Jaguar rocked the classic racing world back in 2016, announcing the build of a further six examples of their fabled lightweight E Type. The heritage arm of Jaguar Land Rover has mined its rich (and profitable) vein of unused chassis numbers over the last three years, releasing a trio of show stopping runs of continuations that have been instant successes. Although these vehicles will not be legal for use on the road due to the aforementioned accessories, the success of recent non-road legal continuations means Aston Martin expects these to be in global demand. Unlike the original cars, these are track-only vehicles, however Aston will give their Works Driver Training program to all buyers, and even host race events for the cars.įor those not so track focused, Aston Martin announced a run of 25 official builds of the James Bond Goldfinger DB5, complete with full 007 style gadgetery. Identical to the earlier cars, the continuations are powered by the Tadek Marek designed straight six engine, enjoying around 350bhp. When original DB4 GT values soared in the 1980s, Aston Martin released four further vehicles with unused chassis numbers from the factory, which were known as the DB4GT ‘Sanction II’.įast forward to 2016, when Aston revealed they would build a further 75 examples on chassis numbers beginning where the original vehicles ended. The DB4GT could be deemed a continuation of a continuation.

Here is the Footman James run down of some notable highlights of continuation cars. Continuation cars must be officially sanctioned by the manufacturer, if not built by the same factory or craftsmen that built them in period. Whilst manufacturers have been producing run-on examples of popular models for decades, the market for these vehicles has risen in recent years with re-births of historic models from global manufacturers capturing the attention of more than just the classic car world.ĭespite some confusion, continuations are not replicas. VIN-ing and winning: continuation cars by numbers

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