winchester Blue’, which you might recognise from the original V8 Vantage. The Roadster’s special paint is the ‘Mink Silver’ that was apparently most popular on the DB6.

Just one example of each car and colour combination will be available through the Newport Beach dealer, and each one will also get Q’s perforated fluted seats, Heritage Edition plaques and the very first Aston logo embroidered into the centre armrest. Or should that be center armrest…

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