Aston Martin V8 - The Quintessential Gentleman's Express | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- Welcome back to Tyrrell's Classic Workshop! This episode brings us an exquisite 1988 Aston Martin V8 Coupe, a remarkable blend of luxury and performance. While it bears similarities to the Aston Martin DBS V8 supercar, which we featured last year, this Aston Martin V8 stands out for being both unrestored and in concours condition.
Having covered 68,000 miles, this Aston's engine remains pristine, as Iain demonstrates. He also delves into the Weber Marelli fuel injection system, which was also used in the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and Ferrari F40, and talks about the Chrysler Torqueflite automatic transmission. Despite not being a Vantage or a DBS, this "common or garden" V8 remains special, as Iain illustrates with the luxuriously appointed interior swathed in the finest Connolly Leather.
Join Iain as he takes the Aston for a road test, enjoying the burble of the powerful V8 engine. Watch as he "opens the taps" on this classic gentleman's express, a prime example of classic British cars.
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00:00 Aston Martin V8
02:01 The engine: 5340cc and gleaming
02:57 Concours condition interior and stunning burr walnut
05:26 The craftsmanship of a coachbuilt body
08:45 Additional features
10:03 Iain's first experience of an Aston Martin V8
12:04 Aston Martin V8 roadtest
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Gentleman of a certain age, The opening sequences to the TV series the "Persuaders with the DBS & Dino. Life forming. And here we are getting another reminder of things we never acheived as adults, beamed to our Ipads & laptops courtesy of Mr Tyrrell. Heavenly used for the second time today.
Beautiful Newport Pagnell built Aston Martin …. A proper Aston Martin 👊🏻
Back seats seem perfectly fine to fit a couple of French lingerie models to me, but saloon is indeed exaggerated.
Uh Saturday evening with family in front of the TV watching Lord Brett and Danny go down the bendy roads in Southern France.
Yes and the show had a great theme tune, along with the opening scenes that set the characters 👍
I'm also a gentleman of a certain age and I know EXACTLY what you mean! 😄
It was a warm April day in 1982 when this Canadian, on a high school trip to the UK, crossed a road near Savile Row directly in front of a V8 (a Vantage, I think), and the particular gentlemen honoured my teenage ogling of his car with a blip of the throttle. My friends weren't quite so aware of such British automotive anachronisms, but for me it was the cherry on top of a trip that had already been filled with all manner of European automotive unobtanium.
Grown up me realizes dreams are best left as such. Thanks for taking me back a bit.
Blip the throttle on an Aston Martin V8 in London today and you would be tarred and feathered.
Dreams are for doing. Otherwise no point in dreaming
'Unobtanium' is a fantastic word, and that's a fantastic memory.
I come here for the cars, the stories, the craftsmanship, the enthusiasm, and words like "sybaritic". Thank you Ian.
If I could only ever own one car (and I had the money!), this would be it. Thank you to yourself and the person who owns this masterpiece, for keeping it in concours condition, for us all to enjoy seeing. Splendid.
I recall meeting the great Victor Gauntlett at NPP in 1980 after the motor show in London on a Sunday early afternoon and seeing his Aston outside the office. He came out of his office to see what was happening and engaged us in conversation. What a lovely man. It was a wonderful meeting with a warm and pleasant gentleman. RIP Victor Gauntlett.
I've heard similar stories about Mr. Gauntlett. Classy guy.
"I'm half overgrown schoolboy, half hard-nosed businessman" - " Often wrong, never in doubt!"
We raced Victor Gauntlet from Silverstone to Buckingham. He was in the Aston Martin test car AML1, us in our 1300 Marina. We were flat out, he couldn't pass us until we got to a very long straight, where we didn't have the top speed to stop him passing. As he passed he took off his flat cap and dipped his head in respect. He also blew his horn after straightening up.
The next day we met and had a laugh about it. He was a really nice guy.
Because we used to live near Huddersfield we saw David Brown many times driving his DB5 or 6 shouting brake.
"That's how memories are made.." Got to love it! 😁
My first experience with Aston Martin's came when I was about 7 or 8 years old.
My cousin married a man whose father had his brand new Aston Vantage at the wedding, bright red, and at a time when an Aston really was something special, 1977-78ish.
Now, I don't know how true this story was but apparently he had an import/export business in the 70s breaking the sanctions against Rhodesia during the bush war, flying fruit out........and weapons in..!
As I understand it he had a rolling annual order with Aston and kept the previous ones!
He bought my cousin a brand new 308gtb as a wedding present..
Still an exquisitely proportioned bolide, and pretty brutal in Vantage spec.
Yet another superb film for a Sunday evening just to remind me what a failure I've been in life....lol.
Wow- quite the story but utterly believable!
What a stunning beautiful car and a colour combination to die for.
in My opinion the v8 vantage is one of the greatest cars ever! Probably because of my age but non the less it was a record breaker.
When I was 7ish ,my Dads friend had an Aston Martin.
He worked in the coal mines with my Dad. I always loved the style and sound of the car.
Memories.
The older I get the more I love these cars.
I'm old, and I have always loved these cars. I have photos from the mid 80s from Lime Rock Park. Showing one in the car park along with my Austin Healey Sprite.
@@stephenhenion8304 that’s awesome. I live in the US so I never had the opportunity to see them
What a stunningly beautiful machine. THIS is the stuff of dreams. Nobody builds a car today that can hold a candle to the Aston V8, it oozes quality, class and character. The stainless steel and chrome brightwork is to die for, as is the interior- very opulent.
Fantastic, I was at the motor show with my mum and dad, it was 1978 with the stunning blue, my favourite is the V8 Vantage, in my opinion the greatest car ever produced
The best cars of all the times, a dream, a mix of a Rolls-Royce and a Ferrari, much better than today's supercar
I've already said it on a different video but all this line of V8 Aston Martin cars is insanely cool.
Brutish but still elegant and refined. Perfectly combined.
This car is stunning. That it’s not a garage queen makes it even more impressive.
This is the Aston that I lusted after as a teen, there was a dealership near my school.
My best subscription by far
I love these cars and visited the Newport Pagnell factory back in 1998 when the last of the “V8s” were made. I got to see the work benches (I think there were 3) where the men built entire engines and talked to “the ladies” across the street where the upholstery was made. A charming tour by a retired factory worked made it a special day.
I used to drive through Newport Pagnell in the 1970s on my way to Wellingborough and often saw two or three Astons parked in the nearby pub car park. It occurred to me that the car park was more expensive than the building!
I too visited Newport Pagnall circa 1994.
i always look at these AM V8s coupes as Aston's version of an Amercian V8 muscle car from the 60s with proper V8 muscle car sound and looks. What a brute. Stunning.
I had that experience with my uncle Alan. He let me drive his 1973 Corvette. An experience I'll never forget it. The only uncomfortable thing as a 16 year old was I could not see the nose from my seat!... at all! Hahaha
What a beautiful car, remember coming down from Scotland with my mum and dad and stopping over night at Newport Pagnell and seeing all these new Aston Martins parked on the street this would not happen today. Great video as usual.
Marvelous narration and storytelling, Iain! Such a pleasure to receive your in depth knowledge and I agree that this blue on the DBS/V8 body is the second best, next to Olive, of course. One slight detail: the ally bodies were made over hammer forms, which were steel, in sections, then welded together on either the buck or the actual chassis. The wooden buck is actually a checking buck, and there were many different hammer forms made for each curve or fold in the ally. I made a buck for my DBS lower front valance, or Sharkmouth, and that was a job indeed! My metal guru then made hammer forms from that, and used the buck to check the pieces. All of it was welded onto the car from 5 pieces, then the fettling began!
I would love to finally complete her and would be honoured to present Her Majesty's Secret DBS to you and have you smile and grin as you did with this V8. Thank you for your great work!
Thanks for your sharing. Love to see the end result
Oh I just can’t stop fawning over your channel! I most often watch it on my big screen TV, which is a different browser, so I often miss hitting the thumbs up.
I think your channel is every bit as good as Jay Leno’s. I hope it gets the attention it deserves, it’s become one of favorites.
I hope some day you get a Lancia Delta Intergrale in your shop!
Thank you indeed! I’d love to do a collaboration with Mr Leno.
V8s AM are such masterpieces, so classy, rare and elegant. There’s a Lagonda Series 2 with same color scheme regularly coming to my local Cars & Coffee here in Orange County, CA….Stunning!!!
Can you really imagine that beast with an electric motor ? Raw power from petroleum. Lovely.
What a stunningly beautiful car. It looks and sounds awesome.
Better looking than the Vantage, in my Opinion... Love the lines - the only thing I never understood was this box under the rear bumper. For me, it looks like a diaper and spoils this absolut wonderfull design. But even with this little minus, it is one of the best looking cars ever made.
Thank you for showing this stunning example!
Another great car from my childhood! The classiest muscle car ever made! Thanks for a great video Iain!
A burl is a deformed growth on the trunk, like a benign cancer, so only some trees get them, and when you slice it you get the swirly cross section which is quite different from regular walnut wood. The panel that houses the instruments is very intricate and hard to make. Back in the day I had a Jag that had wood on dashboard and doortops but the instrument panel was fake wood.
Love the childhood memory flashbacks. Very special when it comes from you.
Thank you
A beauty.........AM got it spot on. Then, not now.
Ian - I am of similar age to you, my 16 year old memory is visiting my local Reg Vardy Aston Martin / Ferrari showroom every month to see the latest cars. Unfortunately never been able to drive one…..or afford one.
Maybe one day I can get a Bentley Turbo R, but think the Astons are still out of reach 😩
Never mind I still have a few nice cars to enjoy, which is the main reason why we are here watching…..😀
Pressed Steel Fisher! Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in many a year! 😮 Thanks for the memories Ian. 👍👏
This is one of the cars at the top of my lottery winning bucket list.
Iain your videos just keep getting more sublime and classy.
Thank you for helping us mere mortals catch the essence of what these cars are all about.
One of the most beautiful British cars! Thanks Iain!
Yaw droppingly beautiful and refined vehicle. Absolutely stunning.
This car has passed every MOT since 2007, without even an advisory. I suppose that I shouldn’t be surprised 🤪. Amazing video as usual.
Funny, those air horns you showed at 1:26 are seemingly the exact same as ones I yesterday fitted to my MK1 MX5. 1970s Maserati horns by Harry Moss. They work after all this years, and sound tremendously Italian. Most importantly, they’re loud enough to get my little MX5 noticed in traffic. I love the idea of fitting a quality item used by Ferrari and Maserati in period to my humble Mazda.
Absolutely gorgeous! It’s been my favourite car ever since first seeing one parked across the road from my house when I was 5 years old in 1977. A beautiful beast.
Fabulous. Thanks Iain.
Frankly, a Vantage X-pack or 7.0 RSW on Ronals is as desirable a car as anything else I can think of. ❤
Always loved the classy and elegant look of these Aston Martins.
Gorgeous. I regret that I'm not 'gentleman' enough to own such a handsome beast, but as a girlie-girl I'd like to think I wouldn't look too out of place in the passenger seat - floaty summer dress, Hermès headscarf, huge goggly sunglasses - cruising down to Brighton for fish and chips... (Oh dear, what a ghastly common oik I am - I should have said cruising down to Cannes for the film festival🤭.)
Fish and chips sound just fine!
Young rebellious Terrell stories are the best. Thank you for this channel. It’s a true joy.
You looked very at home in that Iain. Wonderful .
Iain, I'd listen to you reviewing a wheelie bin. Your genuine passion makes anything interesting... 😊
I was very fortunate to have a friend with the AM V8 that he allowed me to drive for a couple of days. It was glorious and the drive became a memory of a lifetime. The only thing that dated it was the brakes that required a proper push to slow it, but once I had become accustomed to this it was magical. The engine note is fantastic, especially in confined areas like bridges and tunnels.
Hey Iain, I watch all your posts. Rarely comment but thankyou, you deliver these posts in such a fitting manner. Love the condition and particularly that hue on beige, lovely.
Thank you for your positive comment.
A beautiful Aston Martin that displays the DNA of future 'modern' Astons.
I remember going to the motor show and gazing in awe at a V8 Vantage in a very pale green. I still love these cars. Truely beautiful. But with a slightly aggressive presence.
Bur, burl, curly all used to describe that grain figure in walnut though not always the same. Burl in the US and bur in the UK is correct for the veneer used on this dash. The shift selector in the console is also book matched. Less common and much more expensive and hard to find is flame walnut. This is a beautiful car with a beautiful interior.
Love your story of your drive over the hump back bridge. Lol
The smile on your face says it all... what a gorgeous car.
You and I both attended the same show as youngsters! I remember the stir that Lagonda made, both in shape and the futurist dash! That and a Bristol with beautiful woodwork and a glove box opened by a woven pull cord!
Simply marvellous. Always wanted one. May never do. But love that these cars still exist and are cherished by the lucky few.
Ah! Winchester Blue, and I thought it was Sebring Blue.. nevermind, v nice.. there's so many nice blues Kentucky being another fav of mine. The nicest colour I saw a 275 in was Pino Verdi tho. Wish I could afford either, such is life
Mr Tyrrell I could listen to you speak about classic cars for the rest of time. Do you ever do tours of the workshop/can I come and have a look at your workshop?
Thanks. We did do workshop tours at one stage. See what we can do
Lovely, lovely film. Thanks Iain.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your fantastic ability to making me understand everything you describe.
I have bought british classic car magazines here in Denmark since the early eighties, and it's quite wonderful to see some of those interesting and beautiful classics, with your expertise added.
Thank you again.
I wish each show would be longer. I could listen to your knowledge for hours😅
That’s lovely- thank you too!
Very well done to you and greetings from Ireland love the car, the best car was by far the iso griffo, I had the matchbox one in sky blue and I still have all these matchbox models in the attic. Thanks for the fabulous videos
That paintwork is amazing. My favourite Aston Martin.
I love this channel so much. Iain gives voices to these cars and their stories
I remember when I was about 16 so 1979 cycling through bushy park in SW London . I was passed by a Red one of these with the number plate RF V8 which are my initials. Never made enough money to aspire to one unfortunately.
Stunning presentation Iain! One of my all time favourite cars!
During the last months of the '60s through to the early '70s, my dad's friend used to ferry me back and forth from Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire, to Enfield, London, in a blue Aston Martin V8, like the example in this video, and a dark blue XJ12 Coupé. The Aston was my favourite, though, as it was so noisy. Many happy memories back then.
Super Video Iain!
Who would have thought… a base Aston…. What a world!
But a Proper Aston nevertheless…. 🤓
A piece of motoring art that has obviously been loved and cared for since new… absolutely beautiful 🤩
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this car probably as much as you do. I wish I could own one or drive one. Thanks Mr T!
As elegant, understated and refined as a bespoke Savile Row suit. The AM V8 coupe has a presence that instantly commands attention, and turns heads. As much as I love BRG, this example in Winchester Blue is particularly polarizing. And an authoritative bellow under the boot. What a car. Smitten! 😍
High quality and tasteful automotive pornography. Beyond the reach of almost everyone but a car so desirable and beautiful.
My favourite car of all time - great review, thank you !
That's the best-looking Aston of all time.
You Keep Bringing Amazing Exotics, As Always A Pleasure, I Personally Enjoyed The 4 Wheels In The Air Story. 🙂
(did the same with the Family BX)
Thank you for another lovely video Iain. I really appreciate your commitment to bringing us these weekly videos. It's no small undertaking in its own right, and you do this on top of running a busy workshop. Thank you sir.
Thank you for appreciating that!
I always adored the Aston that was used in The Living Daylights, which this car reminds me of. 👌🏻🇺🇸
Gauntlett negotiated the return of fictional British secret agent James Bond to Aston Martin. Cubby Broccoli had chosen to recast the character using actor Timothy Dalton, in an attempt to re-root the Bond-brand back to a more Sean Connery-like feel. Gauntlett supplied his personal pre-production Vantage for use in the filming of "The Living Daylights," and sold a Volante to Broccoli for use at his home in America. Gauntlett turned down the role of a KGB colonel in the film: "I would have loved to have done it but really could not afford the time."
Btw, the wheels on that Lagonda are awesome.
TF727 is awesome - Grand Wagoneers, Astons, FF, CJs, whatever. Great transmission
Right there with you. Comfortable, attractive, fast. GT.
I work with aluminium daily and I must say the aluminium work on this is stunning. Aluminium is less formabile than steel so a lot of work has gone into this body
Very few things scream good taste as much as this beauty!
this car is just one of those cars where its just, everything works, the design is proportionally correctly, the style is dead on, and the concept and the idea is just perfectly executed, and if you got a bad one, you just bought another till you got the right one, as theirs nothing like it
its basically a boss mustang if it went to england, studied at oxford and then joined the special air services and was cast in who dares wins
😂
Sunday evening, aaah another great video by Iain. What a lovely Aston Martin. Fantastic color. Too bad we could not hear that V8 rumble better.
I love seeing a car like this that’s been driven. As always, thanks to Iain for his brilliant work.
I'd have one of these any day over a modern Aston (desirable as they are).
Iain your knowlegde on cars is amazing, the 70s Aston V8 and Alfa GTV are my childhood start to being a petrolhead
Takes me back to going to see my first James Bond movie in 1987 the Living Daylights👍,
What a car😮👍👍👍
It's possible that my car was on that Motor Show stand. It's a '76 V8 originally owned by AM co-director Alan Curtis. The colour is called "Cambridge Blue Cosmic Fire" I believe. - Cosmic fire being a very 1970s way of saying "metallic" 🙂
I seem to remember the light blue metallic being called Tourmaline Blue but I may be very wrong!
Lovely video. Lovely car !! After owning my 1978 V8 Oscar India Series 4 Saloon for 26 years I am thinking of selling it. Storm red with Magnolia hide. Full history file back to when it was first sold. Lovingly maintained by me. New sills years ago. It is not concours but in very good condition. Photos of all repairs. I have entered the car in many car shows, always turns a head !!
I've got a '76 AM V8 that I've owned for 20 years. Will probably still own it in 20 more years...when I'm 90! It's a fantastic car...
Good luck with the sale, but I suspect you’ll regret selling it in a heartbeat….
You are probably correct Iain, only thinking about it though.... always in two minds !!. It was our 25th wedding anniversary purchase 26 years ago. It stays indoors over winter and only comes out to play occasionally. Seems a shame not to use it more but I am really trying to get my Daimler SP250 finished
“Gentelmans Sporting Coupé”have to love it
Perfect! The expression on your face says it all.
I love the mix of this vehicle. A gentleman’s Mustang exterior and a Bentley interior.
Exteriors have kept pace but every interior today is Gtr/Lfa
Perfect description
I see the resemblance to certain styling cues of the 60's Mustang, but that's about it. They are totally different cars on every level.
With the ZF gearbox being 10x the cost of the Torqueflite automatic transmission - it is probable that AM set the cost based on all cars coming with manual and if the auto option was selected, then it was offered as a “no cost option” and in turn AM pocketed the discount to themselves for ‘saving’ the cost of putting in the expensive ZF ‘box.
We hope they had the business sense to do that!
Such a fine looking machine, created with absolute class.
Silver around the edge's and clad in Blue, looking very well MrT
One of my all-time favorite's
Where were the string-backs, Squire Tyrrell? Surely given your dewy-eyed appraisal of this gorgeous motor and your virginal experience of a short take off and landing, one of these belongs in your Fleet. Thanks for covering this "entry-level" GT. I remember these outside of Reg Vardy's in Houghton-Le-Spring circa 1977-78 and thinking of how out of the world they were compared to my 850 Mini. Regards from Australia.
Sorry- gloves in the post!
Greetings to you too!
Pure class.
As much as I like the sound of the IL6 of the DB4/5/6 (makes goose bumps for me), I just love this car. Ok, for me please the earlier one without all these additional lights at the front.
And what is really nice: The tires. Much rubber for comfortably cruising the continent.
14:38 Oh these bad mirrors...
What a wonderful car. Thank you for this video. My CLK320 will have to convince me tomorrow morning that it is a nice car...
What a beautiful design especially in this Winchester Blue color. The design is complimented by the stance on the beefy high profile tires. The interior is very elegant with the contrast between the luxurious cream color leather and the beautiful walnut trim parts which have a surprisingly smooth and clear polyester finish. On a car of this age, you would expect the lacquer to show the grain structure of the veneer and some yellowing due to sunlight. This car impresses with ease. No gimmicks needed, just honest, simple beauty. Thank you for taking the time in this video to go into detail with this stunning car.
ALMOST part 2 of your "The Persuaders"-series 😉
Fantastic car...and the blue interior on that Countach in the background is heavenly!