Here's a supercharged, LS3-powered Aston Martin Vantage Volante

"Dsscats" (dsscats) 01/03/2015 at 21:20 • Filed to: None

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I was browsing the Hemmings classifieds when I came across this. Someone took an Aston Martin Vantage Volante and put a supercharged LS3 in it, making a claimed 650BHP. THIS IS A GLORIOUS COMBINATION!!!!!!

A reliable engine in a stunning, stunning body. The cost of this awesomeness? $150,000.

It also sports these wheels, which are said to be custom built HRE wheels which, for some reason, look like a cross between BBS RS and SSR Mesh to me. I really, really like it.

Mmmmmm, dat LS. Full description below, link at the bottom.

Gorgeous 1987 Aston Martin Vantage Volante Rare Slip Tail for Sale. It has a LS3 Supercharged Engine. 650 BHP documented. Extremely well kept over the years. The Vantage Volante vehicle and engine have 35. 00 miles on them. but the newly updated engine. the LS3 motor. only has 2. 00 miles on it. Over $400. 00 worth of upgrades!Exterior: A Perfect Gun Metal paint flawlessly represents the exterior of the vehicle. Interior: Black leather seats lined with red piping. while accented by the wood panels and wood steering wheel. Navigation included. Custom HRE Vintage 3 piece wheels. 19 inches in size. staggered. These are DBS wheels specially designed to replicate the original design. The trunk boasts a plug in car charger to keep the vehicle charged while not in use. New Convertible top installed.

http://classiccarslist.com/aston-martin/1…

Scary__goongala! > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:26

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Holy hell that is a beautiful machine.

CRider > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:26

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Why does that car look have to like a Mustang clone you'd find in a GTA game?

 > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:28

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djmt1 > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:37

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That reminds me, didn't the sequel to this have 600HP from a twin supercharged V8?

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > djmt1 01/03/2015 at 21:40

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Yup. And 200mph.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:41

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ALL OF MY YES.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:41

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Would buy without those wheels. They need to be smaller.

PatBateman > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:52

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I have conflicted feels on this. On one hand, I prefer cars like this to be genuinely OEM original. In the other hand, DAMN that looks nice!!

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:57

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That's such an awesome car. MUCH WANT.

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 21:59

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whoarder is tellurium > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 22:15

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Color-Commentary > Dsscats 01/03/2015 at 23:41

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And it's got current California tags, suggesting he made it through the Kafka-esque CARB process. Well played!

Dsscats > Color-Commentary 01/04/2015 at 00:11

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Or paid someone off haha. Wish it mentioned more about the aftermarket parts....

QCGoose > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/04/2015 at 00:55

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Agreed. IMO the wheels themselves are simply gorgeous, but they're too big. I think even 18's would be too big for this car; 17's would likely be perfect, and certainly much lighter for less rotational mass.

Milky > Color-Commentary 01/04/2015 at 02:27

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Doesn't GM sell a crate LS thats 50 state legal? IMO thats probably waaaayyy easier than keeping an old Aston engine in good running order.

tetsu_no_usagi > CRider 01/04/2015 at 09:07

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That was Aston Martin in the '70's - making cars that looked like the love child of 1960's Camaros and Mustangs, but no, European designers are far superior to our poor American cousins, we would never copy their designs, never.

LongbowMk2 > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:11

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it would be better at 1/2 the price and without the AM engine cover. 150k for an LS swapped anything is too much.

JCCharles > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:14

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The purist in me says "DAMN!"

The motorhead in me says "DAMN!"

As in "Damn, Damn, DAMN THAT ROCKS!"

Quade > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:21

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I can't get over the price. I'm just not seeing $150K of value in this thing. It's nice looking don't get me wrong but, the LS swap ain't that expensive. What does one of these go for with the stock engine?

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/…

2011 AM DBS for $109. 5.9L V12 510HP. So, I'm not sure why I'd want to buy an old non-stock one for more.

Flavien Vidal > tetsu_no_usagi 01/04/2015 at 09:21

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This Aston and the Lagonda have always been oddities in Aston's world and are nowhere near a representation of what is Aston...

By the way, I love 60's Camaro or Mustangs. But this, is another world! Sure, inspired, by the time America was doing great cars... But another world nonetheless...

81_VR6 > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:45

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The front air dam lower lip blends into the fender flares and then into side skirts. That's when the 70s/80s magic happens.

Radimir > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:50

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I dont understand his use of decimal points.

Icantthinkofanythingwitty > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:50

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I had the pleasure of spending my teens and early twenties in a Jaguar dealership that also sold Astons, Loti (my preferred way of pluralizing Lotus) and for bits of time here and there other high end vehicles.

There was not a single mechanic there that would suggest using the original engine over this.

I approve of customization no matter how painful it may be for other enthusiasts because I thoroughly believe that people should feel encouraged to let their personalities fly when they imagine what they should be driving. However, even if I were a hardcore OEM enthusiast I just don't think I would disapprove of this swap: it makes a beautiful (albeit way too heavily Mustang "inspired") vehicle enjoyable again.

Seb Zel > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:51

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Only happen in Murica ...

Icantthinkofanythingwitty > Flavien Vidal 01/04/2015 at 09:54

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I always thought they looked like slightly angrier, less simple versions of the American muscle cars. I've seen them up close and personal and I have to say that in my humble opinion Tickford may have been a little more than "inspired" by American muscle, but they're just flat out beautiful none-the-less.

Justin Hughes > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 09:55

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Scaggnetti > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:12

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Good lord that car is beautiful!

t_s > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:13

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Nope. Sure, it looks like a well-presented car, but some things are better left alone.

mrbwa1 > Color-Commentary 01/04/2015 at 10:15

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I know carb is really picky but if one were to keep all oem emissions control equipment and use a carb certified computer for an LA it would have to be cleaner than the stick Aston mill.

boxrocket > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:17

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$150K, tho... I could have a modern Aston with the factory engine and not someone's very nice project.

mrbwa1 > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:17

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The attention to detail is spot on. Even the custom rims are tastefully done. On top of that, they don't have the dreaded 5 extra holes universal look (or lame Center caps to cover the holes)

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:19

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I'm not fond of LSx swaps into everything, but that's one mean car.

CRX-Wing > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:19

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I usually hate ls swaps but this one makes so much sense. Want.

ZaqAtaq > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:25

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This car is the sex.

JJS119 > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:32

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I always tried to like these but I can't get over the ugliness. Something about the car doesn't look right.

TwentyonePSI > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:36

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I have serious questions about the content of the add, and the way it was written.

Digitalsolo > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:44

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Seems like a great way to make this into a car that you can just drive and enjoy.

That said, with that kind of money, I'd rather have a newer Aston. Because, who cares if it runs, I just want the car and a chair to sit in and stare at it.

LongbowMk2 > boxrocket 01/04/2015 at 10:54

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great point. I'd much rather have a new v12 DB9

zing > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 10:56

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Am I the only one that thinks it just looks like a 90's Mustang GT with a body kit?

DamnTheNoise > djmt1 01/04/2015 at 10:57

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which model / year? Curtis what it looks like.

my car smells like crayons > Color-Commentary 01/04/2015 at 11:01

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Kouki. It's easier to put a newer engine in an older chassis. The CARB requirement is now based off the new engine though.

djmt1 > DamnTheNoise 01/04/2015 at 11:05

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1992 Vantage.

The Car:

The Engine:

600 HP, 0-60: 3.6 and 200 MPH. What a Car.

KentWynne > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 11:11

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That is sweet. The wheels may be too big, but the way they fill the arches shifted my impression from Mustang to Triumph, and whether that was intentional or not, seems like an elegant way to highlight its hybrid ancestry.

maximusorama > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 11:24

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"Over $400. 00 worth of upgrades!...."

Wow. Such a deal.

Fuel_of_Satan > tetsu_no_usagi 01/04/2015 at 11:28

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I would argue that American cars never lacked in style. They were just questionable in other areas. (As if 70's British cars were any better...)

Ricardo Landgrave > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 11:31

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it's beautiful!

Detroit 9000 > zing 01/04/2015 at 11:32

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S197 GT? Yes. 1990s SN-95? No.

heeltoehero > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 11:35

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This is much better than that 2jz in the db7. Much.

Fuel_of_Satan > t_s 01/04/2015 at 11:35

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It comes with a significant discount to source original wheels and drivetrain for though, these things tend to cost a lot more if you even find one. But I wouldn't think twice about saving up some more and getting an unmolested example to molest myself.

Mustang 'DontHitTheCrowd' GT > djmt1 01/04/2015 at 11:44

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That engine bay is the sex.

Sh-tboxSlumlord > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 11:47

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hot

Garth Hancock > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 11:52

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I don't care what anyone says, this body, that engine, those wheels, and droptop to boot, this is my fucking dream car.

EMWhyte > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 11:52

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gorgeous! This is what I meant when I said I prefer older astons!

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > LongbowMk2 01/04/2015 at 12:04

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cough"Hennessy Venom"cough

Jonathan > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 12:08

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In my old old age of 26 yrs old...I've come to realize that when the walls of segregation break down, so much beauty can be brought into existence...

Packardbaker > Quade 01/04/2015 at 12:14

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Both the value and 'cool factor' of the Vantage is only going up. The 2011 will only going down for the next 20-30 years.

LongbowMk2 > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 01/04/2015 at 12:28

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what about it? 150k is more than I'd spend on that too

Corey Allen > PatBateman 01/04/2015 at 12:37

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Considering the original motor is Buick design this seems fine to me.

Nacon > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 12:41

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Soon as I saw the pic without reading the title... I thought I was looking at a Mustang. Then I got a bit confused with with the rims... then the rear... Finally read the title and the details.

I'm little surprised I haven't seen this before... Is that a bad thing?

Eddie Brannan > QCGoose 01/04/2015 at 12:45

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+2. The wheels mess the whole thing up. It's like that "resto-mod" (hate that term) Jag owned by the Jag guy. Would look great if wheels were proportional. As is too reminiscent of Hoonicorn. Looks like Chip Foose got his hands on it and fucked it up.

EdWunclerJr > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 12:49

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I keep wondering if this is a np or cp article. The car is nice but not 150 thousand nice, so crack pipe.

Funktheduck > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 13:13

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How much can I make from selling a kidney?

Dean Beyer > CRider 01/04/2015 at 13:19

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Ford has been returning the favor lately with the Aston Fusion and the Explorer Rover Discovery.

Klevyn B. > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 13:32

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Isn't that the perfect roadster?

Dr.Kamiya > CRider 01/04/2015 at 13:34

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At least in the '60s American cars had designs that were worth copying.

Captain_Spadaro > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 13:35

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The ad isn't very well written, but I approve of this. Would be nicer if it was a coupe though.

Adam Hamedani > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 13:43

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all my wants are belong to this

Saf1 > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 13:43

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Damnnn that is hot, 1 less inch diameter rims and it'd be perfect!

CALUSA > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 13:55

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Looks like a kitcar.

Colesw13 > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 14:03

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for the love of cars can we please put a moratorium on red accented interiors?

B.Peasant > Corey Allen 01/04/2015 at 14:19

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The original engine is an Aston design.

Rusty Shackleford > Color-Commentary 01/04/2015 at 14:37

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LS3 is CARB legal and it is really easy to find a CARB legal supercharger kit as well.

Jay > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 15:01

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That...is...freaking...gorgeous...

Dsscats > Klevyn B. 01/04/2015 at 15:15

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Screw LS Miatas, I think it may just be

Quade > Packardbaker 01/04/2015 at 15:18

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Maybe if this one was original or came with the original engine too, I'd agree. What's a project car worth? As someone else pointed out, the ad looks pretty suspect too.

Is the "cool factor" worth $150K? Not to me. Maybe to a 1%er. I'd think that money would be better spent on a "cool" Porsche.

ThatbastardKurtis > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 15:49

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Shouldn't the best engine option for this car be the 4.3/4.7 AJ V8? Or since it looks like a Mustang, a Coyote V8?

ZeGermanPwa > djmt1 01/04/2015 at 15:52

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600hp in '92 is like 1000hp+ in a street car right now.

Franchise2k > Radimir 01/04/2015 at 16:00

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then we cant help you

Kayone74 > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 16:05

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if it works as advertised, well worth the money. A shame its the volante and not a hardtop, i woulf fantasize about buying it in a second!

Kayone74 > Funktheduck 01/04/2015 at 16:08

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Only $30-40k per kidney, so even if you sold both you'd fall short

TavshedFjols > Colesw13 01/04/2015 at 16:50

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No

Redd, the RX-7 that could > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 17:34

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That wheel sold me.

Redd, the RX-7 that could > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 17:37

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Ah yes, the Vantage, the gentleman's Mustang.

You Started it > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 18:09

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No no no. You just insulted the entire UK. This is like putting tamato sauce on caviar!. Take it off or there'll be no further James Bond films shown in yor wreched country.

TommyRocker > djmt1 01/04/2015 at 18:43

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sweet Mustang, yo

evilfacelessturtle (Hooning a Ford is Domestic Abuse) > boxrocket 01/04/2015 at 18:43

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Except new Astons don't look NEARLY this good.

Rand0nS > djmt1 01/04/2015 at 18:45

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Is that twin superchargers? My God!!!

RWDobert > djmt1 01/04/2015 at 18:53

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There should be a Blaupunkt cassette player in the engine bay somewhere!

djmt1 > Rand0nS 01/04/2015 at 18:53

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Yup

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 19:00

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There is not enough room for all of this hnnnnngh.

Where can I find Trevor Philips for a job?

Treemendous > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 19:26

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What a machine!

boxrocket > evilfacelessturtle (Hooning a Ford is Domestic Abuse) 01/04/2015 at 20:31

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...how is the weather there in Oppositeland?

Ryan Rainville > CRider 01/04/2015 at 20:31

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I think it looks like a sexified triumph tr6 that bulked up a little bit

Brian, The Life of > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 20:34

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LS3? They shoulda put a Coyote in that Mustang.

/runs

Frenchlicker > djmt1 01/04/2015 at 21:09

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I forgot about these, I need to get one.

Edit: They are too pricy for me currently and also are not too easy to find, especially in the US.

TerrorBallz 6000 > Brian, The Life of 01/04/2015 at 21:52

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I lol'd.

Nick > CRider 01/04/2015 at 23:08

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I was thinking the exact same thing!

Ike B > CRider 01/04/2015 at 23:14

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I noticed "truly a low point in Aston Martin design" was curiously absent from the ad. $150,000 for a car that's for all intents and purposes a modified Camaro with an "I'm embarrassed that this is an Aston Martin" body on it does not add up.

In this case, the only reason "rare" would apply is because nobody wanted to buy them because they sucked so bad.

This is a $25,000 car being advertised for six times the price.

Maybe it'd be worth more if it had the coupe body instead of the afterthought convertible.

Dy-no-mite Jay > Dsscats 01/04/2015 at 23:14

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"Thatsh one shekshy Mushtang, er Ashton Martin."

-Bond, Jamesh Bond

Ike B > Captain_Spadaro 01/04/2015 at 23:21

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That's a caring way to describe "this a whiffs of Nigerian scam."