Aston Martin Rust Oration

Aston Martins are usually bought new by wealthy people who either treasure them as part of the family, or have fun with them (or pose with them) and then sell them on when a new toy catches their eye.

If the latter, the poor car is at risk of working it’s way down the food chain, each owner wanting a flash car, but less and less prepared to spend the right kind of money on up-keep. Until it hits the ‘Arthur Daley’ who buffs it up and insists that it’s a beautiful piece of British engineering, and as such is worth three times its actually value…. And some poor sucker buys it without a clue as to the cost of getting it even safe to drive, let alone beautiful again.

If you are going to buy an Aston Martin ‘in need of some restoration’ , I have two pieces of advice – do your homework dilligently, and start saving now.

ROJ, when finished, will be a working car – he’ll have to be to earn his keep – and will be available for promotions. exhibitions, weddings funerals etc etc…

There is great debate among AMOC members split between the concours brigade, and the love it but use it brigade. Me – I’m in the latter.

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