? DB7s handbuilt?

[shadowninja]

Hi

Having a heated debate on another forum... was wondering... are DB7s handbuilt then? I thought they were, but apparently they aren't.

-Darren

[jhoneyball]

well they are, compared to a normal production line car. They are not hand made like the older astons of the 80s and 90s were, where all the body panels were rolled and hammered by hand for example

[williamp]

Think of them as assembled by hand.

Like other manufacturers now, they have other components bought in, and are then assembled.

However, there is a large amount of hand finishing in the factory, and stuff like seats, carpets etc are also all cut/stitched by hand.

The engines are assembled by hand as well (and balanced/machined by hand).

[shadowninja]

thanks. learn something new every day

[jmorgan]

Not an answer to your question but fortunate to have a tour of the factory a few years ago. 2 engine builders building the last of the big uns that would be allowed for emmisions etc. 60 hours an engine build, by hand. Body panels, chasis etc all by hand. A very informative day. There were cars unsprayed going back to the body shop because there were flaws in the body work, buggered if we could see them. Then a tour of the maintenance shop the other side of the road. Restorations, servicing....wow.
A day to remember.

[vantagelover]

Hi jmorgan

I've been shown round too. Did you get to see the rather amusing sight of them loading an engine onto a trolley and wheeling it across the main road to the other side of the factory? Can't imagine that happening at any other manufacturer.
It was a fantastic experience though, and I couldn't find the blemishes that'd been marked down either.

[plotloss]

If they are still built at Bloxham then they are hand finished/assembled rather than hand built like the Newport Pagnell factory models.

Matt.