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Another thread reminded me of these DB5 images I took at the Luzern Transport Museum back in 2010 when this Bond DB5 was officially revealed after coming out of hiding following a restoration. Had all the gismos, revolving plates, bullet proof shield, machine guns (which you can see sticking out from the indicators), ejection seat button and roof panel above the passenger seat, car phone etc. I thought I would share these for the classic aficionados, which is everyone, right!?
Edited by Mr.Tremlini on Friday 20th September 14:41
Thanks for the comments as always folks! 
I just had my what has become an annual few days winter work in Zermatt, (a nice spot on the planet in the shadow of the Matterhorn if you`ve never been there, as well as a collection point for some extraordinarily good caramel vodka...)
...and on the way home I went direction Furka Pass, which is closed this time of year due to metres of snow, but for my purposes I can go from Taesch as far as Oberwald and get on the car train through to Realp, after which I can then drive down through Andermatt to just north of the Gotthard tunnel, a trip I`ve done a few times in either direction, and while you don`t get to drive the Furka proper, there are still some much better roads than just beating along the highway, and on a mostly dry and sunny day with limited traffic it was a good run (unlike the often cluttered summertime Furka experience) with time to pull over for a couple of obligatory photos along the way!
I hope this whets the appetite for those of you that are soon taking your cars out of hibernation!
I just had my what has become an annual few days winter work in Zermatt, (a nice spot on the planet in the shadow of the Matterhorn if you`ve never been there, as well as a collection point for some extraordinarily good caramel vodka...)
...and on the way home I went direction Furka Pass, which is closed this time of year due to metres of snow, but for my purposes I can go from Taesch as far as Oberwald and get on the car train through to Realp, after which I can then drive down through Andermatt to just north of the Gotthard tunnel, a trip I`ve done a few times in either direction, and while you don`t get to drive the Furka proper, there are still some much better roads than just beating along the highway, and on a mostly dry and sunny day with limited traffic it was a good run (unlike the often cluttered summertime Furka experience) with time to pull over for a couple of obligatory photos along the way!
I hope this whets the appetite for those of you that are soon taking your cars out of hibernation!
Edited by Mr.Tremlini on Tuesday 29th October 22:34
Mr.Tremlini said:
Thanks for the comments as always folks!
I just had my what has become an annual few days winter work in Zermatt, (a nice spot on the planet in the shadow of the Matterhorn if you`ve never been there, as well as a collection point for some extraordinarily good caramel vodka...)
...and on the way home I went direction Furka Pass, which is closed this time of year due to metres of snow, but for my purposes I can go from Taesch as far as Oberwald and get on the car train through to Realp, after which I can then drive down through Andermatt to just north of the Gotthard tunnel, a trip I`ve done a few times in either direction, and while you don`t get to drive the Furka proper, there are still some much better roads than just beating along the highway, and on a mostly dry and sunny day with limited traffic it was a good run (unlike the often cluttered summertime Furka experience) with time to pull over for a couple of obligatory photos along the way!
I hope this whets the appetite for those of you that are soon taking your cars out of hibernation!
Mandatory intensive car cleaning of course followed.
I was skiing there in February , it’s a beautiful place to go for a week of indulgence of all the senses.I just had my what has become an annual few days winter work in Zermatt, (a nice spot on the planet in the shadow of the Matterhorn if you`ve never been there, as well as a collection point for some extraordinarily good caramel vodka...)
...and on the way home I went direction Furka Pass, which is closed this time of year due to metres of snow, but for my purposes I can go from Taesch as far as Oberwald and get on the car train through to Realp, after which I can then drive down through Andermatt to just north of the Gotthard tunnel, a trip I`ve done a few times in either direction, and while you don`t get to drive the Furka proper, there are still some much better roads than just beating along the highway, and on a mostly dry and sunny day with limited traffic it was a good run (unlike the often cluttered summertime Furka experience) with time to pull over for a couple of obligatory photos along the way!
I hope this whets the appetite for those of you that are soon taking your cars out of hibernation!
Mandatory intensive car cleaning of course followed.
Fancy going back in the summer for a weeks walking in the hills , you haven’t got any summer photos by any chance ?
Buster73 said:
I was skiing there in February , it’s a beautiful place to go for a week of indulgence of all the senses.
Fancy going back in the summer for a weeks walking in the hills , you haven’t got any summer photos by any chance ?
Sorry no. Several times between Jan-March only. We keep talking about a trip just around the corner to Saas Fee in summer but have yet to make it happen. It`s evidently very cool and a bit less Gucci than Zermatt.Fancy going back in the summer for a weeks walking in the hills , you haven’t got any summer photos by any chance ?
As I have shot no motorsport this year with the exception of some Formula E, this thread has been somewhat dormant! So here are some photos, admittedly all shot on my phone, and not particularly thrilling, let`s say more visually informative!
First of all, for any patriotic kiwis out there, in certain light and spec, the new Vantage has a silver fern!!
On Tuesday I drove past my AM dealership so stopped in to see what metal was on display. Along with a sprinkling of DB11`s and a couple of Vanquish were two DBS Superleggeras, three new Vantages, Black, Divine Red and Magnetic (i think) Silver, the silver looked best to me, especially with the quad exhaust. They also had their last 4.7 Vantage for sale front and centre on the showroom floor, in Ultramarine with a quite lovely orange trimmed interior. Amazing how the old car holds it`s own even in the company of the new boys, but the DBS is as spectacular live as I suspected. I was told their first showroom example only lasted two days before someone snapped it up!
Yesterday I took my son to Auto Zurich, where he had a great time inspecting multiple vehicles in a manner that would indicate there is career potential, and clearly we swung by the Aston Martin booth. Apparently all the buzz locally this year is around the DBS and not so much the new Vantage, although I did like their treatment of the white and black Vantage they had on display, certainly not a classically understated Aston style, but making the most of its sporting intentions, and having something on the bonnet other than just bonnet seems to help bring the front together.
First of all, for any patriotic kiwis out there, in certain light and spec, the new Vantage has a silver fern!!
On Tuesday I drove past my AM dealership so stopped in to see what metal was on display. Along with a sprinkling of DB11`s and a couple of Vanquish were two DBS Superleggeras, three new Vantages, Black, Divine Red and Magnetic (i think) Silver, the silver looked best to me, especially with the quad exhaust. They also had their last 4.7 Vantage for sale front and centre on the showroom floor, in Ultramarine with a quite lovely orange trimmed interior. Amazing how the old car holds it`s own even in the company of the new boys, but the DBS is as spectacular live as I suspected. I was told their first showroom example only lasted two days before someone snapped it up!
Yesterday I took my son to Auto Zurich, where he had a great time inspecting multiple vehicles in a manner that would indicate there is career potential, and clearly we swung by the Aston Martin booth. Apparently all the buzz locally this year is around the DBS and not so much the new Vantage, although I did like their treatment of the white and black Vantage they had on display, certainly not a classically understated Aston style, but making the most of its sporting intentions, and having something on the bonnet other than just bonnet seems to help bring the front together.
Edited by Mr.Tremlini on Friday 20th September 12:33
Recently I had the opportunity to spend a few minutes (really. 30 scheduled, 7 actually) to shoot a DBSS for a magazine article. It was sprung on me the night before as part of another shoot and it seemed a happy set of circumstances despite the earlier than planned start to the day. Operating quickly between the flights of a working runway, the below shots were possible, with the help of the very professional Red Bull Drift Brothers of Germany.
And here thanks to a colleagues camera on high, me at work!
And here thanks to a colleagues camera on high, me at work!
Edited by Mr.Tremlini on Tuesday 29th October 22:38
EVR said:
Beautiful ! just discovered the thread.
I have a somewhat nerdy question though: why the front plates of the Luzern DB5 don't have the CH and Luzern canton symbols like the back ones?
Thanks!I have a somewhat nerdy question though: why the front plates of the Luzern DB5 don't have the CH and Luzern canton symbols like the back ones?
No idea regarding the number plates... I guess as not being part of the EU the Swiss can do pretty much what they want, you can also get a squarer rear plate, with the characters in two lines, and you can choose what suits you car best.
Only the rear plates carry the shields representing Switzerland and the Canton, the front plates are in reality much smaller, like you can see in comparison on my Vantage in the shots below the DB5, but the Bond DB5 here was with the revolving number plate feature, so I guess the front plate was enlarged to match the others, size wise.
Mr.Tremlini said:
Thanks!
No idea regarding the number plates... I guess as not being part of the EU the Swiss can do pretty much what they want, you can also get a squarer rear plate, with the characters in two lines, and you can choose what suits you car best.
Only the rear plates carry the shields representing Switzerland and the Canton, the front plates are in reality much smaller, like you can see in comparison on my Vantage in the shots below the DB5, but the Bond DB5 here was with the revolving number plate feature, so I guess the front plate was enlarged to match the others, size wise.
Make sense, thank you! Yes, I know a little about the regulations there, I lived in Lugano for 12 years! But at the time, I had an Italian plate on my car, so I wondered about this. I am a bit nerdy on little details like these! No idea regarding the number plates... I guess as not being part of the EU the Swiss can do pretty much what they want, you can also get a squarer rear plate, with the characters in two lines, and you can choose what suits you car best.
Only the rear plates carry the shields representing Switzerland and the Canton, the front plates are in reality much smaller, like you can see in comparison on my Vantage in the shots below the DB5, but the Bond DB5 here was with the revolving number plate feature, so I guess the front plate was enlarged to match the others, size wise.
If you will be in Lugano ever, let me know, we can hook up. I am in Milano now, pretty close and I am often there.
"Yesterday I took my son to Auto Zurich, where he had a great time inspecting multiple vehicles in a manner that would indicate there is career potential, and clearly we swung by the Aston Martin booth. Apparently all the buzz locally this year is around the DBS and not so much the new Vantage, although I did like their treatment of the white and black Vantage they had on display, certainly not a classically understated Aston style, but making the most of its sporting intentions, and having something on the bonnet other than just bonnet seems to help bring the front together."
Looking at that white & black Vantage I have to agree with you Dean; that colouring on the bonnet makes a huge difference and as you've said, it does seem like a missing part of the visual jigsaw!
Fantastic photography as ever....
Neal.
Looking at that white & black Vantage I have to agree with you Dean; that colouring on the bonnet makes a huge difference and as you've said, it does seem like a missing part of the visual jigsaw!
Fantastic photography as ever....
Neal.
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