Sighting the Cygnet: Chelsea Property Story

Sighting the Cygnet

Largest proportion of axed Aston Martin Cygnets were concentrated in Central London Yesterday, we reported that Aston Martin sold only 150 of their super-mini Cygnet vehicles between announcing it in 2009 and axing it recently. The total– we’ve now been told – may actually have been as low as 110 and given that we’ve […]

By The Steeple Times◆9 October 2013◆2 minute read

Largest proportion of axed Aston Martin Cygnets were concentrated in Central London

Yesterday, we reported that Aston Martin sold only 150 of their super-mini Cygnet vehicles between announcing it in 2009 and axing it recently. The total– we’ve now been told – may actually have been as low as 110 and given that we’ve photographed a fair few of them, here we share photographs of 15 of them:

Stratstone on Park Lane thought that decorating a Cygnet with a British flag would help boost sales and were plainly proven wrong

The first of five Cygnets spotted in Central London in white

The second was used as an advertising vehicle for the rather strange and soulless Eccleston Square Hotel

The third rarely moved from Lowndes Square — The third rarely moves from Lowndes Square

The fourth belongs to Catford estate agents My Manor

Our final white entry: "NAH" would have been the best response when a dealer offered a Cygnet — Our final white entry: “NAH” would have been the best response when a dealer offered a Cygnet

Ordering a Cygnet in orange didn't make it look any better — Ordering a Cygnet in orange didn’t make it look any better

And nor did opting for this hideous autumn gold look

Ths Cygnet owner plainly harbours a desire to be a Conservative politician or has a deep love of Chelsea Football Club

Cygnet owners had a thing about parking badly

This Cygnet also often parked badly near The Admiral Codrington pub

Lady Moss's Cygnet was a gift from her husband Sir Stirling and is often seen on the streets close to their Mayfair home — Lady Moss’s Cygnet was a gift from her husband Sir Stirling and is often seen on the streets close to their Mayfair home

Parking in Onslow Square next to a Toyota iQ didn't do anything for the street cred of this Cygnet owner — Parking in Onslow Square next to a Toyota iQ didn’t do anything for the street cred of this Cygnet owner

Cygnets flocked to Mayfair in small numbers but were rarely sighted elsewhere

A black Cygnet will never blossom into a beautiful swan

That 16.5% of the total production that we featured was captured within the boroughs of Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea speaks volumes. The Cygnet was indeed a car for drivers with more money than sense. Thank goodness it has now been consigned to history.

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