Photo: Velocity Restorations (edited by autoevolution)
Ordinarily, a 2022 Aston Martin DMS Superleggera Coupe would be old news for us. Undoubtedly still a phenomenal twin-turbo V12 super grand tourer with all the charm of a Bond film, just not quite as fresh in the mind of most folks the way newer models are. But the reason this particular example is notable and special for one reason, the people currently trying to sell it.
You see, this BS Superleggera was traded for one of the most desirable professionally-built restomods by the remarkable team at Velocity Restoration in Cantonment, Florida. At their 135,000-square-foot facilities near Pensacola, Velocity takes just a handful of the most iconic American rides of the 60s and 70s and installs modern drivetrains and interiors by hand in as little as 14 weeks. No other shop in North America can come even close to that turnaround time. If classic Broncos, K5 Blazers, F-Series trucks, and Mustangs are your thing, Velocity's shop might as well be Valhalla.
But one of the real party pieces about Velocity's build process is their ability to operate more or less like a typical dealership. With financing and trade-in opportunities available from the jump for prospective customers, there are more ways to get your hands on some of the best restomods in the world than briefcases stuffed with a cartoonish amount of money. Once the trade-in is accepted, work begins on a meticulous but surprisingly fast-paced assembly process overseen entirely in-house from a bare chassis to the finished product roughly three and a half months later at the earliest.
Trade-in offers are at the discretion of Velocity themselves, meaning they have they have the final say as to whether they'll accept a customer's previous vehicle as collateral towards one of their restomods. But to give you an idea of other cars they've accepted as trade-ins, there was also an early 2020s Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sitting in Velocity's show-room waiting to be sold while sitting alongside finished restomods fresh from the shop's multi-point pre-purchase inspection. Depending on the specifications selected by the customer and the model year, Velocity builds easily stretch into the $300 to $400 thousand price range, and that's before it's even on a truck being shipped to the customer.
But as we can personally attest after visiting the Velocity shop and test driving one of their Mustang and K5 Blazer restomods, we can say with confidence you won't be losing any refinement or quality trading in a modern Aston Martin for one of these restomods. That's not something you can always say about a custom car slapped together in someone's shed. With an asking price of $279,900 before taxes and fees, there's still a bill of at least $20,000 waiting once Velocity accepts the trade-in. Worth it ten times out of ten.
But one of the real party pieces about Velocity's build process is their ability to operate more or less like a typical dealership. With financing and trade-in opportunities available from the jump for prospective customers, there are more ways to get your hands on some of the best restomods in the world than briefcases stuffed with a cartoonish amount of money. Once the trade-in is accepted, work begins on a meticulous but surprisingly fast-paced assembly process overseen entirely in-house from a bare chassis to the finished product roughly three and a half months later at the earliest.
Trade-in offers are at the discretion of Velocity themselves, meaning they have they have the final say as to whether they'll accept a customer's previous vehicle as collateral towards one of their restomods. But to give you an idea of other cars they've accepted as trade-ins, there was also an early 2020s Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sitting in Velocity's show-room waiting to be sold while sitting alongside finished restomods fresh from the shop's multi-point pre-purchase inspection. Depending on the specifications selected by the customer and the model year, Velocity builds easily stretch into the $300 to $400 thousand price range, and that's before it's even on a truck being shipped to the customer.
But as we can personally attest after visiting the Velocity shop and test driving one of their Mustang and K5 Blazer restomods, we can say with confidence you won't be losing any refinement or quality trading in a modern Aston Martin for one of these restomods. That's not something you can always say about a custom car slapped together in someone's shed. With an asking price of $279,900 before taxes and fees, there's still a bill of at least $20,000 waiting once Velocity accepts the trade-in. Worth it ten times out of ten.
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