Hi Lee, I have one of the prototype Aeromax’s, chassis 600 which I have had for a couple of years now. For me the Max is an art form, a piece of automotive sculpture that IMHO has no contemporary equals.
At the time of its launch it competed with the Alfa 8C, and with limited resources at the time I took what I thought would be the safer bet from a residual and resale perspective and opted for the Italian marque. When Mr Tony advertised his Max a couple of years ago, it was an opportunity I could not pass on. I am fortunate enough to have a stable which includes a 330 GTC and DB4 from the sixties and an F40 and 599 GTO from a more recent era. The Max sits equally at home in both camps, neither out of place at a classic meet nor a supercar Sunday and its this ability to wear multiple clothes that for me forms part of its appeal.
From a residual perspective, I don’t think its ever going to be a stellar performer, model and brand rarity mixed with a strong domestic appeal will preserve value but I think it’s a limited market and the absence of global appeal like some of the Italian marques will hamper its trajectory.
If circumstances ever changed, I have no doubt it would be the last one out of the door!
