So who did your 'Final Inspection'?

[Cipo]

brakedwell said:

He is still at Askill Martin

Thanks, That made me laugh too...

[Alwin]

Last time I was in Gaydon, I actually met Barry Griffin in person!
(he did my V12 Vantage).

Full story and picture on my blog:
http://www.aston-martin.com/2012/07/25/meeting-the...

[F1 NDW]

Stuart Bull did my Vanquish.
Pity it wasnt his brother John, could not have got more English than that!

[AMDBSNick]

Barry Griffin

[Behr]

And to open this bonnet thing I do what exactly?

[Captain Beaky]

Alwin said:

Last time I was in Gaydon, I actually met Barry Griffin in person!
(he did my V12 Vantage).

Full story and picture on my blog:
http://www.aston-martin.com/2012/07/25/meeting-the...

I asked to meet Barry, who inspected my V8 and V12 Vantage, when I visited Gaydon. Apparently he was working on the One-77. Top man, clearly

[J12MOC]

Mine's a Gordon Darroch. Can't fault the man!!!

[Black9]

Mick Moten did our 08 (57) DB9 and our old 07(56) V8 Vantage.

[michael gould]

Ken Dodd did mine !

[Neil1300R]

michael gould said:

Ken Dodd did mine !

Diddy?

[LordBretSinclair]

Neil1300R said:

Diddy?

[Brisvegas]

i'm pretty sure Barry Griffin did mine, well almost mine. The salesman today pointed to a plaque and mentioned him i think. I was a bit dizzy/giddy at the time so not 100% sure.

[M333V8V]

Mick Freeman - V8V

[ripley500]

Steve Wonder

[john ryan]

Think I'm the first (07 V8V) to admit to Dean Brittain -maybe he got promoted!

[jonamv8]

babyvantage said:

With my 2007 Vantage, it was Martyn Askill. During a factory Tour last year, I inquired if he still worked there, as I was ready to 'DROP KICK' him for the inept inspection he performed on my car !!!!

Hahah same here - he's put me off Aston!!!

[Guycord]

So you have just forked out on a brand new Aston......

You are in the pub and its bragging rights time.....

Your mates think your a plonker cos you should have bought Porsche, Fezza or Audi....

No. you stuck to buying a great hand-made, British made Aston, with a century of skill and knowledge passed down the generations. The quintessential British automobile......

You show then the fine lines of the exterior....

Then the exquisite interior of a proper gentlemans car.....

You start it up, and with the roar, your mates are indeed very impressed.

Then one asks.....go on then, let's see the engine.....and you do.

Then at the peak of British pride with superlative design and engineering of the home-grown definitive GT they see.....

[Bravo73]

Guycord said:

And?

Ahmed is probably more British than you or me.

[Guycord]

Bravo73 said:

Guycord said:

And?

Ahmed is probably more British than you or me.

Bravo73,

The name "Munir" is not a traditional British name and will have had little prominence as a British name anything more than 30-40 years maximum and probably a lot less.

I hope that you are critiquing my critic of the traditionality of the name rather than in some way implying something more sinister?

[DB9VolanteDriver]

Bravo73 said:

And?

Ahmed is probably more British than you or me.

You miss the point, I think.

If I were buying an AMG, the name on the engine build plate should be Germanic, and if a Lexus LFA, then Japanese, and on an Aston, British in derivation. I have nothing personal against Ahmed, and I'm sure he is a worthy inspector of Astons, but it looks out of place.