Aston Martin will celebrate its 110th anniversary in 2023, including with a new model to be unveiled later in the year.
The automaker considers January 15 its official anniversary. This is the day in 1913 that founders Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford officially formed the partnership that led to the first Aston Martin car. This is not the car in the attached photos; Aston chose the 1923 Razor Blade racer, ten years later, to pose next to his Valkyrie hypercar for these shots.
1923 Aston Martin Valkyrie and Razor Blade racing cars
Part of the celebration will be a “new, strictly limited, exclusive Aston Martin model to be unveiled later this year,” the automaker announced in a press release. This could be a new special edition modeled after the V12 Speedster, but the publication also says that Aston “unleash the first of its much-anticipated “next generation of sports cars” in 2023.
The Aston Martin Valhalla supercar was originally scheduled to debut in 2023, but Aston previously told Motor Authority that the launch had been pushed back to 2024. The Valhalla has already been relaunched from the original concept version shown in 2019, with different styling and a new powertrain. A mid-engine Vanquish will follow in 2025.
1923 Aston Martin Valkyrie and Razor Blade racing cars
Aston also plans centenary celebrations at prominent automotive events such as the F1 British Grand Prix, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the centerpiece of Monterey Car Week. This year also marks other notable anniversaries for the automaker, including the 75th anniversary of the DB line, the 60th anniversary of the DB5 made famous by the James Bond franchise and the 20th anniversary of Astons current headquarters in Gaydon, England.
These milestones come after major upheaval at Aston. The automaker appointed Ferrari veteran Amedeo Felisa as CEO in May 2022, replacing Mercedes-AMG veteran Tobias Moers after just two years. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, known as the Public Investment Fund, also increased its stake in Aston, becoming the automaker’s second largest shareholder after Yew Tree, the consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, father of Aston F1 driver Lance Stroll. Volvo parent company Geely then bought a 7.6% stake in Aston Martin.
