Author Topic: Solved - NEH 3435: Aston Martin V8 Vantage by Bill Towns - 1978  (Read 381 times)

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Re: NEH 3435
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2014, 05:00:31 AM »
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Re: NEH 3435
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2014, 09:47:17 AM »
It is an Aston Martin V8 mock up pictured in1978.

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Re: NEH 3435
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2014, 10:10:08 AM »
It is an Aston Martin V8 mock up pictured in1978.

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Re: NEH 3435
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2014, 10:37:50 AM »
An Aston Martin Is allways an Aston, and the vetilation overture in the side is very sugestive for its origin. I have been reading my source an I think its designer could be Williams Towns but his desig was not adopted for the final car.

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Re: NEH 3435
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2014, 11:04:28 AM »
An Aston Martin Is allways an Aston, and the vetilation overture in the side is very sugestive for its origin. I have been reading my source an I think its designer could be Williams Towns but his desig was not adopted for the final car.

You're cleverer than I am then because I would never have known it was an Aston, side vent or no side vent!
Bill Towns it was indeed.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3435: Aston Martin V8 Vantage by Bill Towns - 1978
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2014, 11:45:06 AM »
I think this side vent is a caracteristic sign of Aston, if you review photos about Aston Martin is present in them and in new cars too. When I see it I tought could be an Aston and the design reminds me the modiffications in sport European (English) cars for beeing exported to USA.