With 800bhp and a full race-inspired chassis setup, the Vulcan is the stuff of dreams for most of us, but that's not stopping one new owner from immediately sending theirs at auction

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What would you do if you’d just taken delivery of an Aston Martin Vulcan, one of the rarest and most exciting track-only cars ever made? If the law in your country allowed you to drive it at all, you’d clearly have ordered some track time and many, many bravery pills.

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But maybe, if you’re more interested in money than appreciating the car, you’d immediately send it to auction. That’s what one owner is doing in the US, having listed Vulcan #11 for sale with Mercum Auctions before even getting to grips with it. At the Monterey sale in August, the car, one of just 24 ever made, could smash its original selling price of $2.3 million (£1.8 million) plus extras. The first one to see the American market was listed for $1.1 million (£855,000) _more _than list.

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Vulcan #11’s deep purple paint is a masterpiece, but its 7.0-litre V12 engine must be practically begging a new owner to drive it. After all, its full potential may never have been tapped outside the factory, judging by the all-but new state of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.

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