Interesting V12VS spotted

[AdamV12V]

I'm wondering if this V12VS recently spotted might be a mule for something maybe?

Notice the lack of centres caps in the wheels, the damaged/unfinished rear quarter light frame, and the non standard seats - does it say spacro on them?

Also it was spotted outside Nurburgring, and it has a KX plate too, but then it is a 13, which then dampens my mule theory a little.

I guess it could just be a customer car where the owner swapped the wheels to take in on the track...


https://www.autogespot.com/aston-martin-v12-vantag...

[V8V Pete]

Looks like it has a roll cage as well as the bucket seats so presumably a track modified car. But has no additional aero on it so a bit of a strange combination. And the factory plate. Hmmmm .........

[Frances The Mute]

AdamV12V said:

Also it was spotted outside Nurburgring, and it has a KX plate too, but then it is a 13, which then dampens my mule theory a little.

It's not uncommon for an existing car to do much of the early loop/development work - especially if the primary car is off doing other critical testing.

[Mako V12V]

I'll check my Register to see if I can shed further light

[Jon39]

Frances The Mute said:

It's not uncommon for an existing car to do much of the early loop/development work - especially if the primary car is off doing other critical testing.

Perhaps engine and transmission testing.
Need a video, to listen to the sound.

Aston V12, or Mercedes V8 turbo.

[Mako V12V]

This is one of the 6 V12VS's made whilst production of the outgoing V12V was coming to an end. These cars are S01364 to S01369 and the last V12V is vin ending S01376.

The above car is S01365 in what looks like China Grey (?), registered in May 2013 and has the AM28 engine which is the 565bhp engine in all the V12VS. This car is still owned by AM and I'd have thought won't be sold on, like the early V12V's weren't.

HTH

[AdamV12V]

Mako V12V said:

This is one of the 6 V12VS's made whilst production of the outgoing V12V was coming to an end. These cars are S01364 to S01369 and the last V12V is vin ending S01376.

The above car is S01365 in what looks like China Grey (?), registered in May 2013 and has the AM28 engine which is the 565bhp engine in all the V12VS. This car is still owned by AM and I'd have thought won't be sold on, like the early V12V's weren't.

HTH

Very interesting, Inwonder why AM took it to the ring then a couple of wekes ago???

[Jon39]

Mako V12V said:

This car is still owned by AM and I'd have thought won't be sold on, like the early V12V's weren't.

Thank you. Not a mysterious development model then.

You refer to AML keeping a number of cars. Is there a reason?
I could understand them keeping say, the last DBS, Zagato, One-77 etc., but what do they do with these vehicles, apart from driving around the Nurburgring?

[Mako V12V]

Hi Jon, that's a good question and it's difficult to get a clear answer from AM, understandably. Some development cars are driven by staff longer term I think, maybe undertaking testing on a day to day basis. Some cars are scrapped as a result of their testing (S00013 for example is no more).

As Adam says above, why take 1365 to Nurburgring? Perhaps it now has further development items onboard now of a Mercedial nature, or it could just be a pool car to get staff to the ring for other purposes.

I guess it all keeps us interested and on our toes, and talking about it on here!!

[AMDBSVNick]

Mako V12V said:

This is one of the 6 V12VS's made whilst production of the outgoing V12V was coming to an end. These cars are S01364 to S01369 and the last V12V is vin ending S01376.

The above car is S01365 in what looks like China Grey (?), registered in May 2013 and has the AM28 engine which is the 565bhp engine in all the V12VS. This car is still owned by AM and I'd have thought won't be sold on, like the early V12V's weren't.

HTH

I believe I followed one of the 6 a couple of weeks ago here in Warks. LHD KX13 plate with plenty of on board computers rigged up