Your pick for the prettiest Aston Martin design?

chrisisall

As a Yank, the closest I've been able to get to owning an Aston Martin has been a Mustang )

But I *LOVE* the designs.

So, what's YOUR fave?

Mine appears to be the Aston Martin V8 Oscar India.

Thunderpussy

As a kid I was a big fan of The Persuaders and loved Sir Roger's DBS and
later discovered than Bond had had on in OHMSS.
Much as I agree that they are Beautiful cars. I feel the modern design makes
them look a little Fat or Heavy, Where as the Older cars look IMHO sleeker,Lighter.

chrisisall

Thunderpussy wrote:

I feel the modern design makes
them look a little Fat or Heavy, Where as the Older cars look IMHO sleeker,Lighter.

LOL, I thought it was just me!!! )
I like sleek. -{

minigeff

Vanquish every time :x

Mr Martini

Any Aston Martin will do me just find. So Chris, I see you're from the USA. You may never own a Aston, but you might be able to come close on styling. Have you seen this car? It comes out this fall and is a 2013 Ford Fusion.



I have also read rumors that the 2015 Mustang will have similar styling cues. It might look a lot like this:

Will know more in 2014 when the final product is revealed. I see some similar styling cues though.

Moore Than

Thunderpussy wrote:

As a kid I was a big fan of The Persuaders and loved Sir Roger's DBS and
later discovered than Bond had had on in OHMSS.
Much as I agree that they are Beautiful cars. I feel the modern design makes
them look a little Fat or Heavy, Where as the Older cars look IMHO sleeker,Lighter.

I love the modern Aston Martin design but I love Roger's DBS from The Persuaders even more, for sentimental reasons more than anything. I also was a big fan of The Persuaders as a kid and absolutely adored everything about it, including the DBS and Tony Curtis' Ferrari Dino.





The DBS from The Persuaders is still alive and well. Click on the link below to see photo's of Roger re-united with it taken last September.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gold_napoleon/6147599027/in/photostream/

minigeff

am i right in thinking the persuaders aston was a straight 6 but badged up to look like the v8?

Thunderpussy

From, http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1823-Aston-Martin-DBS-1970.html

According to this page: "Roger Moore - Aston Martin. In the series Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) is supposed to drive a DBS V8, but in fact the car was a DBS six cylinder 5 speed manual gearbox with V8 wheels and V8 badging. The Bahama-yellow car was registered in June 1970 with an original number plate of PPP 6H. This can be seen in the episode The Gold Napoleon in a now famous Persuaders! blooper. In the series the car carried a BS1 plate, similar to ST1 plate from The Saint. The car was originally tracked down in Leeds in the late 1980's and had had a number of owners. A TMA member purchased the car and it was sold to another club member in 1994. It is currently being restored to its original Persuaders! condition by Aston Martin. The present owners name cannot be divulged."

chrisisall

Mr Martini wrote:

Chris, I see you're from the USA. You may never own a Aston, but you might be able to come close on styling.

Thanks, but the look I'd be going for is from the prior century.

thesecretagent

1) DB4 Zagato.
2) DB7
3) DB9
4) DBS - 1st one.
5) Vanquish - old one
6) Vantage circa 1999
7) Vantage v12 - current
8) DB5
9) Vantage v12 Zagato
10) bulldog.

Mark Hazard

minigeff wrote:

am i right in thinking the persuaders aston was a straight 6 but badged up to look like the v8?

You are correct - I think the wheels may have been changed too, for the same reason.

Donald Grant

Hands down the DB4 Zagato:



DG

minigeff

Nah, you're all wrong. Including me.

The only aston that could be described as 'the prettiest' is the beautiful, gorgeous and breath-taking amazingly styled.......



1959 Aston Martin DBR1.

I've sat in THE le mans winning car, at it is STUNNING.

Donald Grant

The DBR 1 is a very nice car, but I like the lines of the DB4 Zagato better. Still, the DBR1 is indeed a stunning car and a Le Mans winner at that!

DG