Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1977)
| Aston Martin | |
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 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
"bolt on flip tail" (1977) |
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| V8 Vantage | |
| Production period: | 1977-1989 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Coupé , convertible |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engine : 5.3 liters (279–322 kW) |
| Length: | 4585 mm |
| Width: | 1830 mm |
| Height: | 1330 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2610 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1820 kg |
| Previous model | Aston Martin DB6 Vantage |
| successor | Aston Martin Virage Vantage |
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage , presented in 1977 , is a street sports car produced by the British car manufacturer Aston Martin and based on the V8 coupe . It differs from him primarily through a significantly higher engine output and modified body parts. It is widely regarded as the first British supercar . In addition to the closed two-door model, the convertible V8 Vantage Volante was also available from time to time. Over the years, Aston Martin combined different body and engine variants with one another, so that in addition to the actual series models, a large number of special versions were created that were built in small series or remained individual pieces. The V8 Vantage is also the technical basis for the exclusive Aston Martin V8 Zagato , which has its own body.
History of origin
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Like the regular V8, the V8 Vantage goes back to the Aston Martin DBS presented in 1967 , which gradually replaced the technically and stylistically obsolete DB6 . The DBS had been developed while Aston Martin was part of the David Brown Group and was available with a new eight-cylinder V-engine developed under the direction of Tadek Marek from September 1969 in addition to the well-known six -cylinder engine. After Aston Martin ran into economic difficulties, David Brown sold the operation in 1972 to the Birmingham- based company Corporate Developments , which was primarily active as a property developer. The new owner continued production of the eight-cylinder sports car, but renamed the DBS V8 the Aston Martin V8. Corporate Developments was unable to consolidate Aston Martin, mainly because of the effects of the first oil price crisis . In 1974 it went bankrupt. Aston Martin did not build a single car in the first six months of 1975. It was not until June 1975 that a consortium of British and North American business people took over the company and incorporated it into Aston Martin Lagonda (1975) Ltd. had transferred, production was resumed, initially on a modest scale. In 1975 a total of only 21 cars were built, and three-digit production figures were achieved the following year. The new management under Alan Curtis set the course in 1976 for an expansion of the model range. Subsequently, further variants of the V8 were gradually developed, including a sports version, a convertible and a sedan.
The quickest way to achieve this was a performance-enhanced version, which was available in spring 1977. Initially, it was planned to offer the performance upgrade only as a tuning kit, with which Aston Martins Works Service would subsequently modify regular V8 coupés at the customer's request. But because demand was unexpectedly high beforehand, Aston Martin decided to make the performance-enhanced version a factory-offered model that was sold as the V8 Vantage.
The V8 Vantage attracted a lot of attention when it was launched in the spring of 1977. Many see it as the first British supercar. It was compared with the Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 "Daytona" (which had already been discontinued at the time) and the Lamborghini Countach .
The production of the V8 Vantage ended like that of the V8 in 1989 with the introduction of the newly designed Virage , of which there was a particularly strong Vantage version from 1992.
nomenclature
The English term Vantage means advantage. It has traditionally been used at Aston Martin since the DB2 for performance-enhanced versions of the respective production models. The only exception, contrary to tradition, was the Aston Martin Vantage from 1972, which was a weaker basic version of the V8 equipped with an old inline six-cylinder engine.
Body and technology
Engine and power transmission
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The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is powered by the same eight-cylinder V-engine that is used in the Coupé V8 and the Cabriolet V8 Volante. The cubic capacity of all variants is correspondingly 5341 cm³ (bore × stroke: 100 × 85 mm). The cylinder head, cylinder block and numerous add-on parts are made of aluminum alloys for reasons of weight. The cylinder bank angle is 90 degrees. Each cylinder bank has two overhead camshafts that control one intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder. Compared to the engine of the regular V8, the Vantage engine has larger intake and exhaust valves (diameter 2.1 inches) and a revised camshaft with modified timing, the same type as in the injection version of the eight-cylinder engine up to 1972. The pistons of the Vantage engine designed and manufactured the racing engine manufacturer Cosworth . In addition, the Weber 48 IDFD2 / 100 carburettors of the Vantage engine are larger. The V8 Vantage kept the carburetors until 1989. He did not take over the electronic injection system from Weber- Marelli , which Aston Martin introduced in 1986 for the fifth series of the regular V8. Finally, the Vantage models have a specially designed exhaust system.
The factory claimed the V8 Vantage's engine output was about 40 percent higher than that of a regular V8. Exact values were not disclosed. The contemporary British literature assumed performance values in the range of 430 bhp; individual speculations even reached up to 485 bhp. Measurements by the German TÜV , however, came to 380 hp (279 kW) for the first years of the V8 Vantage. In 1986, Aston Martin increased the output of the production model to 410 bhp (305 kW, 417 hp), and a 432 bhp (322 kW, 438 hp) engine was also available as an option.
In the first few years, only a manual five-speed transmission from ZF was offered as a power transmission . The three-speed automatic from Chrysler , which was built into most regular V8s, was initially not officially offered by the factory for the Vantage. Regardless of this, in 1978 at least one Vantage was equipped with a Chrysler TorqueFlite automatic transmission at the customer's request . The automatic transmission was only available as an option from 1986.
landing gear
The chassis of the V8 Vantage is basically the same as that of the regular V8. Due to a modified suspension, however, the car is lower. Adjustable shock absorbers from Koni were installed as standard . The rear suspension was stiffened and the brakes enlarged. Aston Martin fitted the V8 Vantage with 255/60 VR15 tires at the factory; 16-inch tires were standard from 1986. At the customer's request, wider tires were also available in the 1980s.
body
The body of the V8 Vantage is supported by a steel platform frame that Aston Martin has been manufacturing since 1973. The frame corresponds to that of the regular V8. The outer body panels are made of aluminum sheets that were handcrafted at Aston Martin. The wooden molds were supplied by the specialist company Woodmasters , who also manufactured the presses with which Aston Martin formed the sheet metal parts for the platform frame.
Stylistically, the body of the V8 Vantage largely corresponds to that of the regular V8. The bodyshell, the glazing and the essential sheet metal parts of the coupé body designed by William Towns were taken over unchanged. The external peculiarities of the Vantage mainly concern body parts. The larger-sized tires required larger wheel arches and wider wheel arches. On the V8 Vantage models, under the front bumpers, there is a large spoiler made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, painted in the vehicle color, with several air intakes. The spoiler reduces the flow resistance compared to the regular Vantage by around 10 percent. The radiator opening above the bumpers, which is barred on the regular V8, is usually closed with a cover painted in the vehicle color on the V8 Vantage. Two additional headlights are embedded in them. In the first five vehicles, these were small, flush-fitted headlights from Cibié , which, however, were replaced by larger units as early as 1977 due to their very weak luminosity. The cover of the entire front of the car with a Plexiglas pane, which was tested in a prototype, was not taken over into series production. A rear spoiler is attached to the trunk lid, the shape of which has changed over the years. A special feature of the Vantage models is also the heavily bulged engine hood. The shapes vary in detail. The Vantage retained the bulge even after 1986, when the regular saloons received a flat hood.
These design features are usually associated with the V8 Vantage, but are not found on all vehicles in the series. Each V8 Vantage was unique, the equipment of which was individually coordinated with the customer. This is how several Vantages were created whose radiator opening above the bumper is not covered. In addition to the preferences of the customer, this could also have technical reasons: For example, Aston Martin recommended not to cover the radiator opening when delivering to very hot regions. The same goes for the air intakes in the hood, which were open on some early Vantage models. On the other hand, some customers had the add-on parts that were common for the V8 Vantage - especially the front spoiler - attached to their regular V8 coupés. Overall, there are numerous hybrid forms that make it difficult to identify a V8 Vantage on the basis of external features.
The individual series
From 1977 to 1989 Aston Martin produced a total of around 360 copies of the V8 Vantage. With regard to the development steps, a distinction is usually made between three series, with some further differentiations being made within the individual series.
Series 1: V540 (1977–1978)
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The first series of the Aston Martin Vantage is factory designated as the V540. It comprises 39 vehicles that were manufactured from 1977 until the so-called Oscar India modifications were introduced in October 1978. The years 1977 and 1978 differ significantly in some details:
1977: Bolt-on
The first 16 cars, built in 1977, have bodies from the contemporary V8 saloon that were subsequently converted at Aston Martins Works Service . Aston Martin also used the hood of the V8 Saloon Series 3 for them , the special feature of which is a very large air inlet opening. This opening was subsequently welded for the Vantage models. They also had the rear spoiler installed on the trunk lid and the fender corners. These first 16 Vantage are called bolt-on flip-tail or bolt-on for short in the British-speaking world (English bolt : screwed). The first five of these cars also differ from the later examples in that they are particularly small, inefficient additional headlights.
1978: Flip-tails
Subsequently, Aston Martin manufactured another 23 Vantages in 1978, the hood of which is now tailored directly to this model; they were produced from in with no air inlet opening. The rear spoiler is also integrated directly into the body. The terms molded flip-tail or flip-tail , with which this sub-series is unofficially referred to, refer to this design feature . Flip-tail bodies also received most of the Cosmetic V8 Vantages destined for the US .
Series 2: V540 OI and V580 (1978–1986)
In October 1978, Aston Martin introduced the fourth series of the regular V8, unofficially known as Oscar India . The term takes on the paraphrases of the aviation alphabet for the letters O and I, which in this context actually stand for October-Introduced . Technical and stylistic changes were associated with it. Aston Martin transferred some of them to the V8 Vantage, which appeared in the second series. It can in turn be divided into two sub-series:
V 540 OI
The first tranche of the second series is known internally as the V540 OI. The externally perceptible changes include a newly designed, slightly longer rear section. The trunk lid now runs out almost horizontally; The V8 Vantage no longer has a pronounced rear spoiler in this generation. There were no changes to the engine. In the case of the regular V8 Coupés, the change to the Oscar India specification was associated with the introduction of a wood-paneled dashboard. Aston Martin did not adopt this detail for the V540 OI; the factory believed that the wood paneling might distract drivers.
In this form, the V8 Vantage was in the program from October 1978 to March 1980. A total of 44 vehicles were built during this time.
V580
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In the spring of 1980, Aston Martin made some technical changes to the V8 Vantage. The cars in this range are factory-designated as the V580. The changes mainly concerned an alignment of the cylinder heads of the V8 Vantage with those of the four-door sedan Lagonda, which until then had been designed differently. For Aston Martin, it was mainly about standardization. Test reports came to the result that the V8 Vantage engine runs quieter and is more willing to turn with these changes; in addition, consumption has decreased slightly. The Oscar India body initially remained unchanged in this version. In 1981, Aston Martin switched to 275/55 VR15 tires, which initially continued to use GNK rims. Associated with this were further exposed wheel arches, so that the width of the car increased by 2 cm. By December 1982 43 vehicles of this configuration had been built.
At the beginning of 1983, Aston Martin introduced rims from BBS . From the BBS Oscar Indias, Aston Martin built 94 cars until the end of 1985.
Series 3: V580X (1986-1989)
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In 1986 the last development stage of the V8 Vantage appeared, with which Aston Martin made a technical adjustment to the V8 Zagato that had been introduced shortly before. It is referred to in the factory as V50X, and the term X-Pack has also been unofficially established. In this series, the V8 Vantage took over the factory-internal V580X, 410 bhp (308 kW, 419 hp) engine from the V8 Zagato Coupé. This engine was still equipped with carburettors, while the engine of the regular V8 saloon was switched to an electronic injection system at about the same time. From 1987, a further increase in output of the Vantage engine to 432 bhp (322 kW, 438 PS) was finally possible, which came about by increasing the compression ratio to 10.5: 1 and by opening the carburetor. This package, unofficially called Big Bore , was not offered at the factory; However, customers were able to order the retrofitting from Aston Martins Works Service at a later date . With the increase in performance of the third Vantage series, minor chassis changes were associated; the cars now had Goodyear 255/50 ZR16 tires and Ronal rims as standard . As before, a manual transmission was provided as standard; Chrysler's automatic transmission was now a factory option. Stylistically, the X-Pack generation is characterized by stronger flared fenders; some cars also have eye-catching side skirts.
By the late summer of 1987, Aston Martin had built 137 V8 Vantages of the V580X series. According to one source, "most" of them were shipped with the big-bore package.
Cosmetic Vantages
Because its engine did not meet the local emissions regulations, the V8 Vantage was not allowed to be sold in the USA. To get around this problem, from 1978 onwards Aston Martin built a range of mixer vehicles called Cosmetic Vantages . Outwardly they correspond to the V8 Vantage sold in Europe, but do not have its powerful engine, but the version of the V8 engine designed for the US market, which was also offered there in the regular V8 saloon. These cars were significantly less powerful than the V8 Vantage and also less powerful than the regular V8 in Europe. For most of the United States, the engine output was 260 bhp (194 kW; 263 hp). For California , where even stricter emissions regulations applied, a special variant with only 200 bhp (149 kW, 202 PS) was planned.
In total, Aston Martin built 11 or 13 Cosmetic Vantages for the North American market in the late 1970s, depending on the source . Most of them have the bodies of the flip-tail generation, but some also correspond externally to the Oscar India version, and at least one Cosmetic had body details from the X-Pack series introduced in 1986 . Many, but not all, have US style safety bumpers. Most of these cars have since been retrofitted with European Vantage engines; some were also reimported to Europe.
Aston Martin also built Cosmetic Vantages for European customers in the 1980s . They usually have the engines of the regular V8 saloon adapted to the European market. Different mixed forms are possible here.
The convertibles
The beginning: retrofitted valances
Especially with a view to the North American market, Aston Martin had introduced an open version of the V8 in the summer of 1978, which was traditionally sold as the V8 Volante. In the first few years, the Volante was only available from the factory with the standard engine that was also offered in the regular V8 Coupé. According to the factory, the powerful Vantage engine was unsuitable for the open car for safety reasons. At the same time, Aston Martins Works Service has retrofitted a total of six valances with Vantage engines since the late 1970s at the special customer request. The cars went to the Sultan of Brunei as well as to customers in the Middle East and South Africa . They are very different stylistically; only one of these converted cars comes close to the later V8 Vantage Volante.
V8 Vantage Volante
From October 1986 a combination of a convertible and a powerful Vantage engine was also available ex works. The model sold as the V8 Vantage Volante corresponds technically to the Vantage of the third series (V580X X-Pack ), i.e. it has the 410 bhp (308 kW, 419 PS) carburettor engine. Externally, the Vantage Volante stands out from the standard Volante with eye-catching spoilers, flared fenders and side skirts. The rear spoiler integrated into the rear end took up the shape of the V8 flip-tail coupé produced in 1978 . The stylistic changes were not necessary for aerodynamic reasons, but gave the vehicle “a special presence”. They were not consistently endorsed. Some voices considered it “tasteless”, others were of the opinion that it would make the V8 Volante a “caricature of a sports car”. The V8 Vantage Volante reached a top speed of 270 km / h. This made it the fastest convertible in the world to be produced in series at the time.
From October 1986 to late summer 1989, 109 Vantage Volantes were built, 30 of them with automatic transmissions. They were the most expensive models in the Aston Martin program. When it launched, a Vantage Volante cost £ 93,500. Three years later, the last copies were priced at £ 135,000. That made them £ 25,000 more expensive than a closed V8 Vantage and £ 15,000 more than a regular V8 Volante.
V8 Vantage Volante Prince of Wales
A special version of the V8 Vantage Volante goes back to Prince Charles , the Prince of Wales . The son of the British Queen ordered a vehicle in 1987 that combined the drive technology of the V8 Vantage Volante with the sleek body of the regular V8 Volante. It did without the front and rear spoilers and the side sills, and the radiator opening was not closed. Only the wheel arches were exhibited further than on the regular V8 Volante; however, the broadening did not reach the format of the X-Pack design. The car had the 16-inch Ronal rims that are also used on the V8 Vantage Volante. This version is unofficially known as the V8 Vantage Volante Prince of Wales (or PoW).
After the first copy was delivered to Prince Charles, Aston Martin decided to run a small series based on this configuration. A total of 22 Prince of Wales volantes were created; one of them had an automatic transmission. Today they are coveted collector's items, reaching sales prices of up to £ 1 million 30 years after production was discontinued.
V8 Vantage Volante Ecurie Ecosse
A small special series of three vehicles is unofficially called the Ecurie Ecosse because two of them were built for the owners of the Edinburgh- based Scottish racing team Ecurie Ecosse , which experienced a revival in the late 1980s. These three convertibles are further mixed versions that demonstrate Aston Martin's willingness to customize their cars and combine various configuration details. Technically and stylistically, they largely correspond to the Prince of Wales models, but have the striking integrated X-Pack rear spoiler of the standard V8 Vantage Volante.
Cosmetic V8 Vantage flounces
While the Prince of Wales series and the Ecurie Ecosse models combine the powerful engine of the Vantage with the sleek body of the regular V8 Volante, Aston Martin developed a reverse combination for the North American market. Because the Vantage motor was not approved there, a series of open Cosmetic V8 Vantage flounces were created from 1987, analogous to the closed Cosmetic Vantages . These left-hand drive cars have the conspicuously widened body of the European Vantage Volante in the X-Pack style, but are powered by the petrol -injected V8 engine also used in the regular fifth series V8 Coupe. Most of them have the flat bonnet that can only be used in conjunction with gasoline injection. The engine output is around 315 bhp (235 kW, 320 PS). Aston Martin built a total of 58 cars of this configuration, 47 of which are equipped with an automatic transmission. Five other cosmetics were created based on the Prince of Wales configuration.
Conversions
In addition to the 5.4-liter engines offered by the factory, the V8 Vantage, like all other members of the V8 family (and its successor, the Virage), has been equipped with larger engines with different displacements since 1989. The starting point was a variant of the eight-cylinder engine enlarged to 6.3 liters, developed by the independent tuning company Richard S. Williams (RSW). Their performance was given as 470 bhp. In 1991 Aston Martins Works Service took over this engine, which has since been offered as a retrofit. Richard Williams then developed further variants of the Aston Martin engine. The largest of them has a displacement of 7.0 liters. it can also be installed in the closed and open V8 Vantage.
V8 Vantage Zagato
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The Aston Martin V8 Zagato is a special model that combines the drive technology of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage with an individual body that the Italian Carrozzeria Zagato designed and built. With this project, agreed at the 1984 Geneva Motor Show, both companies built on the 1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato . The aim was to jointly build a 300 km / h sports car. Accordingly, the Zagato body that Giuseppe Mittino had designed was particularly light and also designed with special attention to efficient aerodynamics. The drag coefficient was 0.33. The 410 bhp (308 kW, 419 PS) Vantage engine of the V580X generation was used. With it, the closed V8 Zagato reached a top speed of 299 km / h. Aston Martin and Zagato built a total of 89 coupes by 1989. The open version V8 Zagato Volante was derived from this and, in contrast to the V8 Zagato Coupé, had the injection engine of the regular V8 Saloon EFI. It developed 315 bhp (235 kW; 320 PS), so that the convertible, which was also heavier than the coupé, only had a top speed of 257 km / h. By 1989, depending on the source, 25 or 37 convertibles had been built.
Production and prices
Coupes
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage was built from 1977 to 1989. Around 360 vehicles, prototypes and cosmetic vantages, not counting, were built during this time . Sales prices rose gradually from £ 20,000 when the model was introduced to £ 110,000 for the last series in 1989. The V8 Vantage Volantes were even more expensive, of which 134 vehicles (excluding cosmetics ) were built in three years .
| series | model | Period | production | UK Price |
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| Series 1 | V8 Vantage Bolt on Fliptail | 1977 | 16 | £ 20,000 |
| V8 Vantage Molded Fliptail | 1978 | 23 | £ 23,000 | |
| Series 2 | V8 Vantage V540 OI | October 1978 – March 1980 | 44 | £ 25,998 (October 1978) |
| £ 29,000 (April 1979) | ||||
| £ 32,500 (November 1979) | ||||
| V8 Vantage V580 | April 1980 – December 1982 | 43 | £ 37,000 (April 1980) | |
| £ 40,000 (March 1981) | ||||
| £ 42,500 (February 1982) | ||||
| V8 Vantage V580BBS | 1982-January 1986 | 94 | £ 45,000 (February 1983) | |
| £ 50,000 (April 1984) | ||||
| £ 57,000 (June 1985) | ||||
| £ 59,500 (January 1986) | ||||
| Series 3 | V8 Vantage V580X ("X-Pack") | February 1986 – August 1989 | 137 | £ 63,500 (October 1986) |
| £ 70,000 (March 1987) | ||||
| £ 75,000 (October 1987) | ||||
| £ 79,500 (March 1988) | ||||
| £ 87,000 (September 1988) | ||||
| £ 100,000 (February 1989) | ||||
| £ 110,000 (August 1989) |
Vantage flounces
| model | Period | production | UK Price |
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| V8 Vantage Volante | 1986-1989 | 109 | £ 80,000 (October 1986) |
| £ 87,500 (March 1987) | |||
| £ 93,500 (October 1987) | |||
| £ 99,500 (March 1988) | |||
| £ 109,000 (September 1988) | |||
| £ 125,000 (March 1989) | |||
| £ 135,000 (August 1989) | |||
| V8 Vantage Volante Prince of Wales | 1987-1989 | 22nd | |
| V8 Vantage Volante Ecurie Ecosse | 1987-1989 | 3 | |
| Cosmetic V8 Vantage Volante | 1986-1989 | 58 | |
| Cosmetic V8 Vantage Volante Prince of Wales | 1987-1989 | 5 |
literature
- Dieter Günter: The flying gentleman's room: Aston Martin DBS, V8, Vantage and Volante , in: Oldtimer Markt 5/2004, p. 186 ff.
- Chris Harvey: Aston Martin and Lagonda , The Oxford Illustrated Press, 1979, ISBN 0-902280-68-6
- F. Wilson McComb: Aston Martin V8s , Osprey Publishing, London 1981, ISBN 0-85045-399-2
- Andrew Noakes: Aston Martin fascination . Parragon, Bath 2006, ISBN 978-1-40547-900-4 .
- NN: Buying an Aston Martin DBS and V8 : Kaufberatung in Thoroughbred & Classic Cars, December 2002, p. 128 ff.
- William Presland: Aston Martin V8 . Crowood Press 2009. ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4
- Rainer Schlegelmilch, Hartmut Lehbrink, Jochen von Osterroth: Aston Martin . Verlag Könemann 2005. ISBN 3-8331-1058-9 .
- Jonathan Wood: Aston Martin DB4, DB5 and DB6: The Complete Story , The Crowood Press Ltd (August 3, 2000), ISBN 9781861263308
- Andrew Whyte: The Aston Martin and Lagonda. Volume 1: Six-cylinder DB models . Motor Racing Publications, London 1984, ISBN 0900549831 .
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ Something different applies to individual Cosmetic Vantages and Cosmetic Vantage Volantes intended for North America , which were produced from 1986 onwards. They had the unchanged engine of the regular V8 Saloon EFI (Series 5) and are usually not considered a proper V8 Vantage.
- ↑ By the end of 1972 the frames were made by David Brown in Huddersfield. The relocation of frame production to Aston Martin in Newport Pagnell took place in early 1973; it temporarily affected the series production of the Aston Martin V8.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Dieter Günter: The flying gentleman's room: Aston Martin DBS, V8, Vantage and Volante , in: Oldtimer Markt 5/2004, p. 187.
- ↑ Andrew Whyte: The Aston Martin and Lagonda. Volume 1: Six-cylinder DB models . Motor Racing Publications, London 1984, ISBN 0900549831 , p. 126.
- ↑ a b Rainer Schlegelmilch, Hartmut Lehbrink, Jochen von Osterroth: Aston Martin . Verlag Könemann 2005. ISBN 3-8331-1058-9 , p. 176.
- ↑ Chris Harvey: Aston Martin and Lagonda , The Oxford Illustrated Press, 1979, ISBN 0-902280-68-6 , p. 37.
- ↑ Andrew Noakes: Fascination Aston Martin . Parragon, Bath 2006, ISBN 978-1-4054-7900-4 , p. 102.
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 . Crowood Press 2009. ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p. 55.
- ↑ Andrew Noakes: Fascination Aston Martin . Parragon, Bath 2006, ISBN 978-1-40547-900-4 , p. 110.
- ↑ a b c Brief description of the bolt-on and flip-tail V8 Vantages on the website astonmartins.com (accessed November 4, 2019).
- ^ Andrew Noakes: Faszination Aston Martin , Parragon, Bath 2006, ISBN 978-1-40547-900-4 , p. 112.
- ↑ Jonathan Wood: Aston Martin DB4, DB5 and DB6: The Complete Story , The Crowood Press Ltd (August 3, 2000), ISBN 9781861263308 , p. 24.
- ↑ Chris Harvey: Aston Martin and Lagonda , The Oxford Illustrated Press, 1979, ISBN 0-902280-68-6 , p. 34.
- ↑ a b c d Chris Harvey: Aston Martin and Lagonda , The Oxford Illustrated Press, 1979, ISBN 0-902280-68-6 , p. 38.
- ↑ a b c Andrew Noakes: Fascination Aston Martin . Parragon, Bath 2006, ISBN 978-1-40547-900-4 , p. 111.
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 , Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p 73rd
- ↑ a b William Presland: Aston Martin V8 , Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p 74th
- ↑ Rainer Schlegelmilch, Hartmut Lehbrink, Jochen von Osterroth: Aston Martin , Verlag Könemann 2005. ISBN 3-8331-1058-9 , p. 184.
- ↑ a b c d William Presland: Aston Martin V8 , Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p. 76.
- ↑ Andrew Whyte: The Aston Martin and Lagonda. Volume 1: Six-cylinder DB models , Motor Racing Publications, London 1984, ISBN 0900549831 , p. 124.
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 . Crowood Press 2009. ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p. 77.
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 . Crowood Press 2009. ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p. 83.
- ↑ a b Brief description of the V540 OI and V580 Vantages on the website astonmartins.com (accessed October 31, 2019).
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 , Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p 78th
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 . Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p. 127.
- ↑ Description of the V8 Vantage X-Packs on the website astonmartins.com (accessed on November 3, 2019).
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 . Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p. 121.
- ↑ William Presland: Aston Martin V8 . Crowood Press 2009. ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , p. 53.
- ↑ a b Brief description of Cosmetic Vantages on the website astonmartins.com (accessed on October 31, 2019).
- ↑ Brief description of the Fliptail Cosmetics on the website astonmartins.com (accessed October 31, 2019).
- ↑ a b William Presland: Aston Martin V8 , Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , S. 114th
- ↑ Brief description on the website astonmartins.com (accessed on November 2, 2019).
- ↑ a b c Description of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante on the website astonmartins.com (accessed on November 2, 2019).
- ↑ Andrew Noakes: Fascination Aston Martin . Parragon, Bath 2006, ISBN 978-1-40547-900-4 , p. 143.
- ↑ a b c William Presland: Aston Martin V8 , Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , S. 116th
- ↑ Andrew Noakes: Fascination Aston Martin . Parragon, Bath 2006, ISBN 978-1-40547-900-4 , p. 113.
- ↑ Description of the V8 Vantage Volante Ecurie Ecosse on the website astonmartins.com (accessed on November 3, 2019).
- ↑ a b William Presland: Aston Martin V8 , Crowood Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-84797 066-4 , S. 119th
- ↑ Description of the Cosmetic V8 Vantage Volantes on the website astonmartins.com (accessed on November 2, 2019).
- ↑ Brief description of the conversions on the website astonmartins.com (accessed on November 3, 2019).