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Solved - NEH 1233: Proposed new Aston Martin V12 Coupe by Simon Saunders - early 1980's
« on: August 19, 2011, 10:31:37 AM »
What's this a design for, from when and by whom?
All for 1 point.
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2011, 11:51:17 AM »
Aston Martin ?
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2011, 01:59:53 PM »
Quote from: wingroad on August 24, 2011, 11:51:17 AM
Aston Martin ?

Good start!
Yes, it's an Aston.
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2011, 03:20:21 PM »
William Towns design based on the MGB ?
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2011, 04:24:06 AM »
Quote from: wingroad on August 24, 2011, 03:20:21 PM
William Towns design based on the MGB ?

Not Bill Towns and don't think there's meant to be any MGB in it either..
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2011, 08:01:59 AM »
Ken Greenley and John Heffernan, 1988 Aston Martin Virage ?
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2011, 07:11:50 PM »
Quote from: wingroad on August 28, 2011, 08:01:59 AM
Ken Greenley and John Heffernan, 1988 Aston Martin Virage ?

Not Greenley and Heffernan, no.
Quite a bit earlier than 1988.
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2011, 02:18:15 PM »
1970's then. Vignale or Touring ?
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2011, 02:22:20 PM »
Quote from: wingroad on August 30, 2011, 02:18:15 PM
1970's then. Vignale or Touring ?

In between the 2 dates..
No Italian input.
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2011, 02:57:11 PM »
Left field thought ,Heulieux ?
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2011, 06:24:18 PM »
Quote from: wingroad on August 31, 2011, 02:57:11 PM
Left field thought ,Heulieux ?

Frayed knot..
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2011, 07:42:34 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2011, 03:56:33 PM »
This was a proposed Aston Martin from the early '80s styled by Simon Saunders. It was intended as a replacement for the 'Bill Towns' coupe, and was to have been powered by a new V12, but neither the car nor the engine ever made it off paper.
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Re: NEH 1233
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2011, 04:49:35 AM »
Quote from: Hezza on September 08, 2011, 03:56:33 PM
This was a proposed Aston Martin from the early '80s styled by Simon Saunders. It was intended as a replacement for the 'Bill Towns' coupe, and was to have been powered by a new V12, but neither the car nor the engine ever made it off paper.

Quite right!
It was in the pipeline when Victor Gauntlett took over A M but he didn't like it so consigned it to the waste bin and took another direction.
Simon Saunders went on to gain fame as the designer of today's Ariel Atom.
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