Holy Crap This Aston Martin GT12 Is Being Sold At Double The Original List Price

With seemingly more exotic, limited-run cars around right now than ever before, it’s a damn good time to be a flipper. It’s a simple idea: get yourself on the waiting list for a car that’s in high demand - a Porsche GT of some sort, perhaps - take delivery, drive it for a bit, and then sell it on for a massive premium to someone who either wants to skip the queue or missed out on the original run entirely.

As an example of just how bonkers these premiums can be, we’re taking a look at this Aston Martin Vantage GT12. It has 499 miles on the clock, and although the list price was originally £250,000, this one will cost you £499,995.

Yep, half a million quid, and double the original price. Naturally the first owner will have upped the price with a few options, but regardless, that’s an extraordinary price. The reason? Just 100 were made, all sold long ago. And before you get any ideas about the more recent GT8 being a good solution to your hardcore Aston desires, it’s worth pointing out all 150 of those were sold out before the damn thing was even revealed to the public.

So, what exactly do you get for the price of a semi-detached house in outer London? Lots of carbonfibre for a kickoff, as the front wings, bonnet and the aero kit are all made from the stuff.

Also on the GT12 - called GT3 before a moody phone call from Porsche’s lawyers forced a name change - you get race-derived suspension, a 5.9-litre V12 turned up to 592bhp, plus a sportier interior with carbonfibre bucket seats. Oh, and a soundtrack that might just make the asking price seem worth it…