DBS V8 DLP758J, car stalking.
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In about 1999 I saw this DBS V8 at a classic car show at Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, I also saw it regularly around on the roads.
Looking through some old photos I came across this picture of my (then girlfriend) wife standing next to said V8 & out of curiosity decided to see if it was still extant.
Car tax check revealed the sad truth.
Hopefully it’s resting in a dry barn somewhere awaiting the day that my funds allow me to rescue it.
My fear is that in 2002 these were at the point where they were still cheap enough to be beyond economic repair.
If anyone knows the car I’d be delighted to hear more.
If not it’s just a nice picture of a DBS V8.
Looking through some old photos I came across this picture of my (then girlfriend) wife standing next to said V8 & out of curiosity decided to see if it was still extant.
Car tax check revealed the sad truth.
Hopefully it’s resting in a dry barn somewhere awaiting the day that my funds allow me to rescue it.
My fear is that in 2002 these were at the point where they were still cheap enough to be beyond economic repair.
If anyone knows the car I’d be delighted to hear more.
If not it’s just a nice picture of a DBS V8.
Not officially (DVLA) scrapped then, so presumably that is a plus, Peter.
The last MoT was before 2005, so hope it has not been left outside enduring all weathers.
Your photograph shows an Aston Martin Owners Club badge attached to the front grille.
That club might have some knowledge of the car.
Most members of this forum seem to have post 2003 Aston Martin cars, so therefore we know less about the earlier models.
A recent similar post discovered a car very quickly, but that was perhaps fortunate.
When I was in the AMOC they kept a register of cars which shows the current whereabouts of known cars, so hopefully someone might respond here.
You are correct there wasn't the value in them at the time, but this doesn't mean it was scrapped. It could have been:
-exported
-numberplate transfer, so you'd need to know the current numberplate
-on the racetrack
-long term storage, as part of a collection. After I sold mine ins dissappeared overseas yet I doubt i would be scrapped
You are correct there wasn't the value in them at the time, but this doesn't mean it was scrapped. It could have been:
-exported
-numberplate transfer, so you'd need to know the current numberplate
-on the racetrack
-long term storage, as part of a collection. After I sold mine ins dissappeared overseas yet I doubt i would be scrapped
williamp said:
-numberplate transfer, so you'd need to know the current numberplate
I also wondered about that point, so have just checked on one of my own cars.The original number plate (after transfer) gives, 'Vehicle details could not be found'.
In this case therefore, the DVLA current records seem to believe that the car still exists in the UK and with that same registration mark.
Whether the keeper has not informed the DVLA of changes, is another matter.
There is one other clue. If a car has been off the road continually prior to some particular date, then a SORN is not required.
No SORN in this case.
I suppose that date must presumably be, when the SORN system began.
Interesting that the car has an AMOC badge as that registration is not listed in the Millenium 2000 register of chassis numbers ever known to AMOC or the 2005 register of members' cars and registration numbers. However the register then was essentially manual and is not error free. And without a name there's no point looking in the Members List for 1999, which anyway is in the loft
That would be the Thornfalcon show. I was there, and also at another meeting at Hatch Court in 1999, where this photo was taken. 
Photobombed by red trousers, but the car on the right looks like the one.
In keeping with your wife/girlfriend comment, the blonde was and is my wife, the checked trousers was and is my daughter (then 15, now the mother of my grandsons) and the DBS to the left of DLP was and is mine.
This was an area 4 AMOC event. I'll prompt some members to see if they have any more up to date news of the car.
Photobombed by red trousers, but the car on the right looks like the one.
In keeping with your wife/girlfriend comment, the blonde was and is my wife, the checked trousers was and is my daughter (then 15, now the mother of my grandsons) and the DBS to the left of DLP was and is mine.
This was an area 4 AMOC event. I'll prompt some members to see if they have any more up to date news of the car.
The guy who organised the Thornfalcon meeting and who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of registration
numbers has responded: "Sorry, I have no idea who owns it or its whereabouts, although I do recognise it."
I'm afraid that exhausts my lines of investigation, but if anything else pops up I'll let you know.
numbers has responded: "Sorry, I have no idea who owns it or its whereabouts, although I do recognise it."
I'm afraid that exhausts my lines of investigation, but if anything else pops up I'll let you know.
Thanks chaps.
It’s heartening to see how far reaching a whim can get.
The car in question very much stoked my passion for Aston Martins, and for me a DBS V8 is the pinnacle of Aston Martin-ness.
Shame they have always been just out of reach.
But hopefully one day I will catch that particular rabbit.
I’ve waited this long!
It’s heartening to see how far reaching a whim can get.
The car in question very much stoked my passion for Aston Martins, and for me a DBS V8 is the pinnacle of Aston Martin-ness.
Shame they have always been just out of reach.
But hopefully one day I will catch that particular rabbit.
I’ve waited this long!
Interesting Antler that your DBS is listed in the AMOC Members List for 1999 and the Millenium Register, but not in the 2005 Register of members cars, omitted in error?
To the OP, if you want to pursue this, you might well need to contact the AMHT Registrar
Incidently, at first quick pass, there were no Somerset-based DBSV8 listed in the 1999 Members List
To the OP, if you want to pursue this, you might well need to contact the AMHT Registrar
Incidently, at first quick pass, there were no Somerset-based DBSV8 listed in the 1999 Members List
Stick Legs said:
The car in question very much stoked my passion for Aston Martins, and for me a DBS V8 is the pinnacle of Aston Martin-ness.
Shame they have always been just out of reach.
But hopefully one day I will catch that particular rabbit.
I’ve waited this long!
Shame they have always been just out of reach.
But hopefully one day I will catch that particular rabbit.
I’ve waited this long!
Good cars from the era you refer to, can sell for high prices. They are well past the tradional low price cheap point, where depreciation has occurred and demand frim buyers was weak.
Have you thought about an Aston Martin Vantage (2005 to 2018). True Aston Martins, but with modern engineering and performance. Find a good 10 year old (and there are plenty, because many are 'weekend cars') and you might be surprised how much car you get for the money. The classic car pricing has not taken effect yet.
DB4DM said:
Interesting Antler that your DBS is listed in the AMOC Members List for 1999 and the Millenium Register, but not in the 2005 Register of members cars, omitted in error?
That had me worried. But it is there - half way down page 336 of Volume 3. It's a bit confusing that the DBS listing is split between DBS and DBS Vantage. Although my car is now on Webers, it left the factory with a standard engine.Rog71DBSV8 said:
Do any of you guys know of someone who can set up a newly refurbished direct injection pump on a 71 DBSV8?
I’d be very tempted to contact Ian Tyrrell.https://youtu.be/Hw9dOcgeuqY?si=V1uxpAmU-lSDZkQD
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