History Aston Martin

I was watching Jeeves and Wooster, and really like the looks of the car he drives. I would love to someday build something similar. I was thinking model T parts and a Oldsmobile QUAD 4 motor with hand built body.

Some internet searching turned up very little I did manage to find it is thought to be a 1928 Aston Martin 1.5 Litre thanks to IMCDB.org




I was hoping there were some people on here familiar with these cars and could point me to some resources to find more information on them. The internet doesn't seem to have much information.

 

I got a buddy who's involved with an Aston Martin club, I'll let you know when as soon as I get details for you. Hate to think what those '20's versions are worth. Be cool to see that style done with T parts though.

 

I have driven a few early Astons (and a few modern ones, too). You wanna be like James Bond? First you have to be able to afford the toys. I'm more like James Bonds redneck cousin.

Here is a link to a brief history, with some links to people who can give you more info than you would ever need.

http://www.speedace.info/aston_martin.htm

 

Nice looking cars IMO. Check the cl***ifieds on PreWarCar.com there should be a few on there. Google Aston Martin Razor if you like sengle sear record cars.

 

Thanks for introducing me to another car I would absolutely love to have but could never dream of affording. Im not sure if i should be mad or glad, lol.

 

Building a car using the formulas of proportion & weight distribution as seen in these Astons would yield a very fine ( 'chuckable' ) car. Chev 4 comes to mind as power. The black car in profile shows how balanced these things are. Look at the superb drop in the ch***is rails. Have a notion the rear axle was underslung ?

 

Some of these pre-war British cars, like the LeMans Bentleys, used Weymann fabric bodies which might make construction from scratch a possibility. http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/w/weymann/weymann.htm One really needs to see these cars in person to realize how m***ive they were. I think the most difficult part would be coming up with an appropriate looking radiator shell. Originals are hugely expensive.

 

A lot of the early british stuff used an underslung design, parallel leaf springs above the ch***is so the ch***is hangs off/under the axles, which is a great way to get everything down low (which is why i am building my T the same way!!)

 

check out the AMOC.org club web site

 

Thanks for the great link. I saw a similar looking car in the show, and it looked like the body was black leather with a painted hood. Looked really sharp.

Thanks guys!

I knew you guys would come through.

I found this cool drawing of a very similar but later car.

 

A little older//1921-1925 1.5Litre

 

The 60 degree Chevy V6 might be narrow enough to use in something like that and would offer more displacement. It's actually a willing little thing and should respond well to hop ups.

 

The Bentleys were m***ive indeed but the pre-war Aston Martins were quite light, about Morgan size, or Frazer-Nash/HRG/etc., i.e. a bit bigger than an T-series MG, as one might expect from the 1500cc (91cu. in.) engine.