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SOLVED - What car #511 - 1996-2000 Aston Martin V8 Shooting Brake
« on: November 18, 2008, 06:33:20 PM »
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Re: What car #511
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2008, 07:01:30 PM »
Jaguar- based shooting brake?
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Re: What car #511
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2008, 08:42:33 PM »
No, it isn't.
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Re: What car #511
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2008, 08:20:22 AM »
V8 Vantage Shooting Brake.
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Re: What car #511
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2008, 07:15:30 PM »
It's not a Vantage, but a "regular" V8 Shooting Brake - "regular", because only one Vantage Shooting Brake was ever built, compared to the vast number of three V8s. In addition, Aston built a V8 Volante Shooting Brake - called Volante because that's what it was before the conversion. After the conversion it had a fixed roof.

I think we can call this solved anyway. You have your point - the first one! Congratulations!
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Re: What car #511
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2008, 04:33:01 AM »
Quote from: @re on November 24, 2008, 07:15:30 PM
It's not a Vantage, but a "regular" V8 Shooting Brake - "regular", because only one Vantage Shooting Brake was ever built, compared to the vast number of three V8s. In addition, Aston built a V8 Volante Shooting Brake - called Volante because that's what it was before the conversion. After the conversion it had a fixed roof.

I think we can call this solved anyway. You have your point - the first one! Congratulations!

yay :)

I did this one out of my head, but you're right about the name. It's actually called V8, because it's based on the V8; not the V8 Vantage. These were 2 different models during the last half of the nineties.
Where did you get that number of 3 cars made? Do you've got proof of that (photo's)? Do you've got more info about the Volante SB?
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Re: SOLVED - What car #511 - 1996-2000 Aston Martin V8 Shooting Brake
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2008, 07:04:23 PM »
I'll recommend a book (I'm giving it up as a source as most of the cars featured there are too obvious to make good puzzles anyway):

"Aston Martin: Power, Beauty and Soul" by David Dowsey. Just about the most amazing car book I've ever seen, with lots of pics on well-known, and not-so-well-known Astons. Highly recommended. One of my very favourites.
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Re: SOLVED - What car #511 - 1996-2000 Aston Martin V8 Shooting Brake
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2008, 07:13:21 PM »
Quote from: @re on November 25, 2008, 07:04:23 PM
are too obvious to make good puzzles anyway):

Details of a special series like the modern day DB4 Zagato might not be an obvious guess for most people ;) Or am I underestimating this forum now :P probably... :D
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Re: SOLVED - What car #511 - 1996-2000 Aston Martin V8 Shooting Brake
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2008, 07:23:00 PM »
No, it's just that most Aston Martins have such distinctive design features that they'd be instantly recognised.
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Re: SOLVED - What car #511 - 1996-2000 Aston Martin V8 Shooting Brake
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2008, 09:23:44 PM »
Quote from: basman007 on November 25, 2008, 07:13:21 PM
Quote from: @re on November 25, 2008, 07:04:23 PM
are too obvious to make good puzzles anyway):

Details of a special series like the modern day DB4 Zagato might not be an obvious guess for most people ;) Or am I underestimating this forum now :P probably... :D
Remember that I am here...  ;D
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Re: SOLVED - What car #511 - 1996-2000 Aston Martin V8 Shooting Brake
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2008, 04:54:12 AM »
Quote from: DHoffmann on November 25, 2008, 09:23:44 PM
Quote from: basman007 on November 25, 2008, 07:13:21 PM
Quote from: @re on November 25, 2008, 07:04:23 PM
are too obvious to make good puzzles anyway):

Details of a special series like the modern day DB4 Zagato might not be an obvious guess for most people ;) Or am I underestimating this forum now :P probably... :D
Remember that I am here...  ;D
::)
Come on msn, I've acutally got a related question  :) and I've got more proof about you-know-what-there-he-is-again :P
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