We don’t usually comment on the financial side of things in the car industry, but today’s news is too cool to pass up. Ford has announced today that their Aston Martin brand is to be sold off to a consortium led by David Richards, proprietor of Prodrive. You might recall Prodrive, they are the team that saw success in the World Rally Championship and are currently the team responsible for building the Aston Martin racing effort in ALMS and European racing series. This is really good news for high end niche manufacturer, which will now be able to focus on quicker product development.

Read the Ford press release after the break.
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The name Prodrive became a household name (ok, only for us rally geeks) by winning six World Rally titles with Subaru. Lately, much of their focus has been on their winning ALMS Aston Martin effort. Now, they’ve combined those programs in offering the Aston Martin Rally GT. Based on the Aston Martin Vantage, the Rally GT follows the route many have taken with lesser production based vehicles. Installation of safety equipment, suspension components and mild performance tweaks mean that this should be a super reliable monster car. Just imagine seeing this thing in your mirrors while barrelling down a stage in your Mini!

Press release and more pics after the break

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