Johnny English aka Aston Martin nut Rowan Atkinson

[hedgerley]

Went to see the movie last night - absolute hoot. For us PHers though the highlight is his AM Vanquish. The sight and sound is a glory to behold. A huge cheer went up in the theatre as he used his rear facing rockets to blast a speed camera that had just taken his picture. I won't spoil it for you by describing the circumstances - go see the movie, all will be explained....

By the way, its rumoured that Atkinson is taking a years sabbitical, a complete break from business, to take his Astons classic car racing. Obviously a PH candidate.

[Rowan Atkinson]

... is his AM Vanquish.

Was that really a Vanquish?

... Obviously a PH candidate.

I bet he's already one of us

[Roadrunner]

I have a cunning plan.....

[fletch2306]

Its not a Vanquish, its a DB7 Vantage - did sound very nice though

[mechsympathy]

He was racing at Castle Combe at the weekend in an ugly DB V8 variant, can't remember the exact model (:callyourselfaPHer:). Felt sorry for the bloke who put his orange DB5 into the tyre wall in the same race.

[Dan]

mechsympathy said: He was racing at Castle Combe at the weekend in an ugly DB V8 variant, can't remember the exact model.

[anorakon]
It was a AMV8 Zagato, mid eighties V8 rebodied by Italian(?) styling house. Probably not their finest work, but a very rare car.
[/anorakoff]

[JonRB]

Is that the same one that he allowed to be used in "The Tall Guy"? I have a very old issue of CAR Magazine dating from the late 80's that had an article on this Aston (including a picture of a very worried Atkinson as the road testers from CAR abused it), plus articles on a road-going Metro 6R4, a prototype ultimate Countach, and the Ferrari F40.
The front cover of the magazine simply said "there will never be another month like this".

[Graham]

mmmm i've seen a picture of a yellow Zagato that Rowan alledgedly borrowed for a quick test drive, and the skid marks on the road, and the gap in the hedge and the upside down zagato oops.... all that in less tha 1/4 of a mile

[zumbruk]

Dan said:

mechsympathy said: He was racing at Castle Combe at the weekend in an ugly DB V8 variant, can't remember the exact model.

[anorakon]
It was a AMV8 Zagato, mid eighties V8 rebodied by Italian(?) styling house. Probably not their finest work, but a very rare car.
[/anorakoff]

One of these?

www.in.gr/auto/news/images/big/ae_Aston_Martin_Zagato_02.jpg

[Graham]

yEP THATS TYHE BOY