Aston Martin DB5 replica?

Aston Martin DB5 replica?

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Witchfinder

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6,250 posts

251 months

Thursday 9th September 2004
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Does anyone make a replica kit of the DB5?

grahambell

2,718 posts

274 months

Friday 10th September 2004
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No.

Witchfinder

Original Poster:

6,250 posts

251 months

Friday 10th September 2004
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Thanks. Oh well

Guy Humpage

11,183 posts

283 months

Friday 10th September 2004
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This thread gets me thinking, is it a good thing or not that there isn't a DB5 replica...?

Pro: They are a beatiful shape that would brighten up the motoring world, if you passed one on your travels.

Con: They'd be based on a Sierra, with a smoky CVH engine under the bonnet.

Liszt

4,329 posts

269 months

Friday 10th September 2004
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I would suggest BMW or Jag Donor to get the straight 6.

Bit of a push to get 280 hp our of a standard one tho'

Dave brookes

190 posts

235 months

Friday 10th September 2004
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Liszt said:
I would suggest BMW or Jag Donor to get the straight 6.

Bit of a push to get 280 hp our of a standard one tho'



I've got a std BMW with a straight 6 with more than 280BHP........
Mine's got 342BHP!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

As Rolf Harris would say "Can you tell what is is yet?

Having said that it is pretty unlikely that it would make a good donor as they're too bl00dy expensive at the moment;-)

>> Edited by Big Al. on Sunday 3rd October 20:31

Liszt

4,329 posts

269 months

Friday 10th September 2004
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Yes exactly, we are talking donor vehicle not your shiny M3.

Dave brookes

190 posts

235 months

Saturday 11th September 2004
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Just remembered something!

At one of the shows one of the kit manufacturers was fitting E36 M3 engines into some of his cars and said that the prices for these are getting reasonable nowadays.

So if the E46 motor is too rare in the breakers the E36 3.0 and 3.2 motors are becoming easier and cheaper to source and could be a really nice power plant.

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

254 months

Sunday 12th September 2004
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Dave brookes said:
Just remembered something!

At one of the shows one of the kit manufacturers was fitting E36 M3 engines into some of his cars and said that the prices for these are getting reasonable nowadays.


Would that be the Marlin Sportster by any chance?

Ex-Biker

1,315 posts

246 months

Sunday 12th September 2004
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Didn't RS Jigtec shoehorn an E36 M3 into the Trackstar?

(Before going bust)

The cape

55 posts

151 months

Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Anyone know if there's anyone out there doing a db5 replica? Would have thought it would be pretty damn popular.....if Aston were to allow it.

John_S4x4

1,350 posts

256 months

Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Although not the same, you can now buy a new Peerless chassis and body and quite a few other bits.

I agree, it would be nice to have a DB5 or Zagato kit, that was affordable.
What engine would you want in it ?

PAUL. S

2,627 posts

245 months

Thursday 23rd February 2012
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slomax

6,646 posts

191 months

Thursday 23rd February 2012
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PAUL. S said:
not a 5 but a nice 4 based on a db7

http://www.studio434.co.uk/DB4-Zagato-build-Diary_...
oh good god yes biggrin

289

232 posts

238 months

Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Stuart Mills

1,208 posts

205 months

Sunday 26th February 2012
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I do recall someone starting a DB5 replica project a couple of years ago.
I think it would be great fun if a few turned up at a kit car show, tux wearing drivers of course.
So a Jag straight 6 then as a donor and if anyone can borrow an old DB5 waiting restoration I will gladly take moulds of it.
Known as "the worlds most famous car" it is not that hard to do, handles off a Riley, lights from Landrover series 1, glass is still available, bumpers were hand made but over riders were of an old London taxi.
Just get me the buck then and I will turn it around. There are 2 original wooden bucks sat in Aston restoration garages, I measured them once, one is about 30mm wider then the other!
We need a tatty complete car to do this.

ColinM50

2,630 posts

174 months

Sunday 26th February 2012
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Stuart Mills said:
We need a tatty complete car to do this.
Can't help with the body buck, but put me down for kit #1 please.

The cape

55 posts

151 months

Monday 27th February 2012
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So here we go folks..... All we need is somebody with a contact to get our hands on a body just long enough to take some moulds....and we are off and running.

There must be someone out there.....

ColinM50

2,630 posts

174 months

Monday 27th February 2012
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Just googled to see if there's any for hire but no joy. But blow me down, the going price to buy one seems to be around £300K.

On that basis the chance of finding an owner willing to risk letting Stuart take a mould of his car must be pretty low. I know when I've taken moulds off stuff in the past, it's around 85% chance that the mould comes off clean without sticking. Imagine if you've got 10-20 kilos of mouldmaking grp on a DB5 body and it sticks and won't come off. How do you explain that to the owner.

rdodger

1,088 posts

202 months

Monday 27th February 2012
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This sounds like the 80's! Hire a Countach and quickly make a mould. Was it Tim Dutton that hired one and got the mould stuck?