For The Love of Cars
Discussion
Shaw Tarse said:
RichB said:
So has the next episode already been released on youTube? 
I think he means The Liver Run ? 
http://youtu.be/qTN5X4JZFjU
onyx39 said:
Shaw Tarse said:
RichB said:
So has the next episode already been released on youTube?
I think he means The Liver Run ? http://youtu.be/qTN5X4JZFjU
onyx39 said:
Shaw Tarse said:
RichB said:
So has the next episode already been released on youTube?
I think he means The Liver Run ? http://youtu.be/qTN5X4JZFjU
onyx39 said:
Shaw Tarse said:
RichB said:
So has the next episode already been released on youTube?
I think he means The Liver Run ? http://youtu.be/qTN5X4JZFjU
Ilovejapcrap said:
onyx39 said:
Shaw Tarse said:
RichB said:
So has the next episode already been released on youTube?
I think he means The Liver Run ? http://youtu.be/qTN5X4JZFjU
JonRB said:
So they visit the Aston Martin Owners Club and every single person interviewed says originality is king, so naturally they ignore all this.
Doesn't this mean it not the best car to sell into the AMOC?Whereas, some minted guy who just want's the very best condition and spec of a very pretty car will pay whatever it takes. I personally thought they made a stellar job of it, and that going Vantage spec was the right thing to do.
But what do I know..
snuffy said:
I think they mean it does not sell for £150k. Hardly a spoiler as even Mystic Meg could have guessed that !
True; granted. It was more the implication of inside knowledge and the suggestion that there might be more to come that irked me. Although I agree I could have phrased it better. benny 61 said:
ash73 said:
All that work then they take it straight out in the rain 
Exactly what I thought, couldn't do it.I can understand and appreciate, a car being a trailer/garage queen/museum piece, if it's an exceedingly rare, untouched, mint as it left the factory original.......but, this isn't so, drive it and enjoy it
nicanary said:
As an aside - what does the new owner describe it as, when he insures it? And how does he explain to the insurance company why he needs cover way over what they agree as a figure for replacement value?
Agreed valuation, photos and the evidence of two people wanting it at the recent sale. Probably cost around £350 to insure on a policy limited to 3000 miles a year. All seemed a bit odd to me.
Very strong money for a car that wasn't original and had no particular history. Though conveniently justified their huge restoration layout.
Also not sure that I can understand why you'd wait until you'd rebuilt the car before painting when you'd already stripped the shell to bare metal earlier. Doesn't seem the best way to do it. I can only assume time constraints so they couldn't afford to wait for the painter then build up the car afterwards.
And as for the shell; I didn't think much of the way it was being treated early on; car on bricks under rotten sills, so lets hop in, then when moving the bare shell having random tie-downs on non structural parts and sitting in the shell and generally just mishandling it. No wonder it seemed to get a few more dents along the way. And I do wonder how much of the hidden structural rot was fixed.
And finally... that was very nice shiny paint. Shame that in the closeups you could still see damage underneath; I saw a gouge in one bit (front bit under the grill? not sure), and there were still dents e.g. below one of the side vents. Not the first time paint looks OK in long shots but the thing doesn't stand up to closer scrutiny.
So quite how someone thought it was worth that money I've no idea.
Very strong money for a car that wasn't original and had no particular history. Though conveniently justified their huge restoration layout.
Also not sure that I can understand why you'd wait until you'd rebuilt the car before painting when you'd already stripped the shell to bare metal earlier. Doesn't seem the best way to do it. I can only assume time constraints so they couldn't afford to wait for the painter then build up the car afterwards.
And as for the shell; I didn't think much of the way it was being treated early on; car on bricks under rotten sills, so lets hop in, then when moving the bare shell having random tie-downs on non structural parts and sitting in the shell and generally just mishandling it. No wonder it seemed to get a few more dents along the way. And I do wonder how much of the hidden structural rot was fixed.
And finally... that was very nice shiny paint. Shame that in the closeups you could still see damage underneath; I saw a gouge in one bit (front bit under the grill? not sure), and there were still dents e.g. below one of the side vents. Not the first time paint looks OK in long shots but the thing doesn't stand up to closer scrutiny.
So quite how someone thought it was worth that money I've no idea.
I thought a lot of the intro talk was really talking up the DBS - although I do like them, I thought they were a bit over the top in glossing over the other models that were obviously out of price range. But being TV they were bound to ignore the advice from others - just takes me back to 'Property Ladder' where novice house doer-uppers ignore advice, only difference is they usually turned out to be wrong.
I thought the car looked great when it was done, the colour suited it. I'm not sure about having it blasted then driving it home uncovered on a trailer, but maybe it had a light grey primer coat at that point. The buyer said it was a 'keeper', so at least he doesn't have to worry about what others might think of how the restoration was done.
I thought the car looked great when it was done, the colour suited it. I'm not sure about having it blasted then driving it home uncovered on a trailer, but maybe it had a light grey primer coat at that point. The buyer said it was a 'keeper', so at least he doesn't have to worry about what others might think of how the restoration was done.
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