Beauty in the eye of the beholder

[Loose_Cannon]

This picture dates from last year at least but just chanced across it again on a memory stick. I always meant to post it to gauge reactions! I think the story went that it was for a middle east customer (natch) who regularly sends orders across for multiple vehicles all done the same way.




Probably unfairly I had the picture tagged as "disgusting DB5" but I often get rapped for not keeping my opinions to myself, and have to remember that everything is someone's pride and joy. Is this car known? Apologies to the owner if they are on here, but I'm sure they realise it will, er, polarise opinion!

[cayman-black]

I,ve seen worse. lol

[Filton-flyer]

[HBradley]

No you're absolutely spot on! It's 'kin disgusting! whoever thought that was a good idea should be flailed across a gun carriage!! I can't unsee that & it will remain with me forever!!

[RobDown]

As above I've seen worse (a DB6 that Aston Martin Works had springs to mind as well a day-glo DB2)

But equally I think your photo description feels entirely appropriate, of course its the owners choice. But I doubt whether anyone on this thread, if given this car, would leave it that way, nor (if the car were a sentient being) would it want to remain that way

[Jon39]

[Loose_Cannon]

If it wasn't so shiny I genuinely thought it was a "barn find", awaiting restoration from back in the 70s when someone had shoehorned a yank V8 and back axle into a (then) worthless old 5! It's more or less certain the owner doesn't give a stuff what people think.

Completely forgot to ask about running gear or why the arches were needed.

It does make a change from Silver Birch though doesn't it?

Edited by Loose_Cannon on Friday 4th August 11:24

[avinalarf]

That is rather gross.

[AdamV12V]

I think I find the wheel arches more disturbing than the colour! Might have looked quite pleasant in pink with all original bodywork, albeit wheels in pink too is probably a step too far.

[JulianPH]

The sign in the windscreen says it all. I wouldn't touch it!

[Quarterly]

JulianPH said:

The sign in the windscreen says it all.

[Agent57]

Cross between a DB5 and a 911.

[NDA]

I wonder what doing that knocked off the value?

[peteA]

Saw that a couple of years or so ago at an Aston specialist up here in the north east - we were requested not to publish any photos....wonder why???

From memory there was a similar volante too...in red I think it was...looked equally hideous

[Flugplatz]

Broadspeed

[james-witton]

I saw it at The Aston Worksop in Beamish. I was told it was owned by a senior member of the Saudi Government (read Royal Family) who has an Aston collection numbering HUNDREDS.

The guys called it Elastoplast Pink, but perhaps not in earshot of the owner.

[mrteegrassgill]

I also saw this in final checks at Aston workshop a couple of years ago. I think he is probably a good customer and this is part of a big collection. Including a one77 in the second colour.

[mrteegrassgill]

To give my two pennies. They guy who ordered this to be done should be locked up.

[hornbaek]

If Carol Shelby did Astons

[Glassman]