V600 dreadnought at Le Mans

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It looks lovely

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Wayne95 said:

Fantastic to see it - a great project

Now thinking of removing the side silks from my V12V and fitting the original 4.7 ones.

I love the V12V but still think my old v8 looked better.

The V600 just convinced me .

Are you attending any meets in the UK where we can see it ?

this is not my car , mines "doom grey" and will be lhd.
The car turned out so much better than I thought . I have to say Aston have been absolutely amazing . It's a once in a lifetime event , I feel very lucky to have the chance to do this .
The car will be all over the place , I'm sure we will meet in mny events .

Edited by wtdoom on Sunday 17th June 22:06

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Snb965 said:

Edit 1: Frankly this is the car that they should've built as the V12 Vantage S to begin with.

Edit 2: I didn't seem to realize that @wtdoom is getting one/or this one is his. In either case, I mentioned the rumored price which was a bit vulgar on my end but again did not realize that @wtdoom is an owner of a V600. A million apologizes as I would never say/or try to down play someone's purchase and pride and joy. It is gorgeous without doubt and I genuinely hope you enjoy it in good health.

Edited by Snb965 on Sunday 17th June 16:49

Edited by Snb965 on Sunday 17th June 20:05

Please don't apologise .
I'm not only getting one , the idea for the car was mine . I approached Aston Martin around a year ago and propose this to them. They liked the idea so much they propose to make it into a limited run I agreed.
It's been an amazing experience I have been a part of this project through all its stages. From sketches, to clay model , sign off , wheel choice , interior design , and soon we are off to the ring for final testing. This is literally the car of my dreams .
I don't expect everybody to understand this but as I am so disillusioned with modern cars , And with a base, so perfect I didn't think there would be an opportunity to do something like this ever again. I'm just glad Aston were able to help me with this, I don't expect everybody to like it but for me it's yhe perfect car . It's been magic working with the design and engineering teams , a once in a lifetime deal .
I know it may seem a vulgar thing to many but this was not my intention , I wanted the manual , naturally aspirated v12 to get a fitting send off . Basically a vantage built with no costs or corners cut , using the best components and set up and looking just how I wanted . It's the stuff of dreams
Luckily Aston agreed .

Please don't apologise , I have very thick skin

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Champs said:

Well done Mr. Doom !

What an amazing piece of art and engineering !
Please share impressions and pics when you take delivery !
I would have loved one, but was way out of my budget :

I am however still crazy about my " ordinary " Dogleg V12S
You, and many other great folks on P.H's, really were a great help in enabling me to take the plunge and get into the Vantage.
You were spot on when you said that is has the 911 R licked for driving thrills on the road !
Congrats on the V600 !

Thanks mate , I'm sure to put up impressions etc

I'll get some guys to do some vids also

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kbooker said:

WOW... congratulations Mr Doom

Thanks mr kbooker

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soofsayer said:

Wow, just wow. You approach a car manufacturer with an idea and they make it for you (and a few others). Seriously that is fking awesome. I dont have enough organs in my body to contemplate financially attempting something like that. I wish you all the best with the new car, I hope it becomes everything you want it to be. And if you want to let me have a go in it I would be obliging .

I suspected this would be the last platform I'd like to dream to do something on .
I expected to be laughed out of Aston martin when I suggested this project . Instead they really liked the idea and as the project progressed apparently they brass asked the designers "why didn't we think about something like this ?"
Then they asked if they could make 7 . I loved that idea as , to me it legitimises the project even more . I later suggested a convertible too , my way of giving back to the brand .
When they resurrected the v600 name I was blown away to be honest .

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Graze01 said:

This is just a great story

Well done Mr Doom

Thank you mr graze01

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Snb965 said:

I can definitely understand the excitement and once in a life time experience of designing your own car and working with a manufacturer to create it, hell we've all dreamt of it. And again I can understand your disillusion with modern cars as it is the reoccur song of many (including myself) on this forum, so you're singing to the choir.

I meant the vulgarity is from my side, I mentioned the price on here and it was a vulgar move on my part and therefore I apologized, thank you for being understanding in any case .

The car itself is done extremely tastefully, but again I can't help but think that the V12 Vantage S or the a 'touring' version of the GT12 should've been this way all along and thus more accessible to us mere mortals (myself in the secondary market).

Again, I hope you enjoy it in good health, please put some miles on it and thank you for being quite the gentleman about my idiotic indiscretion.

My original idea was basically describes as a 911 r to the gt12's gt3rs
We wanted to create something that would be a v12 vantage freed from the constraints of mass production, budget etc while still being an Aston martin . I didnr want to create something crazy like some of the Ferrari one offs , I wanted something Aston Martin .
Where racier astons take away bodywork with vents and holes and add wings and sills we wanted to go the other way . Add back bodywork , remove sills etc etc . Something pure I didn't want to use the word retro , I think it was marek that used the word "romantic" I liked that a lot .
Now we have to do the set up , we are off to the ring soon in the prototype which is a Matt grey and is proper evil looking .
The car will get a lot of use and never be sold . Thank you for the well wishes

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Jibberingloon said:

Epic Mate

Look forward to the Grey one

Thank you mate , here's the interior


I think it's perfect

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dbs2000 said:

I'm looking forward to seeing a new thread when you take delivery.
Out of interest with the clay modelling and the overall experience, were you allowed to take photos at all and document it?

Thank you
I'll do a thread from testing at the ring if they allow and a collection thread . Perhaps we could arrange a mini meet , this forum really helped me early on

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kev1966900 said:

That is stunning

Thank you , I'm really proud of it . I had very specific ideas and have to compliment Aston , they took it to another level

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nickv8 said:

It’s perfect and stunning! Good thing that the sills being reverted to the original was pointed out above - this decision emphasises the waist of the car very nicely.

Are the bonnet / headlight shape based on the V12 Vantage Zagato?

Not sure if they are all accounted for, but would love to use the design tools I have at my disposal to stylise the bonnet vent holes to something unique for one of the examples. It’s that sort of customisation with a factory that makes a project like this so special!

Thank you , that's so nice to hear Aston people like it so much . The embarrassing thing is that so many people have commented that's what the new vantage should have been .
We purposefully wanted a smooth and more classic look , I didnt want vents and wings all over it . This left Aston with cooling issues .
These were solved by the old school power bulge bonnet ( a design flair that actually helped ) and the bigger amr style grill at the front combined with the side vents .
I am so proud of what we all achieved . To me the car is completely perfect

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Zod said:

Businesslike! Very cool car and project.

Zoe you see the centre console and gear shifter ,surrounds etc .
We wanted high quality but still working and at the same time I killed the design bits I isn't like ( gear stick and surround etc. The all carbon waterfall with the hidden vents are a work of art

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Zod said:

ep, I love that. The gear shifter looks great.

But don’t call me Zoe!

Oh dear god , I'm so sorry mate . Bloody auto correct lol

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vpr said:

Stunning work of art my ole fruit cake.......Not sure if you got my text?

You've done good. Can't wait to see it for real

Keep me posted on updates

Glad you like it matey , I'm back Travelling so won't get texts . I'll what's app you , sorry

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Snb965 said:

One of the details that I absolutely love about the V600 is the the perforated hood/bonnet, so much more subtle than the GT12/GT8 solution and I love that it was carried over from the DB10, also the side vents that are from the new Vantage just work on the VH Vantage, who would've thought?!

I so glad to hear that the car will never be sold and you'll be using it, it's always a shame when you see these beautiful machines stored and not used for their intended use.

Quick question; I noticed that there is a slat underneath the NAV screen, which I have never seen in other Aston Martins, is that just another HVAC duct or something else entirely?

I'm also really besotted with the holes . That was one of the many great ideas from guy Jenner at HWM Aston martin .
None of this would have happened if it wasn't for guy . He was the major force behind this and had some brilliant ideas .
The slat is a vent for the ac
Don't worry about car getting used .they all do in all weather except salt

Exhibit a your honour :

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silverspeed said:

What a fabulous project - something to be very proud of . Do you know when your car will be finished ? It’s great that Aston have used the V600 name on such a brilliant ending to Vantage VH platform . Can’t wait to see your finished car .

The red car is a customer car , I changed mine to lhd at the last minute hence the delay . I got chassis 007 though