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Stirling Moss Buys Aston Martin Cygnet

 
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Sir Stirling Moss and his new Aston Martin Cygnet

HI-RES GALLERY: Sir Stirling Moss and his new Aston Martin Cygnet

You, like many out there, may still be wondering who is dropping tens of thousands of dollars on a rebadged Toyota iQ minicar that Aston Martin is selling under the Cygnet name. Well, one of the buyers is none other than British Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss, who despite ending his F1 career back in 1962 has remained active in promoting motorsport and still remains one of the most recognizable faces in the industry.

Moss is now making headlines once again, this time for buying the Aston Martin Cygnet luxury minicar. The car, finished in British racing green, was a surprise birthday present for his wife, Lady Moss.

Hand-crafted at Aston Martin's headquarters in Gaydon, England and taking 150 hours to complete, the Cygnet shares much in terms of design and craftsmanship with the automaker's bespoke sports cars but comes at a fraction of the price--though is still relatively expensive for a minicar.

Specifications for Lady Moss's car include Sir Stirling's choice of exterior paint color, harking back to the company's sports cars that Sir Stirling raced in the 1950s. Inside is a simple black theme with ‘Obsidian’ leather trim and a contrasting coarse silver stitch.

The race legend’s own driving career with Aston Martin saw him drive a number of the company's racing cars including the famous DB3S and DBR1 models with great success. This culminated in being part of the factory team that in 1959 secured the company the World Sportscar Championship following victories in the DBR1 at such races as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

For full details on the Aston Martin Cygnet, click here.





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  1. HarryD avatar Harry Dill Posted: 7/14/2011 5:44pm PDT

    Aside from my great admiration of a motorsports legend like Sir Stirling and my appreciation of his history with the brand, I regard Aston Martin's mini car charade as ludicrous and erosive to brand's image and tradition. In essence, it parallels MINI's Goodwood edition by Rolls Royce. At least MINI did not re-badge the car a Rolls Royce. It is clearly a MINI customized by Rolls. AM should have presented the Cygnet as an Aston Martin inspired brand -- and not allow it wear the AM badge.

    Will Ferrari be next to re-badge a Fiat and call it the Ferrari Cavallino? It may only be a matter of time until we see Lotus pickups, GMC Diablos, and Caterpillar flying cars. Will this madness ever end!
     
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  2. WizardsLore avatar WizardsLore Posted: 7/14/2011 6:42pm PDT

    Ahh Harry you do realise why Aston did this right? there are countless articles describing it all and much of it relates to emmissions etc. Aston needed this car to meet those requirements without diluting what it does best. Sports Cars
     
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