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I really enjoyed your video! I have owned a '76 V8 for 18 years now, and the love affair continues unabated... These old V8's are fabulous cars to drive and own. Many years ago I converted it to manual, and it transformed the car from a boulevard cruiser to a true GT. It's now a real pleasure to drive! And contrary to what many may think, once "sorted" these cars are surprisingly reliable. When my 18-year old daughter graduated from high school, I took her on a 3,500 mile road trip with no problem. On that trip, over remote mountain passes, she even learned to drive manual!
Thanks so much for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed watching. I felt very priveliged to experience one for just a short while, and sounds like you have a very similar experience and approach to your DBS ownership as Steve had with his. These cars deserve to be driven! Your roadtrip sounds like it was a real memory maker, and i hope to do something similar with my daughter one day in our own V8 GT cruiser, the BMW 8 series. Not quite as cool as your car though! Do you have any future plans with your car for the next 18 years? 😃
My Dad had one of these for a while. I "borrowed" it once while he was on holiday to show off to a friend. We scared ourselves shitless with the acceleration and put it back back in the garage pronto. Amazing car.
I bet you stressed for weeks after if your dad would notice it had been for a drive while he was on holiday, even if you meticulously left it as you found it 🤣. Stories like this is what makes our connections with these machines
@@CraigOnCars Careful parking and putting the keys back as I found them. Then my stupid brother borrowed the DB6 but got spotted in town. He didn't half get a blocking !
@@CraigOnCars it does! My car has never been restored but was repainted white from it’s original azurro blue which I will one day return it to! I love the sound of the car, the super comfy interior and the lovely dash and view over the bonnet. Ive got one vid outside my sister’s place on my page! Really enjoyed that vid - very nicely done - looking forward to more!
@@rjdavies1982 just seen it - looks great on those wheels and agree it would look fab in its original colour. The sound of the six sounded fab as you pulled off - hope you get to enjoy it lots over the summer! Thanks for the feedback and engagement 👍
@@CraigOnCars Thank you, my life's ambition is to bring her to her birthplace at Newport Pagnell, and present her to Heritage Works,then to roll her up on the green at the Concours of Elegance. Have to finish the restoration first...have been "A year away" for 6 years!
Great goal to have. Don’t tell me that, im currently 7 months into a 6 week bodywork restoration project on my old bmw 8 series 🤣. Its only a few weeks away from being finished!
When I was a teenager I loved the Aston and V twin Ducati. Forty years later I have the Duke, it's as good as ever I expected but sadly I will never have the wherewithal for a DB. Best wishes to all who keep these fabulous cars on the road.
Beautiful and yes the colour is perfect for the car... i own a Series 3 with a manual box. I too remember the Persuaders and Lazenby as Bond in On her Majesty’s Secret Service this of course was a 6 cylinder vantage car as you failed to mention completely the V8 was not ready for the new body style following its baptism f fire and complete failure at the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hrs race. Thank the owner for sharing car and hıs thoughts on a beautiful car classic. The current cars agaın carry the DB monıker and Astons pay a fee to the legacy DB family for the privilege. Why because to many the DB is ymous wıth Astons. In my opinion understandable to thıoe who have not studied Astons for more than 10 mınutes and complete BS ın reality as Sır Davıd (John) Brown was only one stepping stone ın Astons history.
My all time favourite as well. Well done! About 30 years ago had a chance to buy a bright red 6 cyl DBS. Manual that was pretty rough but still fabulous to look at. Even then, they were asking $30k here in Adelaide, so they knew what they had. Sadly I had to politely decline
I drove one of these beauties to my wedding. Unfortunately, unlike Bond's wife (On Her Majesty's Secret Service); my wife didn't get shot on the way home!
Ohh man, my brother had 1 in maroon bk in the 80's...sumptuous and fast. V8 sounded awesome. What a retro beauty... Well presented again... I still remember the smell of that Connelly Leather... These beasts did 'rot out' though. Beauty of a car :-)
It really was a truly special machine - sounds like you have some very special memories! This one was restored back in the 90’s i believe, and resprayed a few years ago. it looked so good! Thank you :)
@@CraigOnCars my brother was a medical student in the late 70's...he made me feel my 1st power slide & doughnut in rear drive cars...he grew up 'living life FAST' : cars,motorbikes,beer,cigs and the final equation women,lots... Ohh he's lived a life... And that was whilst at Uni,and being a junior doctor...hense his Aston V8 manual was old BUT a solid runner. Laters he grew too Porsche 911's, Audi Quattro's, Mercs,Opel's, Lancia's...so many fast cars... and always lethis kid brother (me) drive them anytime,anywhere...best part was he'd NEVER ask for his car back, he'd just say give it back when you're ready!!! As he had 2,3,4 cars at a time, and he used them as daily driver's , all if them. What a upbringing I had with my brother and it was he who 'showed me the light'... CARS (petrol only) I can't do diesel. . . 1 more thing, if one drives a big engine those who ever ask "you must hate the MPG"... they just don't " get it". Petrol heads love cars not much care for mpg. Keep vids rolling :-)
@@B.S.N7319 he sounds like a cool guy! Thats exactly the thing with these cars isnt it, the experiences they bring you and the fond memories to look back on. Hopefully thats what i am capturing in these videos, the stories and recall of good times past. Definately no substitute for a big engine!
@@CraigOnCars Just one final note: my brother has now dropped to only 1 yes 1 classic retro car which is a ................. BMW 840ci (4.4 V8) which he's owned for 17 years in motorsports Blue,grey hide & 18" motorsports alloys. A beauty. We share another classic but the Beemer (now 42,000 genuine miles) is so attractive wherever it goes, and an absolute pleasure to drive. Thanks again, I never meant to 'waffle on'... I just love retro cars,iconic, well engineered cars:-)
@@B.S.N7319 he couldnt have chosen a better 1 car to settle on 😉. Sounds like its mint! Thanks for engaging and hope you enjoy the videos coming up on the 8 series project
Yes when i learned of its past i just had to include it. Imagine handing your Aston Martin over to a policeman for a joyride after he hands you a speeding ticket 😂.
@@CraigOnCars it would never happen these days! Crazy to think these cars were so unloved 20-25 years ago. Wonder what the next car to follow a similar path to popularity will be?
@@sunnysidebreakfastmeet1596 its an interesting question! Wish I had a crystal ball - the Jag XJS is definately a car on the rise but i dont know if it will ever hit the heights that many E types have. Aston DB7 maybe? Different era though. Be interesting to see how Rolls Royce Shadows continue to increase in value - the Bentley equivalent probably the one to go for though. Personally i hope the bmw e31 keeps going the way it is! 🤣
@@CraigOnCars the problem is those cars that get so valuable they dont get driven - so long as people can afford to buy and run cool and retro and classic cars to bring to breakfast meets and shows etc then we’re happy 😃
It certainly is a special car - i’ve seen prince charles aston at the goodwood festival of speed one year and agree it too was a lovely thing. Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy my other videos too 👍
Fantastic car! It’s front end has a striking resemblance to a Jensen Interceptor which was designed by the Italian company ‘Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.’ I wonder if William Towns had drew inspiration from this design…
Thats an interesting thought! I was hoping to film a friends interceptor but he sold it before we managed to get it in the diary. If i have the opportunity to film another i shall look at it more closely to compare 👍
Unfortunately this car will always be overshadowed by the more hyper-overhyped DB5, although more practical, beautiful and more powerful, just the publicity of this car ain't good as DB5
@@CraigOnCars I don't really think so, even Sean drove this kid too in Diamonds Are Forever, people still talk about DB5 not DBS or maybe because it doesn't have any weapons and countermeasures like any other car appears in the film, nor great stunt like Citroën or AMC Hornet not to mentioned sometimes people misunderstood it with V8 Vantage Volante
I have a series 3 from 1977 with carbs. It´s not thaaaat bad, if tuned correctly. But unfortunately he is right with the automatic gearbox. It performs better, when it gets warm, but noneoftheless it sucks a lot of power. But still impressive.
Its good to hear your perspective on the carbs and auto box - and either way, its still a DBS! Have you had trouble with your carbs? Thanks for watching and engaging 👍
@@CraigOnCars Well, my car is not a DBS anymore i think. Its from 1977 . The workshop of the preowner did not take care very well or they did not know how to do it(but they demanded a lot of money). I had to take the ignition right in first place, than balancing the carbs and after that adjusting the mixture. Fortunately i`m used to it.
I think there are lots of cars which suffer the same poor maintenance history. Just keep driving and enjoying it 😃. You can fix each problem as it presents itself
I believe so, Steve tells me the interior is all original without being refurbed. Only the exterior colour was repainted red back in the 80’s as was fashionable back then, and he had it repainted its original oystershell colour. He also has a Rolls Royce Camargue that is currently being restored, that i’m looking forward to seeing in the metal once finished 😍
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This is my favourite big-engined British sports car. It is just so glamorous and sexy.
I love my DB9 but those early V8's cars are beautiful.
Beautiful, is that a v12 ?
Nothing like a big V8 and an owner who drives the car!
Got to give it to Max, its pretty much his daily driver!
What a fantastic looking car!
Stunning. No modern car can compare.
Amazing car. That 'Oyster Shell' colour is perfect.
Beautiful. Makes me want to crack on and restore my Dad's old DBS V8!
That sounds like a great idea 😃. Such an awesome machine - is yours one of the initial 402?
You should
Do it!!! Start saving,hehe.
A proper car . A high quality real man's car . Nothing like the absolute rubbish on today's roads !
💯☝🏻
I really enjoyed your video! I have owned a '76 V8 for 18 years now, and the love affair continues unabated... These old V8's are fabulous cars to drive and own. Many years ago I converted it to manual, and it transformed the car from a boulevard cruiser to a true GT. It's now a real pleasure to drive! And contrary to what many may think, once "sorted" these cars are surprisingly reliable. When my 18-year old daughter graduated from high school, I took her on a 3,500 mile road trip with no problem. On that trip, over remote mountain passes, she even learned to drive manual!
Thanks so much for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed watching. I felt very priveliged to experience one for just a short while, and sounds like you have a very similar experience and approach to your DBS ownership as Steve had with his. These cars deserve to be driven! Your roadtrip sounds like it was a real memory maker, and i hope to do something similar with my daughter one day in our own V8 GT cruiser, the BMW 8 series. Not quite as cool as your car though! Do you have any future plans with your car for the next 18 years? 😃
Always think of Roger Moore driving is yellow one in the persuaders when I see one of these
It has a certain mystique which is totally lacking in other lesser automobiles .
My Dad had one of these for a while. I "borrowed" it once while he was on holiday to show off to a friend. We scared ourselves shitless with the acceleration and put it back back in the garage pronto. Amazing car.
I bet you stressed for weeks after if your dad would notice it had been for a drive while he was on holiday, even if you meticulously left it as you found it 🤣. Stories like this is what makes our connections with these machines
@@CraigOnCars Careful parking and putting the keys back as I found them. Then my stupid brother borrowed the DB6 but got spotted in town. He didn't half get a blocking !
🤣🤣🤣
Love this! I live around that area and just picked up a 1970 DBS but the six cylinder vantage spec engine - and love it!!!
Congrats on your new car 😃. Must feel like a real occasion everytime you get in! Any favourite features so far?
@@CraigOnCars it does! My car has never been restored but was repainted white from it’s original azurro blue which I will one day return it to! I love the sound of the car, the super comfy interior and the lovely dash and view over the bonnet. Ive got one vid outside my sister’s place on my page! Really enjoyed that vid - very nicely done - looking forward to more!
@@rjdavies1982 just seen it - looks great on those wheels and agree it would look fab in its original colour. The sound of the six sounded fab as you pulled off - hope you get to enjoy it lots over the summer! Thanks for the feedback and engagement 👍
Such a nice Aston DBS.V8 sounds lush. Loads of great info, cheers for sharing
A proper drivers car and all the better for it
David Brown went to the same school as me, a good few years apart of course, at one point most of my extended worked at David Browns in Huddersfield
This is amazing! So much interesting personal history on the car, so cool. Well done!
Thank you! Appreciate the positive feedback. Sounds like the first owner was a real character!
A beast
Lovely colour combo, and wonderful owner.
Thank you for sharing this magnificent car.
I'm restoring my 69 DBS to OHMSS spec. Cheers
It was a very special experience, one i’ll never forget. Good luck with your restoration and many thanks for watching and engaging 😃
@@CraigOnCars
Thank you, my life's ambition is to bring her to her birthplace at Newport Pagnell, and present her to Heritage Works,then to roll her up on the green at the Concours of Elegance.
Have to finish the restoration first...have been "A year away" for 6 years!
Great goal to have. Don’t tell me that, im currently 7 months into a 6 week bodywork restoration project on my old bmw 8 series 🤣. Its only a few weeks away from being finished!
Great video Craig, keep it coming. Love the DBS, old school still packing a punch.
Thanks for the feedback. It certainly is!
When I was a teenager I loved the Aston and V twin Ducati. Forty years later I have the Duke, it's as good as ever I expected but sadly I will never have the wherewithal for a DB. Best wishes to all who keep these fabulous cars on the road.
One of the best.
Crazy isnt it how this car was so unloved by many until only recently. To see in the metal its absolutely stunning!
Excellent watch. A very knowledgeable and entertaining owner.
Absolutely fantastisch, thank you !
Best regards from Berlin
Thanks for watching! 😀
Beautify car and sounds amazing!
Trippy, I remember my parents bought a house in 1972 for 4k in Belle Vue Doncaster 👊🙏
Certainly puts it into perspective doesn’t it! Thanks for watching 👍
Perfect . Would have great fun winding up BMW drivers if that was mine .❤
Beautiful and yes the colour is perfect for the car... i own a Series 3 with a manual box. I too remember the Persuaders and Lazenby as Bond in On her Majesty’s Secret Service this of course was a 6 cylinder vantage car as you failed to mention completely the V8 was not ready for the new body style following its baptism f fire and complete failure at the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hrs race. Thank the owner for sharing car and hıs thoughts on a beautiful car classic. The current cars agaın carry the DB monıker and Astons pay a fee to the legacy DB family for the privilege. Why because to many the DB is ymous wıth Astons. In my opinion understandable to thıoe who have not studied Astons for more than 10 mınutes and complete BS ın reality as Sır Davıd (John) Brown was only one stepping stone ın Astons history.
My Sebring Blue DBS is a Vantage Six and although the note is different, it goes the same and handles better.
My all time favourite as well. Well done! About 30 years ago had a chance to buy a bright red 6 cyl DBS. Manual that was pretty rough but still fabulous to look at. Even then, they were asking $30k here in Adelaide, so they knew what they had. Sadly I had to politely decline
I drove one of these beauties to my wedding. Unfortunately, unlike Bond's wife (On Her Majesty's Secret Service); my wife didn't get shot on the way home!
Great taste in your choice of transport sir!
Funny the vehicles that get criticized when they have literally no competition whatsoever, V8 DB Aston, V12 BMW Coupe, M240i.
love this car
A beauty, car's not bad either 😉
The beard has had a trim.....😬
Glad you enjoyed! May have to do one on the crossblade sometime 😉
@@nicolareeves5795 it was time 🤣
It is very special I love this video cause im maybe the biggest Aston Martin fan in the world I've even a big logo of am in my back tattoot
Now thats dedication! Glad you enjoyed 👍
If you want I can send you a photo of it. I'm enjoying it very much the lovely V8 your a very very lucky guy and thanks for sharing it with us
Ohh man, my brother had 1 in maroon bk in the 80's...sumptuous and fast. V8 sounded awesome. What a retro beauty... Well presented again... I still remember the smell of that Connelly Leather... These beasts did 'rot out' though. Beauty of a car :-)
It really was a truly special machine - sounds like you have some very special memories! This one was restored back in the 90’s i believe, and resprayed a few years ago. it looked so good! Thank you :)
@@CraigOnCars my brother was a medical student in the late 70's...he made me feel my 1st power slide & doughnut in rear drive cars...he grew up 'living life FAST' : cars,motorbikes,beer,cigs and the final equation women,lots... Ohh he's lived a life... And that was whilst at Uni,and being a junior doctor...hense his Aston V8 manual was old BUT a solid runner. Laters he grew too Porsche 911's, Audi Quattro's, Mercs,Opel's, Lancia's...so many fast cars... and always lethis kid brother (me) drive them anytime,anywhere...best part was he'd NEVER ask for his car back, he'd just say give it back when you're ready!!! As he had 2,3,4 cars at a time, and he used them as daily driver's , all if them. What a upbringing I had with my brother and it was he who 'showed me the light'... CARS (petrol only) I can't do diesel. . . 1 more thing, if one drives a big engine those who ever ask "you must hate the MPG"... they just don't " get it". Petrol heads love cars not much care for mpg. Keep vids rolling :-)
@@B.S.N7319 he sounds like a cool guy! Thats exactly the thing with these cars isnt it, the experiences they bring you and the fond memories to look back on. Hopefully thats what i am capturing in these videos, the stories and recall of good times past. Definately no substitute for a big engine!
@@CraigOnCars Just one final note: my brother has now dropped to only 1 yes 1 classic retro car which is a ................. BMW 840ci (4.4 V8) which he's owned for 17 years in motorsports Blue,grey hide & 18" motorsports alloys. A beauty. We share another classic but the Beemer (now 42,000 genuine miles) is so attractive wherever it goes, and an absolute pleasure to drive. Thanks again, I never meant to 'waffle on'... I just love retro cars,iconic, well engineered cars:-)
@@B.S.N7319 he couldnt have chosen a better 1 car to settle on 😉. Sounds like its mint! Thanks for engaging and hope you enjoy the videos coming up on the 8 series project
The Persuaders was a 1970’s production. (1972)
Great video and lovely car!
Cheers Tom! Isn’t it just - what other cars would you like to see on the channel?
Yellow Lotus Exige! ;)
@@tombaker5792 lets do it 😃
What a brute of a car! Very lucky to have had it attend our breakfast meets. Personal history of the car in the video a nice touch 👌
Yes when i learned of its past i just had to include it. Imagine handing your Aston Martin over to a policeman for a joyride after he hands you a speeding ticket 😂.
@@CraigOnCars it would never happen these days! Crazy to think these cars were so unloved 20-25 years ago. Wonder what the next car to follow a similar path to popularity will be?
@@sunnysidebreakfastmeet1596 its an interesting question! Wish I had a crystal ball - the Jag XJS is definately a car on the rise but i dont know if it will ever hit the heights that many E types have. Aston DB7 maybe? Different era though. Be interesting to see how Rolls Royce Shadows continue to increase in value - the Bentley equivalent probably the one to go for though. Personally i hope the bmw e31 keeps going the way it is! 🤣
@@CraigOnCars the problem is those cars that get so valuable they dont get driven - so long as people can afford to buy and run cool and retro and classic cars to bring to breakfast meets and shows etc then we’re happy 😃
Great Car !!!
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The Prince Of Wales version was beautiful back in the 80's !!!
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So much better than the later Ford versions !!!
It certainly is a special car - i’ve seen prince charles aston at the goodwood festival of speed one year and agree it too was a lovely thing. Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy my other videos too 👍
@@CraigOnCars MANY THANKS !!!
You may like the dodge charger and citroen sm videos 😉. Hopefully have a jensen interceptor coming soon!
Incredible! Long live the DBS! Love Roger Moore!?🤪😂🙏🏽
LOL that's Citroën
Stunning motor
Would you go for one of these over a DB5 or DB6?
@@CraigOnCars ooooo I don't know, think the db5 would be the ultimate for me
@@Musker1989 good choice. Would you drive around pretending to be james bond?
@@CraigOnCars absolutely, tux the lot 😂
@@Musker1989 singing the theme tune to yourself as you go 😂
Epic..
what an amazing an for me a dream car
Wow thats a cool car. I liked the funny ending
It is very cool isnt it! Trust me to make a fool of myself 😂
@@CraigOnCars it looks like it was very fast
@@ambersimaginationstation758 it certainly pushed me back in my seat when Steve pushed on! But the noise was the best bit 😃
@@CraigOnCars yes its very loud 😂
Fantastic car! It’s front end has a striking resemblance to a Jensen Interceptor which was designed by the Italian company ‘Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera.’ I wonder if William Towns had drew inspiration from this design…
Thats an interesting thought! I was hoping to film a friends interceptor but he sold it before we managed to get it in the diary. If i have the opportunity to film another i shall look at it more closely to compare 👍
To me… this DBS is nicer than any earlier DB4 or DB5 and the later DB7 and so on…
Even with the DBS, later models became much more ‘gaudy’. Was very lucky to spend some time with this one!
i wish they made a v8 with a dbs front and fliptail back
How much was the rebuild for the engine? Might as well update it like you did with all that work great job.
Great video buddy, hope to see you soon for a car meet.
Cheers, yes will be good to get back to normality!
Unfortunately this car will always be overshadowed by the more hyper-overhyped DB5, although more practical, beautiful and more powerful, just the publicity of this car ain't good as DB5
Sadly true, its amazing what a bit of James Bond can do to help!
@@CraigOnCars I don't really think so, even Sean drove this kid too in Diamonds Are Forever, people still talk about DB5 not DBS
or maybe because it doesn't have any weapons and countermeasures like any other car appears in the film, nor great stunt like Citroën or AMC Hornet
not to mentioned sometimes people misunderstood it with V8 Vantage Volante
only someone in a cheap t shirt could compare a DBS to an american muscle car
I have a series 3 from 1977 with carbs. It´s not thaaaat bad, if tuned correctly. But unfortunately he is right with the automatic gearbox. It performs better, when it gets warm, but noneoftheless it
sucks a lot of power. But still impressive.
Its good to hear your perspective on the carbs and auto box - and either way, its still a DBS! Have you had trouble with your carbs? Thanks for watching and engaging 👍
@@CraigOnCars Well, my car is not a DBS anymore i think. Its from 1977 . The workshop of the preowner did not take care very well or they did not know how to do it(but they demanded a lot of money). I had to take the ignition right in first place, than balancing the carbs and after that adjusting the mixture. Fortunately i`m used to it.
I think there are lots of cars which suffer the same poor maintenance history. Just keep driving and enjoying it 😃. You can fix each problem as it presents itself
db5 front with fliptail back would be a great car
StewardSHIP ? He OWNS it
I daresay he considers himself it's steward until the next owner procures it.
Is that headlining original? Love it but never seen anything like that before.
I believe so, Steve tells me the interior is all original without being refurbed. Only the exterior colour was repainted red back in the 80’s as was fashionable back then, and he had it repainted its original oystershell colour. He also has a Rolls Royce Camargue that is currently being restored, that i’m looking forward to seeing in the metal once finished 😍
Yes, thats the proper Dove Grey headliner.
you have to know which side your knob is on
was it faster than a ford xy falcon gtho ?
I’d wager it is! Engine was bored out and putting down more power - it certainly gets down the road pretty quick
was it faster than an xy gtho ?
Absolutely! I blew an XY GT off heading north out of Meningie. I changed from 4th to 5th at 125 mph just as my tailpipes went past his wing mirrors.
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