Ogle “Sotheby Special” Aston Martin

I’ve looked at Ogle previously, particularly its SX1000 mini based car, this though is a whole different level. The original idea came from Ogle founder David Ogle, who never saw the car become reality, the project was given the go ahead following his death and funding by tobacco company W.O.Willis who wanted a car to promote its new cigarettes. Ogle took an Aston Martin DBS V8 and transformed it in to the futuristic vision. The original car was finished in dark blue with gold pin striping to match the cigarette branding and debuted at the Montreal Motor Show in 1972, however after the brand failed the car was repainted Embassy red. From the pictures below I think you’ll agree the original colour scheme suited it much better.

Ogle SX1000

If you squint then look at those ever so small wheels, you’ll see that this is another example of the Mini chassis and running gear being used or rather draped in another body. This time one designed by Ogle Design, out of Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Built in between 1962-64, production reached 66 but due to the untimely death of company founder David Ogle, who was killed in a car accident while driving one of these cars, production stalled and eventually stopped despite control being past to Ton Karen and company was all but wound up by 1966.