A $3.5 million Aston Martin coupe – one of only 77 ever made – will sprint up Mount Coot-tha in September as part of Brisbane's new Festival of Motorsport in 2015.

The rare Aston Martin, along with a Ferrari F40 – the last Ferrari personally approved by Enzo Ferrari - and an exquisite Porsche will be at South Bank Monday morning when the revived Cootha Classic is launched.

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The Cootha Classic has a history dating back 100 years in Brisbane's west and was temprarily revived in 2009-10. Records show that the first hill climb on Mount Coot-tha, originally known as One Tree Hill, was won by Boyd Edkins in April 1915.

The 2015 one-day Festival of Motorsport boasts 110 classic, specialty and modified cars in five categories that will run a hill sprint up Mount Coot-tha.