![]() 10/24/2016 at 20:34 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
For a brief moment in time, I got to experience what having a 1965 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage would be like. And now the moment is gone. My love remains. Sigh.
Side note: Aston Martin owners are the chillest dudes ever. Seriously the nicest people. And uh, AMA? This actual car recently placed third at the Cobble Beach Concours. Present value is absolutely sinful.
![]() 10/24/2016 at 20:36 |
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So british
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The steering wheel’s on upside down. British build quality.
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The owner insisted we have tea after the shoot. Most British day ever.
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Fun History Fact:
The steering wheels for most 50's-60's Aston Martins were sourced from the grilles of junked Mercedes ML430s
![]() 10/24/2016 at 20:48 |
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give me your job
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somehow, I dont think that timeline matches up.
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:05 |
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I know its a DB6 not DB5, but how many times did you think about 007?
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:11 |
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The engines in these are massive. I had no clue a 4.0 could look that big.
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:28 |
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It’s all aluminum too!
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:29 |
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Not once. The Bond link is played out and done a 1,000 times. I’m here for the car.
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:30 |
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I need an editor. Can you use WP, PS and lightroom?
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:33 |
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Did it feel like anything like a mid 60s to 70s muscle car of that era?
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:37 |
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I can!
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:40 |
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Nope. Felt like a 4/3rd scale Datsun Roadster. Stiff, lithe, agile, and willing. But with pony car power. Not as fast as a Corvette but still quick.
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:44 |
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Did it have good rear end control? In other words was wheel spin easily controlled or did the rear try to come around like many cars of that era?
![]() 10/24/2016 at 21:57 |
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uh no not really
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I didn’t push a $700,000 car hard enough to know the answer to that :P
![]() 10/25/2016 at 09:29 |
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Yep probably not a good idea. I’ve hooned on a DB9 and an older Ferrari but with the owners encouragement. I don’t think the two together would have been that much.