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Hello RG,
were any two Astons of the era 'identical'?
I agree with you about the GT, Zagato or other wise.
Alec
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Ha! I don't think any two Astons were EVER identical! Every single bracket had slots rather than holes to allow for variances in build.
We had a saying in the Enginerring Dept that Ford builds to the nearest millimetre, Aston Martin builds to the nearest car!!
I also have a soft spot for the DBR's too, very pretty design.
Dart - the two DB5's used as stand bys in the movies were returned to normal spec and sold as regular cars to regular owners. There was one left in Bond spec, and as Curtis has said, it seems one of the other cars was converted back to a Bond car at a later date. Who knows what's for sale now? If you could somehow check with the Owners Club or the factory and compare the chassis numbers.... The most interesting thing about the car that RM have for sale is that they list a prior owner as Sir Anthony Bamford, that's bait for anyone with any knowledge of early Aston history if I ever saw it.
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