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Royal Wedding: Aston Martin DB6 Volante "EBY 776J"

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  1. El Wayne

    El Wayne F1 World Champ Staff Member Lifetime Rossa Owner

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  2. Carsonp

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    i think i heard it runs on wine?
     
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  3. 4re Nut

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    http://green.autoblog.com/2008/07/01/prince-charles-converts-38-year-old-aston-martin-to-run-on-briti/

     
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  4. Kaivball

    Kaivball Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Amazing. ****ing EU telling you how much wine you can make.

    Quotas? Is this the frigging Soviet Union???

    Kai
     
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  5. Arvin Grajau

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    mark2 DB6,a rare car.
     
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    Gun turrets optional?
     
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  7. JCR

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    Interesting not only about the car but the aircraft flyby too; a Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire. What does this tell us about the state of modern cars and aircraft?
     
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    The queen's Bentley is rather new, but the Royals are about tradition.

    This isn't the neuvaux riche crowd...
     
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    Rather the very definition of "old money". ;)
     
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  10. El Wayne

    El Wayne F1 World Champ Staff Member Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    I was able to get the chassis number: DB6MK2VC/3785/R
     
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    Exactly; I'm sure any manufacturer worldwide would have given them any car they wanted to drive away in.

    A new Virage Volante (or DBS V) would have been pretty sweet too.
     
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    They Royals actually have a formal arrangement with Audi to use their cars for the 'everyday' stuff.
    CH
     
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  13. Arvin Grajau

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    SU's or Webers or injection?
     
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    My first reaction upon seeing footage was "No way he's going to make it where he's going." Old car, rarely used- a breakdown waiting to happen. Looks like he only had to go a few miles, which I'm sure made it a safer bet.
     
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  15. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

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    That car was restored a few years ago by AM,would be strong .
     
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  16. Pranucci

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    It looks to be a Vantage spec engine which had 3*45 DCOE
    Webers and 9.4:1 compression ratio, although 1 had fuel injection.
    38 Mk2 Volantes made, 21 were automatics.
     
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  17. Arvin Grajau

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    thankyou,i had a mark2 on injection,can't be many still on it most were converted under warranty to SUs.
     
    Arvin Grajau, May 3, 2011
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