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The Aston-Martin Collection
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DB5 - DB7 - DB9
- DBS - Vantage V8/V12 -
Vanquish/S Rapide - Virage - Cygnet |
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HARWOODS of
Chichester The name for Aston-Martin in West Sussex |
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DB5 coupe '64-'65 |
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If I ever had the cash... this is the car I would buy, the aristocrat of
British sportscars. It's appearance in 'Goldfinger' rocketed it to fame and put the name of Aston-Martin on the world's lips. 3995cc. Straight six engine. 282bhp in standard form gave140+ mph. 314bhp in the Vantage... nearer to 150. All Astons were road tested by the factory on the newly built and then unrestricted M1 motorway. Production 1021 |
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DB5 coupe '64-'65 (white) |
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| The 'DB' stands for David Brown, a tractor manufacturer by trade who acquired the company in 1947 along with Lagonda later the same year. The first 'DB' arrived in 1950 in the form of a DB2 and despite Sir David Brown selling off the company back in 1972, the 'DB' name has become synonymous with Aston Martin and remains to this day. | |||||||||
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DB5 coupe '64-'65 (hand coloured) |
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'A car can massage organs which no other masseur can reach!' Jean Cocteau |
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DB7 Coupe 1994-2003 slat grille - spinning wheels |
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1994 and Aston Martin DB7 production starts at the
former Jaguar sports factory at Boxham, Oxfordshire. We've waited a long time for the spiritual successor to the old DB6 which went out of production in 1969. Designed by Ian Callum. 3239cc. 335bhp. 161mph. 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. A beautiful car that still looks the business today! |
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DB7 Coupe with Mesh grille |
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DB7 Volante with mesh grille |
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DB7 V12 Vantage Coupe 1999-2003 Dark shading - mesh grille - spinning wheels |
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An all new 6 litre V12 engine of 420bhp now installed... a monster of a car! Speed limited to 165 mph with 0-60 coming up in just a shade over 5 seconds. |
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DB7 V12 Vantage Volante 1999-2003 (Dark) slat or mesh grille - spinning wheels |
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Own an original hand drawn colour illustration of your special Aston-Martin. Prices from £450 |
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DB7 Vantage Coupe + GT model |
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DB7 Vantage Volante + GT model
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DB7 with Alisio trims |
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Vanquish V12 2001-2007 |
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Aston-Martins 2001 flagship model. Another stunning design from the pen of Ian
Callum. Featured as the official James Bond car in 'Die Another Day'. V12 Powerplant 5935cc. 453bhp. 196 mph. |
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Vanquish V12 'S' 2005-2007 |
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19th
March 2007 A Vanquish V12 'S' Ultimate Edition in black becomes the final car to roll off the Newport Pagnall production line where since 1955 just over 13,000 Aston Martins had been built. Production now moves to Gaydon in Warwickshire. V12 514bhp. 204mph. An awesome motor! |
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'An Aston Martin combines three important elements: power, beauty and soul.
Aston Martins are truly special... they always have been and always will be.' Dr. Ulrich Bez |
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Cygnet 2011 - |
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A fresh venture for this luxury carmaker into the city car market based on the
bodyshell of theToyota iQ... but completely rebuilt to Aston Martins exacting standards. 4 cylinder 1.3 VVT engine, 6 speed manual with Stop/Start. |
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DB9 Coupe 2003- 08 |
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A new era and a new purpose built state of the art factory at Gaydon in
Warwickshire for the DB9. Designed yet again by Scot Ian Callum as a thoroughbred Grand Tourer and was considered by 'Top Gear' to be too cool for the 'cool wall' and had to have its own separate DB9 fridge. It was considered such a huge leap forward from the DB7 that Aston-Martin omitted the DB8. 6 litre V12 powerplant with 470bhp. 190mph. Alas, from 2004 the Aston Martin engines now come in from Cologne, Germany! |
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DB9 Coupe (dark shading) |
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DB9 Coupe 2008 -10 (white) |
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DB9 Volante 2004-'08 |
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Same spec as the coupe in the power department. Could this possibly be the the most beautiful open top sports car in the world today! |
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DB9 Coupe 2010 |
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Seven years on and a slight nose job below the reg plate for 2010... but how
can you improve on perfection! Well most are small mechanical alterations beneath the surface. |
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DB9 Volante (hand coloured) |
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V8 Vantage coupe 2005- |
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A 'small' Aston Martin.... only a two seater this time, but a stonking great
4.3 litre all alloy V8 under that bonnet! Designed by Henrik Fisker, successor to Ian Callum in the design studio. A proper hardcore sports focused model to tempt Porsche 911 owners away from the German company. Added to the Top Gear 'DB9 fridge' as considered too cool even for the 'cool wall'. 380bhp. 178mph. Updated in 2008 with a 4735cc. powerplant giving 420bhp. |
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V8 Vantage roadster 2006- |
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Same recipe as the coupe, but having let the tin-smiths lop the roof off! Drop dead gorgeous! |
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V8 Vantage roadster (dark shading) |
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V12 Vantage coupe 2009- |
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Jeremy Clarkson summed up this car when he drove it at the very end of a 'Top
Gear' series. All he could utter was, 'It's wonderful... wonderful... wonderful!' |
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Virage coupe 2011- |
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Bridging the gap between the DB9 and the DBS the Virage is fitted with a mighty 6.0 litre V12 producing a staggering 490 bhp that propels it to 62mph in 4.6 seconds and on to 186. Alas 18 to the gallon means plenty of stops to keep the chancellor rubbing his hands in glee. |
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DBS 2008- |
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First seen by the public in the Bond film, Casino Royale. Successor to the Vanquish with a tuned V12 5935cc 48 valve, 510bhp powerplant giving 194mph. It's the first Aston to make extensive use of carbon-fibre body panels. Unlike the DB9, it only has 2 seats available. Don't ask what it does to the gallon! |
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DBS 2008- (dark shading) |
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DBS Volante 2009- (light shading) |
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Introduced in August 2009 to much acclaim at the Concours d'Elegance, Pebble
Beach, California. Super cool in every way! |
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DBS Volante '09- (dark shading) |
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DBS in Gulf racing livery |
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Rapide '10- (Light shading) |
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Aston's first four door high performance luxury saloon designed by Marek
Reichman, based on the DB9 coupe. Named Rapide as a reference to the Logonda Rapide of 1961 which was built around the classic DB4. Originally built in a specially dedicated factory in Graz, Austria and taking 220 hours to create.... it was the first Aston to be built outside the UK. 6 litre V12 470bhp |
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Rapide '10- (Dark shading) |
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