These cars are distinguished by a taller hood scoop to accommodate four twin-choke (two-barrel) Weber carbs.
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The car switched back to Weber carburetors for the Series 3 in 1973, ostensibly to help the car pass new stricter emissions standards in California but most likely because Aston Martin was unable to make the Bosch fuel injection system work correctly. Series 3 ġ973 AM V8 with the tall Series 3 hood scoop The first 34 cars still carried leftover "DBS V8" badging. Although David Brown had left the company, he had overseen development of this model. AM V8 cars, produced from May 1972 through July 1973, used a similar engine to the DBS V8, albeit with Bosch fuel injection rather than the earlier carburetors.
Visual differences included twin quartz-halogen headlights and a mesh grille, a front design which was to last until the end of production in 1989. The V8 became known as the AM V8, a model retroactively referred to as the Series 2 V8 to separate it from later models. In April 1972, the DBS V8 became just the Aston Martin V8 as the six-cylinder DBS was dropped, leaving just this car and the six-cylinder Vantage in production. A third "replica" car was commissioned by a private party. It is based on a DBS V8 and two cars were commissioned by the tobacco company W.O.Wills to promote their new premium brand of cigarettes: one show car with chassis number DBSV8/10380/R and one road going car with chassis number DBSV8/10381/RC. The DBS V8 by Ogle Design was introduced in 1972 at the Montreal Motor Show. 402 DBS V8s were built.Ī DBS V8 was planned to be used by Roger Moore's character Brett Sinclair in the television show, The Persuaders! but no V8 car was available at that time so a six-cylinder DBS was modified to look like a V8 model for use in the show.ĭBS V8 by Ogle Design (chassis number DBSV8/10381/RC) at Aston Martin's centennial celebration in July 2013 DBS V8 by Ogle Design The DBS V8 could reach 100km/h (62mph) in 7.1 seconds and had a top speed of 242km/h (150 mph). Output was not officially released, but estimates center around 315 hp (235 kW). Marek's V8 engine displaced 5.3 L (5,340 cc/325 in 3) and used Bosch fuel injection. Other contributions to the weight gain included heavier ventilated brake discs, air conditioning, fatter tyres, a new and stronger ZF gearbox as well as some extra bodywork beneath the front bumper. The tail lights were taken from the Hillman Hunter.Ī road test report of the time noted that the car had gained 250 lb (113 kg) in weight with the fitting of the V8 in place of the previously used six-cylinder unit, despite the manufacturer's assurance that the engine weighed only 30 lb (14 kg) more than the older straight-six. Distinguishing features of the V8 model are the larger front air dam, 225/70VR15 tyres and lack of wire wheels, though some six-cylinder DBS cars also used the V8's alloy wheels. The body was a modern reinterpretation of the traditional Aston Martin look, with a squared-off grille and four headlights (William Towns admitted that the rear quarters were "borrowed" from the early Ford Mustang).
Though the body and name was shared with the six-cylinder DBS, the V8 sold for much more.
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Aston Martin DBS (with DBS V8 body) from the TV show "The Persuaders!" at Aston Martin's centennial celebration in July 2013įrom 1969 through 1972, Aston's flagship model was the DBS V8.
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