I'm Building a Car

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Andrew Davies. I'm Building a Car

Introduction

“Don’t just buy a car, have one made!”

Detail: the plan, the goal

The project begins (arrival)

A bigger job than expected

Progress is slow

Bit by Bit - piece by piece

Challenges

How much I hear you say?

Compliance - 2016

Submission 2016

Green is the colour I choose

The painting process

Finished

History of the racing DBR's

The Story of the DBR2

The real deal!

ARA Racing's DBR2 replica (ASM)

Credits

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So I made one!

That’s the statement that I feel inspired me to build a car, it was featured in a 1976 advert for a gold Aston Martin V8 Saloon, I had cut it out and placed it in an old frame it hung upon my bedroom wall as a lad.

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That’s it, it’s a C-type and I began looking for a manual XJ6 to canablize, I checked out a few local donors, I recall Rosa and the boys being quite disgusted at dirty neglected cars we looked at, a few offers but no sale, it was not to be!

The UK kit car market is amazing, it’s a real mature “cottage industry” and the information available on line, in magazines is invaluable. Be it a Seven replica with a V12, a Lamborgini or Ferrari, even dare I say an Aston Martin V8 Volante based on an MX5 (available in Aussie too). While flipping though the latest edition of kit cars at my local newsagent, (circa 2005), out of the corner of my eye I noticed an Aston Martin DBR2 replica, yes that would be nice. The very brief article announced the arrival of a new manufacturer ARA Racing, but stressed the cars were only available fully built to the manufacturers specification with either AM engine or Jaguar engine, the article lamented that no kit will be available these will be finished registered cars only. Dam that’s not what I want.

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