Need help identifying an Aston & Ferrari?
Need help identifying an Aston & Ferrari?
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athorby

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2,107 posts

269 months

Thursday 3rd January 2008
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Hi guys,
I popped into the local Aston Martin Dealership a couple of weeks ago and poked my head into the service centre.
I noticed a classic Ferrari on the left and what looks like a Aston V8 Estate on the right. Can anyone confirm what cars these are?







Thanks for looking

Cheers

Edited by athorby on Thursday 3rd January 21:04

alsaautomotive

684 posts

230 months

Thursday 3rd January 2008
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The Ferry is a 330 GTS, can't help with the modern thoughthumbup

MitchT

17,140 posts

239 months

Thursday 3rd January 2008
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My search indicates that the Ferrari is a 275GTS. Here's a nice video. But if I search for a 330GTS I get pics of an identical car, so either they're both very similar cars or one of us has uncovered inaccurate information!
The Aston Martin looks very much like a Vantage Shooting Brake, but not exactly!

Edited by MitchT on Thursday 3rd January 22:13

Mosi

2,040 posts

245 months

Thursday 3rd January 2008
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Looks like an AM Virage Shooting Brake to me.

Go to Google images and type in Aston Martin Shooting Brake

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://ww...

Murph7355

42,001 posts

286 months

Thursday 3rd January 2008
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MitchT said:
...275GTS. ...330GTS ...
They look very similar from the rear. Think there are subtle changes at the very front, but the cars are very alike except in engine capacity.

The others definitely a Virage Shooting Brake.

Interesting selection of cars there.

Edited by Murph7355 on Thursday 3rd January 22:42

sneijder

5,231 posts

264 months

Thursday 3rd January 2008
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I've often heard of AM raiding the parts bin, but one of the tailgate struts is off Fred Flintstones car

tim the pool man

5,983 posts

247 months

Friday 4th January 2008
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MitchT said:
...Shooting Brake...
Murph7355 said:
...Shooting Brake.
Mosi said:
Shooting Brake...
What sense does the term "shooting brake" make? I thought we had established on another thread that it was actually "shooting break"?

Murph7355

42,001 posts

286 months

Friday 4th January 2008
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tim the pool man said:
...I thought we had established on another thread that it was actually "shooting break"?
Who's "we"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake

6 of one, half a dozen of the other as we agreed the other day downt' pub.

Vario-Rob

3,034 posts

278 months

Friday 4th January 2008
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That looks suspiciously like the workshop at Stratton Motor Company, an absolute must for those with a taste in the rare, obscure and the downright bizarre!

Absolute ‘Top Spotted’ with the AM Shooting Break, I have had the pleasure of seeing the Aston Martin Bulldog in that very workshop, fantastic!!!