Aston Martin Valour, Satin Silver Birch

Aston Martin first presented the Valour in July 2023 to mark its 110th anniversary, and limited production to 110 cars. It shares its philosophy and design with the one-off Victor, which in turn drew on the 1977 V8 Vantage, and the square grille, round headlamps and kicked-up tail all look back to that car. Underneath is a 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 based on the engine of the 2018 DBS, making 705 bhp and driving through a six-speed manual gearbox made by Graziano. In 2024 the company followed it with the Valiant, a road-legal track version of the Valour limited to 38 cars.

Here the body is in Satin Silver Birch, a matt champagne tone that reads gold in warm light and pale silver in cool light, with the roof, splitter, sills and diffuser in dark carbon. The round headlamps sit either side of a large black mesh grille, and the wheels are black lattice designs on Michelin Pilot Sport tyres. The rear window is covered by slatted louvres, and the tail carries a VALOUR plate above a finned carbon diffuser. The car stands on a white leather base with red stitching, and a plaque at the front names it the Aston Martin Valour. It is built at 1:18.