'AML 1'

[req02]

1 AML is now on a white Vanquish, seen on the M69 this morning.

[mikey k]

current journo car as thrashed by Plato & Brunno Senna on 5th gear recently

[Johnny42]

I saw 1 AML on a white Vanquish a couple of weeks ago, driving through my sleepy Cambridgeshire village. I was in my V8V and managed to exchange waves. I assumed it was a factory car, I looked it up on https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/ and the vehicle it was on was registered new on about the 5th of February. I've just checked again and it's now on a Bronze vehicle, registered new on 19th March. I'm not sure why the white Vanq still has it, I wonder if they forget sometimes which vehicle it's supposed to be on? The cars probably have trade plates in the boot anyway...

[Big Ry]

I think that was the car that Guy Martin ragged round the TT course......

http://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/guy-martin-dr...

[Zig Zagato]

V8LM said:

AML 1 must be one of the most swapped plate on a car. I have no idea how they do it. Are there certain exceptions for manufactures re the DVLA?

They must have some dispensation ... it's quite time consuming for us lesser mortals to change plates, especially now local offices have been closed

[paddy328]

Well, i walked outside my front door this morning and saw either AML 1 or 1 AML (can't remember now) on a black rapide s.

[Jon39]

mikey k said:

Current journo car as thrashed by Plato & Brunno Senna on 5th gear recently.

Big Ry said:

I think that was the car that Guy Martin ragged round the TT course......

I wonder if this car might eventually appear for sale on a dealer forecourt (by then with a different registration number)? Perhaps there are very few UK white Vanquish cars, so it could become known.

Having had famous and skilled drivers, could that justify a premium price?

[mikey k]

To some it might
To others it definitely won't
That's part of the reason the green S roadster is languishing around the dealers
Personally I wouldn't

[Johnny42]

The last time I was in a hire car, I thrashed it from cold, laboured it, etc. I'm sure a journo car has a very hard life. I wrap my own cars in cotton wool. I wouldn't go near it.

[Jon39]

Johnny42 said:

The last time I was in a hire car, I thrashed it from cold, laboured it, etc. I'm sure a journo car has a very hard life. I wrap my own cars in cotton wool. I wouldn't go near it.

I agree.

Of course, some prospective owners may not know before purchase what we now know,
particularly as a plate change will be involved.

If we ever welcome a new PHer who has bought a white Vanquish, shall we just let George say,
"I do like the colour"? -

Edited by Jon39 on Saturday 11th April 12:04

[petop]

But any car released from the AM "garage" will be through the dealer network with its usual Warranty. These cars are not Focuses and Astras. They are sports cars designed to be driven hard. If anything, and this has been said before, you may be at an advantage in getting a KX car due to the fact that possible little bit extra that went into building it because if it fails/bubbles etc etc with the journalist then its future is written in pen stroke.
I actually was quite happy when Works told me my car was a ex Factory car.

[LordBretSinclair]

petop said:

I actually was quite happy when Works told me my car was a ex Factory car.

I knew mine was ex AML before I bought it, the bonus for me was that it had every conceivable "extra" on it, was a nice different (non grey) colour and very low mileage.

[mikey k]

petop said:

But any car released from the AM "garage" will be through the dealer network with its usual Warranty. These cars are not Focuses and Astras. They are sports cars designed to be driven hard. If anything, and this has been said before, you may be at an advantage in getting a KX car due to the fact that possible little bit extra that went into building it because if it fails/bubbles etc etc with the journalist then its future is written in pen stroke.
I actually was quite happy when Works told me my car was a ex Factory car.

Tell that to who ever bought the metallic red S roadster KX plated car I saw at Wilmslow waiting for a new gearbox and drive shafts weeks in to their ownership

[petop]

mikey k said:

petop said:

But any car released from the AM "garage" will be through the dealer network with its usual Warranty. These cars are not Focuses and Astras. They are sports cars designed to be driven hard. If anything, and this has been said before, you may be at an advantage in getting a KX car due to the fact that possible little bit extra that went into building it because if it fails/bubbles etc etc with the journalist then its future is written in pen stroke.
I actually was quite happy when Works told me my car was a ex Factory car.

Tell that to who ever bought the metallic red S roadster KX plated car I saw at Wilmslow waiting for a new gearbox and drive shafts weeks in to their ownership

Yes, but i seriously would not be too concerned if the warranty was then putting a new gearbox etc into it. But i do see this being an issue to others so understand they would not want to take on the possible problems.

[Jon39]

Johnny42 said:

... I've just checked again and it's now on a Bronze vehicle, registered new on 19th March. I'm not sure why the white Vanq still has it, I wonder if they forget sometimes which vehicle it's supposed to be on? ...

You could be right. Perhaps history repeats.

It is rumoured by the Aston Martin historians, that Lionel Martin often became a little ‘muddled', not only with registration plates, but chassis and bodies too.



You can find photos of this registration plate on more than one B&M racing car. I am sure it must have been transferred in the correct manner. Handy if you have built a batch of identical cars.

The AM 270 registration still exists, but when I last checked, unfortunately not on an Aston Martin.

[mikey k]

petop said:

mikey k said:

petop said:

But any car released from the AM "garage" will be through the dealer network with its usual Warranty. These cars are not Focuses and Astras. They are sports cars designed to be driven hard. If anything, and this has been said before, you may be at an advantage in getting a KX car due to the fact that possible little bit extra that went into building it because if it fails/bubbles etc etc with the journalist then its future is written in pen stroke.
I actually was quite happy when Works told me my car was a ex Factory car.

Tell that to who ever bought the metallic red S roadster KX plated car I saw at Wilmslow waiting for a new gearbox and drive shafts weeks in to their ownership

Yes, but i seriously would not be too concerned if the warranty was then putting a new gearbox etc into it. But i do see this being an issue to others so understand they would not want to take on the possible problems.

Each to their own
I'm risk averse and mechanically sympathetic so hate the idea of owning a car I know the components have had a hard time on.
As much as AM "rework" them before the go to the dealer network they don't replace much as a precaution to prevent future failure.
That said my built to order S hasn't been fault free wither

[Joat]

williamp said:

I believe they own that plate and AM V8

Just been watching "saturday kitchen best bites" and an old clip of Keith Floyd came on, in the back ground was a Virage Volante with the reg AM V8.

The picture quality wasn't too good, but I would have said it was in Silver Birch with a black hood.

[stevebroad]

An old thread, but I have just been to a custom car show in Anaheim, Los Angeles and this was there (not part of the show):

Edited by stevebroad on Tuesday 18th October 04:35

[JKay]

This will sound like a very silly question but what's the "L" for in AML

[JohnG1]

JKay said:

This will sound like a very silly question but what's the "L" for in AML

Lagonda