The condition of the sale also stipulates that the DB10 is not to be modified to make it road legal. Built by hand and designed by the most talented men and women working at the Gaydon plant, the Aston Martin DB10 is an interesting piece of cinema and automotive history.
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“The DB10 is one of the rarest cars ever created”.
All profitable proceeds of the auction will benefit Médecins Sans Frontières, other charitable organizations and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). The wheelbase is longer though (by 70mm) and the track wider, enhancing the car’s broad-hipped styling. The vehicle can achieve a top speed of 190mph with a 4.7-litre V8 engine – but it cannot actually be driven on public roads!
The exterior panels are formed from carbonfibre and the interior is handmade, with leather, carbonfibre and aluminium surfaces.
The charity vehicle was not one of those, thankfully.
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As there were only 10 of the auto ever made and there are just two cars left, we suspect that the anonymous buyer may have made a good investment, the vehicle is signed by Daniel Craig. Passers-by on the street won’t know the difference. Compared to the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, the DB10 has a longer wheelbase and it’s nearly as wide as the One-77 hypercar. The process even involves carrying out a digital scan of the auto to be held in the company’s archives. MSF – or “Doctors without Borders” – is a global humanitarian aid organisation that provides medical care and support to victims of armed conflict, epidemics and other disasters.
