V12 vantage official

[BenAstonV12]

AdamV12V said:

Google seems to suggest Lime Rock Conneticut Jon

I searched for the event by name and date and found this. Couple of the pics confirm the track name, google confirms a church nearby and of course the link also shows another pic of the db4gt

https://www.motorsport.com/vintage/event/historic-...

Correct Adam! Good sleuthing!

[CSK1]

BenAstonV12 said:

CSK1 said:

Hello Ben,
Just looking at this month’s AMOC’s Monthly bulletin on my desk and saw the very car that inspired you for your V12 Vantage’s spec on the cover!

Oh wow, what an amazing coincidence of timing! Yes, that's the exact car ours is paying homage to! We'll have to get a copy of the magazine now! The Aston Martin Gods must have made sure we got our car this month to make the connection to that amazing DB4 GT even more meaningful! Is it asking the car Gods too much for an Aston win this weekend in Jeddah too? ;-)

Edited by BenAstonV12 on Saturday 18th March 08:50

I’ll happily put mine in the post to you Ben if you PM me an address.

[BenAstonV12]

For those interested, some more beauty shots, a bit more professionally done.

[Agent57]

BenAstonV12 said:

For those interested, some more beauty shots, a bit more professionally done.

reminds me of this for some reason :

[alscar]

“ FAB “ I think was the sign off in Thunderbirds ( never knew what that meant ) but applies equally to Ben’s car.
Fun fact - Gerry and Sylvia Anderson ( creators of Thunderbirds ) very occasionally used to babysit me.

[Agent57]

FAB doesn’t stand for anything! It was just a cool-sounding callsign invented by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson to mean ‘affirmative’, but it’s not an acronym.

[RichB]

Agent57 said:

FAB doesn’t stand for anything! It was just a cool-sounding callsign invented by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson to mean ‘affirmative’, but it’s not an acronym.

Although the word 'fab' was in usage before Gerry & Sylvia Anderson made Thunderbirds. Most obviously as The Beatles nickname, 'The Fab Four' in 1963. No doubt that's how Anderson got the idea.

[Wayne95]

Agent57 said:

FAB doesn’t stand for anything! It was just a cool-sounding callsign invented by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson to mean ‘affirmative’, but it’s not an acronym.

I thought it stood for Fully Acknowledged Broadcast

But I may have made that up when I was a boy

[Wayne95]

Agent57 said:

FAB doesn’t stand for anything! It was just a cool-sounding callsign invented by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson to mean ‘affirmative’, but it’s not an acronym.

I thought it stood for Fully Acknowledged Broadcast

But I may have made that up when I was a boy

[CSK1]

Ben’s car definitely looks FAB!

[pschlute]

CSK1 said:

Ben’s car definitely looks FAB!

"Yus, M'Lady"

[krisdelta]

Agent57 said:

BenAstonV12 said:

For those interested, some more beauty shots, a bit more professionally done.

reminds me of this for some reason :

That is a stunning spec Vantage, the most compelling the new shape has looked to my eye. The paint is 12/10. Enjoy!

[Wayne95]

Saw this at Cheltenham today

First one I have actually seen, stunning car in the flesh, and never noticed how good the rear looks with the central exhaust.

Metal flake in the paint was very nice

https://www.hrowen.co.uk/aston-martin/used-car-det...

[ThomW]

I’m doing some fantasy lottery win shopping tonight, in case I win the jackpot.

Love the V12 Roadster up for sale, but would get it Topaz Skinned in a nicer colour to start with. Then, I wonder how much the new V12V seats would cost after the fact? £10k?

[GT3ZZZ]

Wayne95 said:

Saw this at Cheltenham today

First one I have actually seen, stunning car in the flesh, and never noticed how good the rear looks with the central exhaust.

Metal flake in the paint was very nice

https://www.hrowen.co.uk/aston-martin/used-car-det...

Nicest one I've seen excepting mine And Ben's

[Mr.Tremlini]

BenAstonV12 said:

For those interested, some more beauty shots, a bit more professionally done.

Your spec looks better and better every time I see it, A bit of fill-flash really makes the paint pop, looks great!

[BenAstonV12]

CSK1 said:

Ben’s car definitely looks FAB!

Thanks!

[BenAstonV12]

GT3ZZZ said:

Nicest one I've seen excepting mine And Ben's

I approve that message!

[BenAstonV12]

Mr.Tremlini said:

Your spec looks better and better every time I see it, A bit of fill-flash really makes the paint pop, looks great!

Thanks, very kind of you to say. We spent weeks agonising over the colour choices, and even made some last minute changes that paid off. Tricky getting the balance right on this particular car between being too subdued in tone/colours, which might work for a grand tourer but I think doesn't work as well with something like this car, and going too 'shouty' at the other end and over doing the color scheme relative to the lines of the car. Our dealership was great in helping to pick the right tones of each colour we wanted. The Q options, whilst expensive, were worth it in the end.

Anyway, yes, I find myself standing and staring way too much, too often whenever it's parked!

Edited by BenAstonV12 on Saturday 25th March 17:31

[M1AGM]

Ben, what a car, that colour. Beautiful. Congratulations. One day I will either repaint my car green or buy a green aston, choosing which green is tricky, another one to add to the list.