What Aston Martin is this?
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If only the internet had some kind of page you could perform a search on... and it would work like, oh, I don't know, an engine as it chugged though the web looking for matches. Hmm, 'search engine', that could be catchy...
http://www.asmotorsport.co.uk/intro.html
There was also a show at the Revival with these built in aluminium using Aston straight sixes. £150k... The Jag engined one in the link above is an improvement, originally they were made with BMW 328 straight sixes!
http://www.asmotorsport.co.uk/intro.html
There was also a show at the Revival with these built in aluminium using Aston straight sixes. £150k... The Jag engined one in the link above is an improvement, originally they were made with BMW 328 straight sixes!
yeti said:
If only the internet had some kind of page you could perform a search on... and it would work like, oh, I don't know, an engine as it chugged though the web looking for matches. Hmm, 'search engine', that could be catchy...
http://www.asmotorsport.co.uk/intro.html
There was also a show at the Revival with these built in aluminium using Aston straight sixes. £150k... The Jag engined one in the link above is an improvement, originally they were made with BMW 328 straight sixes!
I did use said mysterious 'search engine' which you speak of, and, you may wish to sit down for this, I did in fact actually find the site you linked to!http://www.asmotorsport.co.uk/intro.html
There was also a show at the Revival with these built in aluminium using Aston straight sixes. £150k... The Jag engined one in the link above is an improvement, originally they were made with BMW 328 straight sixes!
I assumed there might be more than one replica manufacturer however, and I thought to myself, where might one be able to find someone to confirm exactly what it is... maybe on the Aston Martin section of a well-known car forum... and would you believe a kind chap did exactly that!
Thank you for the info!
I think they might be the only company out there - reading through the site, seems they will build you an aluminium bodied car with an Aston S6 for the right price (£150k according to the bumph on the car at Goodwood). I'd be happy with GRP body and a Jag engine, wonder what a cheap one (by comparison) costs?
Hi,
I was just googling a few things to see what turned up and followed this thread.
Self interest declared as I am the director of A S Motorsport Ltd.
The car pictured is a replica of the type that I build at www.asmotorsport.co.uk and I believe it is actually a Jaguar powered example built by the previous company that held the rights.
If I am correct, the car was sold by H&H earlier this year having been in a private collection. It had not covered many miles but required extensive recommissioning in no doubt partly due to ARA Racing's slapdash approach to car construction.
The owner was able to pay me a visit during the Spring to see what areas of the design we had changed before he embarked on the work. Unfortunately we were too busy with customer builds to be able to do the work for him ourselves. However we were able to give some insight into ARA construction methods as we have worked on a couple of the cars from that period.
To answer another couple of questions in this thread. At the moment the starting price for a build is around £65000 for a GRP Jaguar XK 3.4 with Moss box. Building the car with an alloy body and up spec-ing the engine and gearbox would place the price at around £115000.
These prices are only guide line as the order book is full beyond twelve months at present
Andrew Soar
I was just googling a few things to see what turned up and followed this thread.
Self interest declared as I am the director of A S Motorsport Ltd.
The car pictured is a replica of the type that I build at www.asmotorsport.co.uk and I believe it is actually a Jaguar powered example built by the previous company that held the rights.
If I am correct, the car was sold by H&H earlier this year having been in a private collection. It had not covered many miles but required extensive recommissioning in no doubt partly due to ARA Racing's slapdash approach to car construction.
The owner was able to pay me a visit during the Spring to see what areas of the design we had changed before he embarked on the work. Unfortunately we were too busy with customer builds to be able to do the work for him ourselves. However we were able to give some insight into ARA construction methods as we have worked on a couple of the cars from that period.
To answer another couple of questions in this thread. At the moment the starting price for a build is around £65000 for a GRP Jaguar XK 3.4 with Moss box. Building the car with an alloy body and up spec-ing the engine and gearbox would place the price at around £115000.
These prices are only guide line as the order book is full beyond twelve months at present
Andrew Soar
dynosoar said:
Hi,
These prices are only guide line as the order book is full beyond twelve months at present
Good for you, and thanks for the info These prices are only guide line as the order book is full beyond twelve months at present
Can they be run with any sort of weather gear or just the usual passenger tonneau? Weather gear is the only reason I am going for an XKS build. Also interested in LBS' question - what is on the tax disc..?
Before I get accused of being a some kind of larger, younger, female's shirt, realistically if I am making the OH get in the car, we need a roof to tour Europe!
Ah, DBR1 and DBR2 replicas. I always find these fascinating.
Glad we know who made that lovely example. And that price is interesting when you see what others have gone for:
There are several replicas in existence, plus several other “specials” (according to the AMOC) which started off as other Aston martins before being converted. They know several- for years the most well known was originally a DB5, reg number DOR982C. However for many years the DBS was unloved, and this saw several being “improved” into DBR2 replicas. One of which, based on a DBS was sold at Bonhams back in May for just over £100k
There is at least one based in a 70s V8, which was also sold by Bonhams. Keeping its original V8 engine, is was sold in 2009 for £62k.
The company Pur Sang-Rose has made several half scale replicas, ideal as Christmas presents for the little ones. Chassis 001 went for £11,500 in 2004, 006 went for £17,250 in 2005
And there was also a 1/8th scale model sold for £3,600, but you cany drive that one!!
PS Prefer the Stratos?? Why have Nylon, when you can have tweed??
Glad we know who made that lovely example. And that price is interesting when you see what others have gone for:
There are several replicas in existence, plus several other “specials” (according to the AMOC) which started off as other Aston martins before being converted. They know several- for years the most well known was originally a DB5, reg number DOR982C. However for many years the DBS was unloved, and this saw several being “improved” into DBR2 replicas. One of which, based on a DBS was sold at Bonhams back in May for just over £100k
There is at least one based in a 70s V8, which was also sold by Bonhams. Keeping its original V8 engine, is was sold in 2009 for £62k.
The company Pur Sang-Rose has made several half scale replicas, ideal as Christmas presents for the little ones. Chassis 001 went for £11,500 in 2004, 006 went for £17,250 in 2005
And there was also a 1/8th scale model sold for £3,600, but you cany drive that one!!
PS Prefer the Stratos?? Why have Nylon, when you can have tweed??
Hi Again,
To answer a few of the questions;
No real weather gear other than a half zip tonneau. It is surprisingly tolerable in the wet weather though. I have driven one from Nice back to Norfolk in one go in some pretty challenging weather . Most of the wet goes straight over the top and there is no backdraft to bring the rain back in like a full screen does.
The tax disc would read Manufacturer - A S Motorsport Ltd or ASM.
The Model would read - DBR or DBR Le Mans.
This Is for my production. The cars are tested by VOSA under the Category C rules to obtain a Ministers Approval Certificate. The DVLA then take this along with evidence of the donor components and issue an age related plate on the donor year. This can be changed for an older style but not newer.
This is the only legal route appropriate to register this type of car under the current rules. Other builders have simply changed the model description on the registration document and got away with it but I wonder what would happen in the event of an insurance claim. I suppose a jaguar replica with a jaguar donor is a bit more easy to slip through the system as with C and D types etc.
I believe the car featuring at the start of this thread is an ARA Racing build and should have gone through the correct registration route but there is no guarantee that it has.
The other cars pictured are a DBS donor Alloy bodied build on what was ASD's last chassis. It was completed last year and auctioned this spring as mentioned. I had no involvement in this one other the supplying some parts. ASD were the originators of the replica project back in the nineties.
The car on my website is the V8 powered example mentioned. Very much a one off build.
There was another Aston DBS engined car that was built on ARA's last chassis and bodied by us for a customer who then finished and registered the car on an Aston chassis number. This was auctioned for £140000 a couple of years back and went to a US dealer who was asking quite a markup. Now sold on I believe.
Most of my builds have gone overseas. The finished car that was on the stand at Goodwood this year went straight from the show to it's new home in Germany. The previous years show car went home to the South of France.
Of this years production I have two that will remain in the country.
Andrew
To answer a few of the questions;
No real weather gear other than a half zip tonneau. It is surprisingly tolerable in the wet weather though. I have driven one from Nice back to Norfolk in one go in some pretty challenging weather . Most of the wet goes straight over the top and there is no backdraft to bring the rain back in like a full screen does.
The tax disc would read Manufacturer - A S Motorsport Ltd or ASM.
The Model would read - DBR or DBR Le Mans.
This Is for my production. The cars are tested by VOSA under the Category C rules to obtain a Ministers Approval Certificate. The DVLA then take this along with evidence of the donor components and issue an age related plate on the donor year. This can be changed for an older style but not newer.
This is the only legal route appropriate to register this type of car under the current rules. Other builders have simply changed the model description on the registration document and got away with it but I wonder what would happen in the event of an insurance claim. I suppose a jaguar replica with a jaguar donor is a bit more easy to slip through the system as with C and D types etc.
I believe the car featuring at the start of this thread is an ARA Racing build and should have gone through the correct registration route but there is no guarantee that it has.
The other cars pictured are a DBS donor Alloy bodied build on what was ASD's last chassis. It was completed last year and auctioned this spring as mentioned. I had no involvement in this one other the supplying some parts. ASD were the originators of the replica project back in the nineties.
The car on my website is the V8 powered example mentioned. Very much a one off build.
There was another Aston DBS engined car that was built on ARA's last chassis and bodied by us for a customer who then finished and registered the car on an Aston chassis number. This was auctioned for £140000 a couple of years back and went to a US dealer who was asking quite a markup. Now sold on I believe.
Most of my builds have gone overseas. The finished car that was on the stand at Goodwood this year went straight from the show to it's new home in Germany. The previous years show car went home to the South of France.
Of this years production I have two that will remain in the country.
Andrew
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