Out now: the Autocade Yearbook 2024
Join us on our Facebook page Written by humans

Difference between revisions of "Aston Martin Vantage (1972–3)"
Out now: Autocade Yearbook 2024

From Autocade

Jump to: navigation, search

m
m (Text replace - "6 cyl." to "I6")
 
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[Image:Aston_Martin_Vantage.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Aston_Martin_Vantage.jpg]]
  
'''Aston Martin Vantage. 1972–3 (prod. 70). 2-door saloon. F/R, 3995 cm³ (6 cyl. DOHC).''' Last of the six-cylinder DBs till [[Aston Martin DB7|DB7]] débuted in the 1990s, and post-David Brown (released when Aston Martin was under Company Developments’ ownership). Odd amalgam of the new two-headlamp front end and the outgoing DBS, complete with wire wheels. Engine essentially identical to that of [[Aston Martin DB5|DB5]] in Vantage tune. Despite the name, less powerful than the other Aston Martin on offer at the time, the [[Aston Martin V8 (1972–89)|V8]], and was, in fact, the entry-level model in the range at the time. Very rare.
+
'''Aston Martin Vantage. 1972–3 (prod. 70). 2-door saloon. F/R, 3995 cm³ (I6 DOHC).''' Last of the six-cylinder DBs till [[Aston Martin DB7|DB7]] débuted in the 1990s, and post-David Brown (released when Aston Martin was under Company Developments’ ownership). Odd amalgam of the new two-headlamp front end and the outgoing DBS, complete with wire wheels. Engine essentially identical to that of [[Aston Martin DB5|DB5]] in Vantage tune. Despite the name, less powerful than the other Aston Martin on offer at the time, the [[Aston Martin V8 (1972–89)|V8]], and was, in fact, the entry-level model in the range at the time. Very rare.
  
  

Latest revision as of 17:39, 23 November 2013

Aston Martin Vantage.jpg

Aston Martin Vantage. 1972–3 (prod. 70). 2-door saloon. F/R, 3995 cm³ (I6 DOHC). Last of the six-cylinder DBs till DB7 débuted in the 1990s, and post-David Brown (released when Aston Martin was under Company Developments’ ownership). Odd amalgam of the new two-headlamp front end and the outgoing DBS, complete with wire wheels. Engine essentially identical to that of DB5 in Vantage tune. Despite the name, less powerful than the other Aston Martin on offer at the time, the V8, and was, in fact, the entry-level model in the range at the time. Very rare.


Manufacturing location: Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, England

Marque: Aston Martin | Model: Aston Martin Vantage | Predecessor: Aston Martin DBS (1967–72) | Successor: Aston Martin DB7


Off-site link


Notes

Top image copyright ©2000 by Tim Cottingham and used with permission.

 

Search Carfolio for full specifications


Out now: Autocade Yearbook 2024