Picked up this little beauty today

[Mako V12V]

paddy328 said:

Got to love a mako v12. Ever since detailing johns, I fell in love with the colour. So there are two ex factory mako v12's out there then?

Hi Paddy, yes you are correct, #646 and #963 (red interior). Plus Ex-johns #535 (now owned by "MB1") and mine #307.
One of the factory prototypes is also a Mako but still in their ownership I think.

[magarnett]

great car well done....enjoy. oh and by the way watch the right foot as those tyres are very slippy in current weather conditions.

Had mine 3 weeks now and haven't stopped smiling yet.

Mark

[Cockernee]

Welcome to the V12V club

We will need meet up in the new year as I am just over the bridge and get out on a run with us sometime. The smile will get bigger as the weather gets warmer ; )

[Far Eastender]

Cleaned it this am. Rear diffuser is a real PITA to get completely free of dirt How are most people managing this?

Also, the name plate on the door panel states 'carbon black'. Is this correct, as I though that only applied to Black cars?

Edited by Far Eastender on Wednesday 26th December 15:50

[tonyhall38]

carbon black refers to model name....they came in silver . red and black...

with regards to rear diffuser.....i had mine machine polished...looked the dogs bks.....just keep applying my zymol wax when i do the rest of car...just a quick hose down...and looks the dogs bks again..

[Far Eastender]

Tony, thanks.

[Tony V12V]

tonyhall38 said:

carbon black refers to model name....they came in silver . red and black...

..

But isn't OP's car Mako BLUE?

I thought the Carbon Black - in the V12V - was only Carbon Black. There are Carbon Edition models in the AM range but I was sure CB was only CB. Perhaps Mako Phil could confirm ?

[CarbonV12V]

Tony V12V said:

But isn't OP's car Mako BLUE?

I thought the Carbon Black - in the V12V - was only Carbon Black. There are Carbon Edition models in the AM range but I was sure CB was only CB. Perhaps Mako Phil could confirm ?

I thought that too (and I have one!). They also had the carbon side strakes which don't appear on the Mako but difficult to tell from the photos.

[Tony V12V]

CarbonV12V said:

I thought that too (and I have one!). They also had the carbon side strakes which don't appear on the Mako but difficult to tell from the photos.

Looks like chrome side strakes to me - wheels are also Grey, where as ours are ................................BLACK!

[CarbonV12V]

Tony V12V said:

Looks like chrome side strakes to me - wheels are also Grey, where as ours are ................................BLACK!

Well they do say imitation is the best form of flattery ..... must be a Carbon wannabe ..... or one that was built after the Xmas party

[tonyhall38]

on the contary....listed on AM own site a carbon black edition DBS.....red...

[cayman-black]

This is the only Carbon Black V12V car that i know thats not black.

[Tony V12V]

tonyhall38 said:

on the contary....listed on AM own site a carbon black edition DBS.....red...

correct but still sure you can only get a VANTAGE V12 Carbon Black in Black

[Far Eastender]

The original owners of the car were Aston Martin. Could they have made it to an internal spec?

[tonyhall38]

think i'm right in saying the carbon blacks....have....carbon side stracks , gear surround , door cappings and a few other carbon fibre bits added....that is all...so could be any colour...so an internal specced car quite possible..

[Far Eastender]

Stracks are silver, as is the gear stick surround, but the inside of the doors are mainly carbon.

[jonby]

there have been photos emerging in recent weeks of some new 'carbon black' edition v12vs in matt black paint, with lots of CF goodies as standard a little like V12VR, which have a numbered 'x of 40' plaque on the sill, of which no official details have been forthcoming, although one statement that around half are for the US. Is this car numbered ?

The only official special edition of v12v other than this numbered edition was the original (and certainly still available until recently) carbon black edition, officially only available in carbon black. the dbs had both a carbon back and then a carbon edition, the latter in flame orange, ceramic grey or carbon black

it;s certainly an interesting car. More to the point it looks great !

[DB9VolanteDriver]

hornbaek said:

Mako is a beautiful colour. Compared with all the new V12V R pictures that are now emerging the coupe form is so much more purposeful for this car. I my opinion this is the prettiest Aston ever made and that colour brings out the shape very well.

Sorry, THIS is the prettiest Aston ever made...