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The colour I have chosen is Olive Green. It's a metallic but a period Aston colour.
The exterior is now mostly green, but painted in a non metallic colour, the closest to olive green that the paint suppliers could mix. This will give some colour to the bodywork and the opportunity to correct any imperfections which may have been over looked before the final colour application.
The bonnet underside surround has been finished in the olive green with the centre section blackened with stone chip paint.
The engine bay aperture edge and channel have also been finished in the olive green with the upper part of the inner wings and bulk head blackened too, giving a crinkle finish in matt black as with original.
The colour I have chosen is Olive Green. It's a metallic but a period Aston colour.
The exterior is now mostly green, but painted in a non metallic colour, the closest to olive green that the paint suppliers could mix. This will give some colour to the bodywork and the opportunity to correct any imperfections which may have been over looked before the final colour application.
The bonnet underside surround has been finished in the olive green with the centre section blackened with stone chip paint.
The engine bay aperture edge and channel have also been finished in the olive green with the upper part of the inner wings and bulk head blackened too, giving a crinkle finish in matt black as with original.
Likewise...
Haven't delved into readers cars for a while, and amongst the huge amounts of drivel that now seems to blight the majority of this website, finding a nugget like this reminds me why I still love it.
Fantastic thread, brilliant detail, and my what a beautiful vehicle.
Love the colour too, eagerly await the next instalment(s)!
Haven't delved into readers cars for a while, and amongst the huge amounts of drivel that now seems to blight the majority of this website, finding a nugget like this reminds me why I still love it.
Fantastic thread, brilliant detail, and my what a beautiful vehicle.
Love the colour too, eagerly await the next instalment(s)!
Mr Ben said:
Likewise...
Haven't delved into readers cars for a while, and amongst the huge amounts of drivel that now seems to blight the majority of this website, finding a nugget like this reminds me why I still love it.
Fantastic thread, brilliant detail, and my what a beautiful vehicle.
Love the colour too, eagerly await the next instalment(s)!
"Readers Cars" is easily the best part of the forum, just ignore the threads for "White 2017 Audi A3 diesel" and so on and there are some superb restoration and ownership threads. Even following someone shedding it in a 1997 Honda while spending as little as possible can be entertaining.Haven't delved into readers cars for a while, and amongst the huge amounts of drivel that now seems to blight the majority of this website, finding a nugget like this reminds me why I still love it.
Fantastic thread, brilliant detail, and my what a beautiful vehicle.
Love the colour too, eagerly await the next instalment(s)!
Just a small update on the project.
Managed to track down the two missing gauges, water temperature and oil pressure. The water temp gauge will need a new bezel but these are available.
I also now have the two brake master cylinders. These proved harder to find as most specialists will only do them on an exchange basis, a problem for me as both of mine are missing. However by going for uprated and more powerful versions I was able to get them off the shelf without exchange.
Managed to track down the two missing gauges, water temperature and oil pressure. The water temp gauge will need a new bezel but these are available.
I also now have the two brake master cylinders. These proved harder to find as most specialists will only do them on an exchange basis, a problem for me as both of mine are missing. However by going for uprated and more powerful versions I was able to get them off the shelf without exchange.
Edited by CQ8 on Tuesday 17th July 23:20
That's a good question but until we start building it back up we won't know.
I've been through all the boxes and catalogued everything I have but I'm sure there are going to be numerous missing bits that crop up. I know now why everyone advises against buying a project in pieces!
The one part I know is missing is the accelerator pedal and linkages through to the Mechanical Fuel Injection system. On the MFI cars (DBS V8 and Series 2 AM V8 like mine), it's a floor hinged pedal whereas the later carb'd cars use a hanging accelerator pedal. I'm sure a solution can be come up with though...
I've been through all the boxes and catalogued everything I have but I'm sure there are going to be numerous missing bits that crop up. I know now why everyone advises against buying a project in pieces!
The one part I know is missing is the accelerator pedal and linkages through to the Mechanical Fuel Injection system. On the MFI cars (DBS V8 and Series 2 AM V8 like mine), it's a floor hinged pedal whereas the later carb'd cars use a hanging accelerator pedal. I'm sure a solution can be come up with though...
Another brief update.
At last the shell is painted in it's final colour which, having seen it in the flesh, I'm very happy with.
The restorer has also spent time protecting the underneath of the car.
I've delivered a whole load of parts up to him, mostly running gear as the next stage is to get the car to a rolling shell. Psychologically that will be a major milestone.
In addition, a lot of time has been spent compiling lists of bits that are missing, scouring eBay and other places for parts. We will start building it up again very soon, which is exciting. There are a lot of shiny parts to fit, and some not so shiny. But I really do understand why people say never take on a dismantled project! There are so many little bits and pieces and they all add up. For example, I needed to buy some trim clips for the front and rear screen. No problem, they are available still from Aston Martin and cost £3.50 each (inc. Vat). I had to order 100 so that's £350. Ouch!
Another area that I've been giving some thought to is the interior and I spent some time with the trimmer last month trying to make a decision on colour... and failing. I've ordered some more samples so hopefully that will help. I need to make a decision soon, the car is booked in for the interior to be done in the Spring.
Other than that, it's been abit of a battle with the DVLA and HMRC trying to progress the registration but I'll save that for another update.
At last the shell is painted in it's final colour which, having seen it in the flesh, I'm very happy with.
The restorer has also spent time protecting the underneath of the car.
I've delivered a whole load of parts up to him, mostly running gear as the next stage is to get the car to a rolling shell. Psychologically that will be a major milestone.
In addition, a lot of time has been spent compiling lists of bits that are missing, scouring eBay and other places for parts. We will start building it up again very soon, which is exciting. There are a lot of shiny parts to fit, and some not so shiny. But I really do understand why people say never take on a dismantled project! There are so many little bits and pieces and they all add up. For example, I needed to buy some trim clips for the front and rear screen. No problem, they are available still from Aston Martin and cost £3.50 each (inc. Vat). I had to order 100 so that's £350. Ouch!
Another area that I've been giving some thought to is the interior and I spent some time with the trimmer last month trying to make a decision on colour... and failing. I've ordered some more samples so hopefully that will help. I need to make a decision soon, the car is booked in for the interior to be done in the Spring.
Other than that, it's been abit of a battle with the DVLA and HMRC trying to progress the registration but I'll save that for another update.
Thanks Dr G.
Original interior colours were:
Off White
Natural
Burgundy
Olive
Blue
Black
One option I am considering is burgundy as this is what my car came with from new. "For the Love of Cars" restored this six cylinder Aston Martin DBS in Olive Green with burgundy interior.
Olive and blue would not work with the exterior colour and I don't like Off White. I had black in my DBS V8 so fancy something different which just leaves Natural as my other option. This would be a tan colour and I'm waiting for various samples of different shades of tan to arrive in the post.
I'm also looking at a couple of non-standard colours but I think most likely I'm going to go for a variation of Natural. It does look good agains the green paint.
Here are a couple of pics of this colour combination I took a few years ago. You have to look closely to see the interior as they were just snaps I took in passing. If I saw either car again I would take more close up photos.
1972 V8 - exactly how my V8 will look when finished.
DBS
If anyone has any thoughts, ideas or comments I would be interested to hear them.
Original interior colours were:
Off White
Natural
Burgundy
Olive
Blue
Black
One option I am considering is burgundy as this is what my car came with from new. "For the Love of Cars" restored this six cylinder Aston Martin DBS in Olive Green with burgundy interior.
Olive and blue would not work with the exterior colour and I don't like Off White. I had black in my DBS V8 so fancy something different which just leaves Natural as my other option. This would be a tan colour and I'm waiting for various samples of different shades of tan to arrive in the post.
I'm also looking at a couple of non-standard colours but I think most likely I'm going to go for a variation of Natural. It does look good agains the green paint.
Here are a couple of pics of this colour combination I took a few years ago. You have to look closely to see the interior as they were just snaps I took in passing. If I saw either car again I would take more close up photos.
1972 V8 - exactly how my V8 will look when finished.
DBS
If anyone has any thoughts, ideas or comments I would be interested to hear them.
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