In 1977, this ageing DBSV8 defied all the odds to compete and finish the greatest endurance racing event, the 24 hours of Le Mans. RHAM/1 was built by Robin Hamilton, a midlands Aston Martin dealer, who went on to develop the 1980’s Nimrod. I have added loads of new images of RHAM/1 today.
No car quite captured my imagination as much as this, the 1976 Aston Martin Lagonda – the Car of the Future. Some say the design is dated, kitsch even, but taken in the context of the cars that filled our roads at that time and even now, the drama of seeing a Lagonda on the road even now is unmatched by any other exotic. If Gerry Anderson had still been making Thunderbirds in 1976, you can bet Geoff Tracy and Lady Penelope would be driving a wedge Lagonda.
Is you thought the DB9 had been around for a while, are you aware of the latest version based using the 4th generation of VH architecture. The ‘new’ DB9 is arguably the most complete car in the range with over 500 bhp from the AM11 V12 engine, Carbon Ceramic brakes and the latest Adapitive Damping System offering the choice of three modes.
New images of the current entry level convertible Aston Martin, the V8 Vantage Roadster 4.7 added today.
From September 1961, a number of small but noticeable changes were introduced to the DB4 so that the AMOC has designated such cars as ‘series 4’. The DB4 series 4 page has just received a full update and loads more images have been added today.
With the very kind assistance of my partners at Freestone Creative, the site has had some subtle but useful updates this week based on your very welcome feedback. We have made improvements to the navigation so it should be easier for you to find exactly what you are looking for. The old site (pre 2013) had a facility to move from page to page to see all the different model variants easily – and now we have brought it back by popular demand. The reworked homepage displays a list of updates and as a bonus, we’ve also added a breadcrumb menu for the categories and car pages so now you have a navigation element which takes you easily back to the main car category page. And a first for this site, a specially designed and implemented a search facility which you can find in the top navigation menu.
Since I started with the earlier DB4’s it makes sense to move on to the DB4 series 3 page.
Following with the update of the DB4 Series 1 page, the DB4 Series 2 page has also had an update with plenty of additional and previously unseen images.
With a special and unique dashboard like this it could only be the one-off DB5 by Ogle Design. I found some pictures I took a few years ago at a Spring AMOC Concours at Waddesdon Manor.
In 1958, the Aston Martin DB4 set a template for a sporting yet comfortable 2+2 GT that continues to this day with the DB9. The series 1 DB4 saloon was a sensation at the 1958 Paris Motor Show with it’s Italian styling, British construction and brand new 3.7 litre six cylinder engine designed by ex-pat Polish engineer, Tadek Marek. The series 1 has been fully updated with loads of new images.
