It's a bit difficult to know what to say...

[wokkadriver]

Perhaps Phil Glenister and his angle-grinder wielding chums fancy getting their teeth into a REAL project…

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aston-Martin-DBS-Vantage...

[BravoV8V]

How bizarre.

Of all the details to give on the car (details of the Rover engine and gearbox etc), there is no mention that a saloon car seems to be missing it's roof!

[SL500UK]

I now know where the knobs come from on my Vantage. If you look at the knobs in the interior of this 1969 DBS Vantage, the centre knob and the knobs on the side are very similar to the ones I have in my 2007 V8V.

[W1111AM]

Chassis plate has new rivets...
I don't know much about this model, what is wrong/right with it?
Why does it have plastic bumpers, is that not for early 1980's vehicles?
Any eperienced people, help us understand more?

[marshalla]

DVLA are under the impression that it's painted silver.

[wokkadriver]

W1111AM said:

Chassis plate has new rivets...
I don't know much about this model, what is wrong/right with it?
Why does it have plastic bumpers, is that not for early 1980's vehicles?
Any eperienced people, help us understand more?

I'm no expert on this marque, but it 'should' look like this…


Also, the bumpers were only fitted to late 80's US export variants to comply with their crash regs (IIRC same reason for the MGB rubber bumper…) and there weren't any volantes. The interior seems a bit off the mark, too - missing a number of centre switches.


So it begs the question, when does an Aston Martin cease to be an Aston Martin? I know that in the aircraft restoration industry, pretty much all you need is the 'chassis plate' and everything else can be new - a bit like Trigger's broom.

I think it was telling in the restoration programme that the chap said finding Astons 'worth' restoring was next to impossible...

[W1111AM]

wokkadriver said:

I'm no expert on this marque, but it 'should' look like this…


Also, the bumpers were only fitted to late 80's US export variants to comply with their crash regs (IIRC same reason for the MGB rubber bumper…) and there weren't any volantes. The interior seems a bit off the mark, too - missing a number of centre switches.

So it begs the question, when does an Aston Martin cease to be an Aston Martin? I know that in the aircraft restoration industry, pretty much all you need is the 'chassis plate' and everything else can be new - a bit like Trigger's broom.

I think it was telling in the restoration programme that the chap said finding Astons 'worth' restoring was next to impossible...

Thanks, scrap yard challenge maybe. At that price could it be a restoration project?

[downr]

It's Frankenstein's monster!

[Bouldermobile]

Presumably this particular vehicle has undergone a Banham conversion hence the style of roof, however I assume that makes it harder to value.

Of course, some would say it is devalued because of this conversion (not original blah blah blah) but then as shown on the TV programme some people ignore the originality issues and still make a hefty pofit (assuming you ignore labour, traveling expenses, overheads related to premises, etc., etc.).

[V8LM]

Wrong front. Wrong roof. Wrong engine. Wrong interior. Wrong bumpers.

Just wrong.

[Little Donkey]

I like it!

[Little Donkey]

No I Don't.