EMIL SUVUNDRA S -- ASTON DB6 ( DUBONET ROSSO )

[neutral 3]

In the late 60s a pal of my late Father bought the above Aston DB6 , shortly after Dr. Savundra was imprissoned . ( Insureance Fraud ) I beleive he died in Prison, ?

I remember it v well, abs Stunning Colour and car, his wife used to drive it, but he went and had it Resprayed an Awfull Bright Red, which abs ruined it.

I often wonder what became of it . Anyone know if it has survived ?

[tr7v8]

Would it have had abs in those years?

[XJ13]

I think it did have abs in those days. Sadly, it has become rather pot-bellied now.

[LordBretSinclair]

neutral 3 said:

In the late 60s a pal of my late Father bought the above Aston DB6 , shortly after Dr. Savundra was imprissoned . ( Insureance Fraud ) I beleive he died in Prison, ?

I remember it v well, abs Stunning Colour and car, his wife used to drive it, but he went and had it Resprayed an Awfull Bright Red, which abs ruined it.

I often wonder what became of it . Anyone know if it has survived ?

I hope you're not saying Dubonnet Rosso is an awful colour coz thats the colour of my DB7.

[williamp]

XJ13 said:

I think it did have abs in those days. Sadly, it has become rather pot-bellied now.

no abs, but they did have front seats. Also along the death line, my great grandad (whom I never met) died sometime before the DB6 was launched. Not in prison, but in London.

(is anyone else confused by this thread??)

[neutral 3]

No Lord brett, Dubonnet is great, he tried to sell the db6 after the lip gloss red repaint but no one wanted it.

As for Muppet Porker drivers...Say o more....

[johnzo]

Methinks that there is confusion over "abs" which (I believe) was quoted as a shorthand (txt sort of thing)to mean ABSOLUTELY! ... "which absolutely ruined it"

Edited by johnzo on Friday 24th December 19:16

[Evangelion]

Emil Savundra was imprisoned in 1968, released in 1974 and died in 1976 due to diabetes and an addiction to pain-killig drugs.

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Savundra

His business activities make interesting reading, particularly in the area of car insurance!

[lowdrag]

I was working as an insurance broker in the day and Savundra ran Auto Fire & Marine Insurance. It was a complete fraud, as was the company I was working for as it turned out. My employer was Andrew & Booth which was a subsidiary of Vehicle & General which also went bust big time in 1970 I think.