{"id":1060,"date":"2009-08-15T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2009-08-15T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/blog\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2022-07-13T00:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T00:08:17","slug":"one-2003-aston-martin-db-ar1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"ONE – 2003 Aston Martin DB AR1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Of all things in the automotive world<\/strong>, coachbuilders hold a special place in my heart.\u00a0 Unlike major automobile manufacturers who have to focus on an entire vehicle from the first technical drawing to the last bolt, a coachbuilder is focused solely on the physical appearance of the vehicle.\u00a0 They take one of the most elementary requirements of an automobile and elevate it to an art form. bet365 online sportfogad\u00e1s<\/a> <\/p>\n

Dating back several centuries, the art of coachbuilding has sadly changed and faded greatly from its heyday in the early 20th<\/sup> century.\u00a0 With the advent of unibody construction, mass production and everything-under-one-roof business models, coachbuilding in the traditional sense has become increasingly less financially viable.\u00a0 Where it once applied to a wide range of automobile types and price points, it has now been relinquished to only the most exotic and luxurious of automobiles.\u00a0 However, many coachbuilders have survived and reshaped themselves with the times. tippmix eredm\u00e9nye<\/a> <\/p>\n

In the case of Zagato, one of the world\u2019s most prominent coachbuilders, it\u2019s much more than simply making something that\u2019s pretty.\u00a0 Founded at the end of World War I by Ugo Zagato, they were one of the first builders to apply aircraft industry technology and construction techniques to passenger vehicles. nyerogepes jatekok<\/a> \u00a0 Not surprisingly, Zagato not only became synonymous with lightweight and aerodynamic design, but also with beauty and grace.<\/p>\n

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Zagato has had a long history with Aston Martin beginning in 1960 with the prominent and now highly sought after DB4 GT Zagato.\u00a0 More recently, they teamed up on the DB7 Zagato in 2002 and a year later, on this, the DB AR1.\u00a0 Restyling an existing car is one thing, but restyling Aston Martin\u2019s most successful car of all time anda car that is widely considered one of the best looking modern designs is another.\u00a0 It\u2019s like saying, \u201cokay, what you did is great, but here\u2019s how it should\u2019ve been\u201d and I love that kind of arrogance.\u00a0 Or rather, I love it when it turns out like the DB AR1.<\/p>\n

Making its official debut at the 2003 Los Angeles Motorshow and designed specifically for California, the American Roadster is the first and only car Aston Martin has developed for a specific market.\u00a0 Offering absolutely no weather protection, unlike the Vantage Volante it is based on, it is really only suitable for temperate, dry climates making it an outcast in its native Britain.\u00a0 Aston Martin only built 99 AR1s and orders came in very quickly with virtually all of them making their way to North America.\u00a0 Mechanically there aren\u2019t many changes from the Volante.\u00a0 The 6.0-liter V12 received a slight increase to 435hp and the wheels and brakes were swapped for more aggressive units.<\/p>\n

The DB AR1 was the very last variant of Aston Martin\u2019s iconic DB7 and, with the help of Zagato, certainly one of their very best.<\/p>\n

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View the full gallery (18 photos) HERE<\/strong><\/a> or read this article in Desert-Motors Magazine<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Of all things in the automotive world, coachbuilders hold a special place in my heart.\u00a0 Unlike major automobile manufacturers who have to focus on an entire vehicle from the first technical drawing to the last bolt, a coachbuilder is focused solely on the physical appearance of the vehicle.\u00a0 They take one of the most elementary requirements of an automobile and elevate it to an art form. bet365 online sportfogad\u00e1s Dating back several centuries, the art of coachbuilding has sadly changed and faded greatly from its heyday in the early 20th century.\u00a0 With the advent of unibody construction, mass production and everything-under-one-roof business models, coachbuilding in the traditional sense has become increasingly less financially viable.\u00a0 Where it once applied to a wide range of automobile types and price points, it has now been relinquished to only the most exotic and luxurious of automobiles.\u00a0 However, many coachbuilders have survived and reshaped themselves with the times. tippmix eredm\u00e9nye In the case of Zagato, one of the world\u2019s most prominent coachbuilders, it\u2019s much more than simply making something that\u2019s pretty.\u00a0 Founded at the end of World War I by Ugo Zagato, they were one of the first builders to apply aircraft industry technology and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[219,97,221,220],"class_list":["post-1060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d-m-magazine","tag-ar1","tag-aston-martin","tag-british","tag-db-ar1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1060"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3083,"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions\/3083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desert-motors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}