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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the unification of the publishing efforts of AMOC East and West. This pooling of efforts has led to a national club magazine that is second to none in terms of graphics, with most articles submitted by members all over North America. If there is any-thing Aston going on in your neck of the woods, please feel free to pass it on to your club magazine.

I hope everyone’s summer has been busy with car events. In the Northeast the season is quite short and a couple of bad weather weekends can make the time pass without much seeming to happen car-wise. The 42nd Lime Rock AMOC meet has come and gone and will be reported on in the next issue. If anyone has unusual memories of the weekend they would like

to share with the club it would be most welcome in these pages (names will be changed to protect the innocent).

The editor welcomes submissions from members. A few things to note, however. Text should be submitted in an easily edit-ed form, with some edition of Microsoft Word preferred. I can handle Apple’s Pages, so for Mac users this should not be an impediment. Images should be sent in the highest resolution possible. Sometimes this takes several emails but we end up with the best print images this way, and as you can see some of our results have been stunning. Whenever possible please add captions, especially when there are people present.

—Bob Epstein, Executive Editor

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from the editor

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

On the cover: DB4 at Lime Rock 2012. Above photo:“Rasputin” LML841, the DB2/4 of Chairman Hazen

with racing-friendly gel battery

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We are committed to both inform and entertain our membership,

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AmoC NA east Chair & Publisher Jim Hazen

executive editor Bob Epstein

Senior managing editor Richard “Nick” Candee

managing editor—West Guy Simpson

editor—West Coast Kohei Saito

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Aston Martin Owners Club North America Quarterly Journal

Spring 2012

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TablE of CoNTENTS

1 fROM THE EDITOR Bob Epstein

4 BACKfIRE!

5 OuT WEST George Wood

5 BACK EAST Jim Hazen

6 RACING LINE Fakes, Facsimiles and Cheats — Murray L. Smith

11 SHELBY AND fRIENDS Photo Essay — Donna Banister / AMHT

16 PAINTING fROM THE HEART Keith Woodcock

28 fEATuRE CREATuRE: MARK III John David

32 GRAND-AM AT ROAD AMERICA Henry Matson

34 RALLY TO GuLfSTREAM Charlie Rose

36 MID-DAY IN MANHATTAN Leonard Levin

38 TECH TALK

39 CHAMPAGNE BRITISH CAR fESTIVAL Henry Matson

40 CuTTING/SHELBY/SALVADORI TRIBuTE Doreen Green

44 NEW MEMBERS

45 CLASSIfIEDS

46 uPCOMING EVENTS

48 CLuB DIRECTORY

Cockpit of the 1936 Lagonda LG45 Team Car, EPE 97, of Dan Ghose.

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To the Editor:

On March 31st, Hagerty Insurance held their Driving Experience program on a closed course at the Texas Museum of Automotive History at fair Park in Dallas, TX. More than 30 young drivers ages 15-25 received lessons on how to operate a manual transmis-sion—and they learned behind the wheel of a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 and other iconic classic cars.

Hagerty launched the Driving Experience in 2011 in response to the national trend of teens’ lack of interest and experience with cars. According to the Department of Transportation and university of Michigan, only 45 percent of 17 year olds have driv-ers’ licenses today, a decrease of 21 percent since 1980. Today’s teens also rarely have access to manual transmissions since more than 90 percent of new cars are equipped with automatic trans-missions.

This event aims to excite youth about driving by introducing them to different genres of classic cars and passing on the skills of operating a manual transmission.—thank you for your time and consideration,

tabetha Salsbury

Youth Advocacy Coordinator, hagerty

baCKfIRE!

Please direct all correspondence for publication to the Editor: vantagepointamoc@gmail.com

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AmoC-NA/eASt

baCK EaST2012 has proved to be another good year for the AMOC NA East. We’ve had a wealth of events from florida to Ontario and out to Wisconsin. Most notably our annual Lime Rock event was enhanced by the attendance of Andrea Zagato of Zagato Design in Italy. With Andrea in attendance so did many Zagato Astons. It was a fun and fantastic Aston week-

end that I for one will remember with fondness for many years to come. We even have a commemorative polo shirt to show for the weekend!

All of the events that have taken place this year continue to make for a vibrant Club. There have been opportunities to tour, track, socialize, and learn about our cars. Best of all, the people you meet are some of the nicest I know. As always I encourage all of you, as your schedule permits, to try to attend at least one AMOC event per year.

I also want to comment on the changes that have taken place in the AMOC in the uK. With the election of John Goldsmith as AMOC Chairman, the global Club seems to have a bit of a

new spring in its step. John is a decisive man and he has moved quickly to clarify the AMOC’s direction and right the finances of the Club overall. He is also encouraging a much more equitable arrangement where those that gain the greatest value from the Barn and the services of the uK staff take on a larger portion of the costs for those services.

In 2013 Aston Martin will celebrate the centenary of its found-ing. It has survived many near death experiences, its best efforts to the contrary; Aston owners will be able to bask in the notori-ety of the marque. There are bound to be numerous Concours and sporting events that will honor the marque here in North America. As they develop, we will let you know. There are some very special plans in the works for the uK. This includes a major event in the uK and a grand tour of Europe in the Spring of 2013. If you have an interest please contact me for more information.

I hope to see you on the road.

Enjoy the drive!—Jim Hazen, Chairman – Section East

AmoC-NA/WeSt

oUT WESTIt’s time to pack the bags for Monterey, and this year promises to be extra special. The Shelby Cobra is the featured marque at Laguna Seca, and as a class at the Pebble Beach Concours. The Shelby-Aston connection is a strong one, with Carroll Shelby partnering with Roy Salvadori for the 1959 Le Mans victory in the Aston Martin DBR1. unfortunately Carroll

passed away earlier this year (as well as Roy, and DBR1 designer Ted Cutting), and despite serious medical issues for much of his life, Carroll’s accomplishments leave us with the feeling that he died too soon. Carroll’s wife Cleo and daughter Simone will be at Monterey, and we look forward to hosting them at some of the AMOC sponsored events over the weekend. Our traditional

block of rooms has been rented at the Casa Munras, and Aston Martin of North America has invited club members to a private estate for a friday breakfast reception where the new Vanquish will be on display. friday evening will be our traditional dinner at fandango’s, while on Saturday members will have a catered lunch at Laguna Seca Raceway as well as a barbecue at the Casa Munras later that evening. Our thanks to member Don Rose and RM Auctions for making available VIP tickets for their auction, as well as Bonham’s for notice of the Aston Martin’s on the block at Quail Lodge. The overall experience this year will be memorable. Hope to see you there!

Happy Motoring!—George Wood, Chairman – Section West

“In 2013 Aston Martin will celebrate the centenary of its founding. It has survived many near death experiences, its best efforts to the contrary…”

I was offered a really nice car the other day—very similar in every respect to a car I have always wanted—but it’s not real. It’s an absolutely perfect copy of one of the very rare real things.

Many of the parts used in the construction are authentic and original, just as would have been found in a real example of the car. In fact, the original suppliers have produced the authentic bits required to build the beast. By the way, it looks superb, drives really well, provides all the same smells and noises as one of the few real versions made would—and it’s about one-tenth the price of the real thing. But still I hesitate, as it isn’t real in the context of original. You could cover the car with authentic mud and dirt imported from Sicily, and it would still look terrific—even better dirty, I think. But it’s still not the real thing.

The car definitely has one thing going for it however. The builders have not tried to conceal the fact that it is a replica. I think this open admission is a big mark in the car’s favor, much like the Lancia ferrari formula One cars constructed from parts a few years ago. They were unique versions made from authentic parts of a revolutionary design after all of the originals have been scrapped. These cars provide enthusiasts with the opportunity to see and hear something in action that would otherwise be con-signed to that most flighty of senses—memory.

In addition, with the revised version of the fIA HTP papers now in service, the fact that the car is not real—but at least com-plies with the specifications of the original—is no block to an entry into most events these days.

Dishonest provenance

I can think of other instances, however, where I have been offered cars with relatively limited production runs, beautiful—or at least sexy—looks, and successful competition pedigree. But the sellers of these cars have been less than frank about, to my mind, that most important intangible: provenance.

I even bought a Jaguar-engined racing special once, even though I doubted the claims that the rear end of a famous driver had been ensconced in the nicely patinated leather bucket seat, and the beau-tiful striped nose had seen the checkered flag on an occasion or two.

But it was a great-looking car, and in spite of the lacuna in its pedigree, it went rather well. And if the car was not exactly cheap, it was reasonably priced, so I drove it for a while—and then sold it to someone who bought it much for the same reasons that I did.

But nobody tried to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes by try-ing to establish a detailed roster of appearances in major races—or claiming that the car had been conducted by the masters. It was a bit like all the Jaguar C-type replicas on the market these days—from Plastic fantastics to Tool Room copies—but it provided, as they do, a very reasonable impression of the driving sensations of the real thing.

And that’s okay, I think.

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“And, sure enough, there in one stall was a lovely, authentic, 100% real Formula One Car redolent with his-tory and patina. I climbed into the cockpit to see if I would fit, leaned back in the seat, and looked up at the splendid beams in the barn roof. And there, hanging from the ceiling above me, was a marvelous metal construction that looked like a protean candelabra.

‘What on earth is that?’ I asked the nice man’...”

rACiNG LiNe

fRom THE paDDoCK: faKES, faCSImIlES aND CHEaTSBy Murray L. Smith Sports Car Market, Vol. 23 # 7, July 2011

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Fabricated cars with false histories

A few years ago, I was car hunting in the wild woods of rural Michigan, as I had heard that a real, post-war Three Liter formula One car with significant history was lurking there. After wander-ing through the woods, I arrived at a substantial old wooden barn, where a very nice man showed me some very nice cars indeed.

And, sure enough, there in one stall was a lovely, authentic, 100% real formula One Car redolent with history and patina. I climbed into the cockpit to see if I would fit, leaned back in the seat, and looked up at the splendid beams in the barn roof. And there, hanging from the ceiling above me, was a marvelous metal construction that looked like a protean candelabra.

“What on earth is that?” I asked the nice man.“Oh,” he said. “That’s a spare, brand-new, unused chassis that

came along with the car you are sitting in when we bought it at the end of the season from the manufacturer. It was there, so they gave it to us along with some other spares.”

unfortunately, that spare chassis is now a complete car with a fabricated history. I wouldn’t object if the car had been built up as an honest replica. It looks just like the real thing, sounds like the real thing, and goes like the real thing. To all intents and purposes, the car’s genes are good, and it is up to event organizers to accept it or not. Most will.

And I would too—if the car’s provenance was clearly stated. It’s the faking I don’t like—the creation of virtual history. Good Lord, I am coming out in favor of the honest replica! But I am still hesitant about buying one.

However, let’s look at another kind of fakery—or at least adjustment of history—that is almost nastier than an accurate, stated replica.

Performance adjustments

I am aghast at the “adjustments” being made to nice, authentic cars to improve their performance so that they can win hollow victories at vintage or historic races. I would rather see a “Continuation T70” built at the Lola factory with a legitimate motor with origi-nal size and specs than an original car hot rodded with a monster motor with modern internals that develops half as much power again as the original.

If a replica is to race in a historic event, it should at least be to original spec. The current flock of Chevron B16 and B8 clones now appearing should at least have proper, period-spec ford or BMW motors—however hard they may be to find.

And if these cars are to be accepted at all, then event organiz-ers should insist that the letter R is displayed next to the race number on the car. At least then we would not deceive the public. It’s just not good enough to sell the public that they are going to attend a legitimate recreation of the good old days with good old cars—and then salt grids with a bunch of fakes and inap-propriately modified vehicles.

So let’s call a spade a spade, a replica a replica, and make sure that cars on illegitimate engineering steroids don’t bring historic and vintage motor sport into disrepute.

Shelby a N D friendsPHOTOSDonna Banister / AMHT

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NEED HIGH RESOLUTION

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Previous page: Reg Parnell is using his mega-phone at Le Mans in 1959 when Aston Martin finally achieved their victory; dapper Sal; Shel in his trademark Oshkosh B’Gosh overalls.

This page: This is the 2nd place DBR1 of Paul Frere and Maurice Trintignant at the same race. Frere raced with a yellow helmet (being a Belgian), Trintignant a white one. The photo seems to show a slightly darker than white helmet it could be Frere driving although general dust and grime after 24 hours could also have darkened Trintignant’s helmet! Oh, the perils of interpreting black and white photographs!!

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Right: DBR4—Salvadori competing in the BRDC International Trophy Race at Silverstone, 2 May 1959, finishing 2nd behind the Cooper-Climax of Jack Brabham. This was the first appearance of the DBR4 which managed to achieve fastest race lap driven by Salvadori, having qualified 3rd fastest in practice.

Below: Carol Shelby and Roy Salvadori accept trophies in London after their 1959 LeMans win. Reg Parnell, smiling on the left, looks on. The trophy cradled in Shelby’s right arm now has a place of honor in the collection of the Aston Martin Heritage Trust at the Barn.

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Keith Woodcock is an artist with a fas-cination for anything aeronautical. understandable as there were always avia-tion magazines, books and models close at hand during his childhood at their fam-ily home in Yorkshire, England. Visits to airshows, races and airfields within cycling distance were all part of growing up. After completing his education at his local Grammar School, he was initially employed as a draughtsman and technical illustrator but later diversified into adver-tising art and design, studying at Salford College of Art, Manchester.

In the late 60s he started his freelance career, undertaking graphic design and illustration for many national and interna-tional client whilst producing occasional drawings and illustrations for aviation pub-lishers. Eventually, however, he decided to devote all his energies and talents to paint-ing aviation subjects on a full-time basis.

Since then he has become one of Britain’s most respected artists in this field, exhibiting widely in the u.K., Europe and America, winning numerous awards for his work. A “Par Excellence” at Oshkosh, uSA was followed by the prestigious “Aviation Painting of the Year” award at the Guild of Aviation Artists Annual London Exhibition in 1986 and “Best Oil Painting” at the same exhibition three years later.

Atmosphere, accuracy and authentic-ity, the latter often demanding extensive research, are the key areas where he excels. His paintings have received much critical acclaim with many examples being hung in the permanent collections of museums, Service establishments, aerospace compa-nies and private individuals worldwide.

A full member of the Guild of Aviation Artists (he is a past Chairman), he is also an elected Artist fellow of the American Society of Aviation Artists and a full mem-ber of the Guild of Motoring Artists, this reflecting his other area of interest.

paINTING fRom THE HEaRTA collection of paintings by English artist Keith Woodcock

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Newport Pagnell: Following a long guided tour of the old factory by Aston Martin historian Roger Stowers, this large commissioned acrylic painting was completed as a composite view to enable me to include all aspects of the final V8 production.

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Tranquility: A DB4 rests on the river bank of a Scottish river as its owner does some fly-fishing. Commissioned oil painting was 30” x 20”. Small prints available.

Feltham Competition Department: Much research was needed for this painting as no photographs could be found showing the viewpoint required. A DBR1 chassis Is being worked on whilst a Formula One DBR4 displays its naked front end. A large commissioned oil painting.

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1935 Le Mans, pit stop. Ulster LM20 driven to 3rd place overall by Charles Martin and Charles Brackenbury. It also won the 1500cc class and the Index of Performance. Original commissioned oil painting was 28” x 28”, and it was then reproduced as a limited edition print, signed by Martin. The edition is now sold out but three artist’s proofs still available.

1955 Goodwood 9 hour race. As the race nears its midnight conclusion, the winning DB3S exits the chicane behind the Ecurie Ecosse D-type Jaguar and the Ferrari 750 Monza of Mike Hawthorn. Note red visibility tape added to the rear bodywork of the Aston for this race only. The original 36” x 24” oil painting was commissioned by an AMOC member.

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1955 Monte Carlo Rally; Maurice Gatsonides in his DB2/4 which finished 7th overall and won the GT category. Commissioned oil painting.

DBR9 Sebring: On its GT debut race the class-winning DBR9 driven by Brabham, Turner and Ortelli leads their main competi-tor, the Chevrolet Corvette in the 2005 event. Original commissioned oil painting was 38” x 28”. Limited edition print available.

Keith Woodcock’s image of R. Salvadori

in DP214 beating 5 Ferrari GTOs

at Monza, in their back yard. This is

also a tribute to Ted Cutting’s last great

design at Aston as well.

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KEITH WOODCOCK

Keith Woodcock has been a professional artist for 30 years. His work combines both a passionate and a cerebral approach to his subjects. Originally trained in industrial design, Keith has a natural feel for aesthetics and composition as well as a fine appreciation of the form and the workings of great mechanical objects.

In his early years Keith became an avid aviation and motor-ing enthusiast. He watched the greats—fangio, Moss, Hawthorn, Collins, Brooks and Salvadori in their racing heydays. The works Aston Martin team were very active and successful in the 1950s and Keith was there to see them compete at circuits throughout the uK.

Since 1982, Keith has been dedicated to painting automotive and aviation subjects and has gained worldwide respect in these two genres. Corporations, public bodies, the armed forces and

private clients have commissioned his paintings. He has produced work for North American clients, including Boeing and the uS Government as well as for book publishers and private individuals.

Keith has been commissioned by owners of historically signifi-cant cars to produce a work showing their machines competing in original events. The paintings entail research into colours, lighting and period background details. Authenticity is key.

Keith’s goal is to always create work that is unique by establish-ing atmosphere and energy within the composition to tell a story about a great machine. A Keith Woodcock work will never be just another “car portrait”

If you are interested, Keith can be contacted at keith.wood-cock@btopenworld.com to discuss a project or to get details on available prints.

1920s Hill climb: An early Aston Martin is fea-tured in this large acrylic painting, which is of an imaginary venue and shows a typical event on the poor roads of the 20s.

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We all love Aston Martins. But owning a 53 year old Aston for 47 years must be the ultimate in True Love because it has passed the one, true test: the test of time. Fred Stout has owned his Aston Martin Mark III since 1965 and intends to pass it along to his estate. He’s driven and owned all manner of racing and sports cars including a DB4. But he confesses to an “unnatural love” for his Mark III. He’s in good company. James Bond also chose the Mark III as his ride in the late 1950s novel, “Goldfinger”[updated to a DB5 in the 1964 movie by that name—Ed.].

fred’s ’59 Mark III, AM 300/3/1458, is the last model before Aston’s famous DB4 but it’s the first production model to feature the modern Aston Martin “face” we all recognize today. The grille actually debuted on the DB3S racing model and was modified to fit the Mark III. The interior dashboard was also changed to mirror the exterior grille shape, and vertical tail lights were added.

One other significant change worth note took place under the hood, where the final incarnation of W.O. Bentley’s LB6 engine resides. Labeled the DBA when it appeared in the Mark III, it was Tadek Marek’s first production project after he joined The Works.

THE TRuE TEST

fred Stout of St. Louis and 47 Years of Mark III Ownership

By John David

1959feAtUre CreAtUre

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His modifications included a stiffer block, increased displace-ment to 3-litres, plus improved ports and manifolds. The changes boosted stock horsepower from 140 to 160; give or take. Optional versions of this engine got as many as 214 horses.

That horsepower made the Mark III one of the top GTs of its era, according to road testers of the day, and the best Aston to date. fred Stout agrees, saying “It’s a great car to drive on the highway.” front disc brakes, coil springs at each wheel, a strong David Brown gearbox with synchro on top three speeds, good balance, quick, precise steering, and a rousing exhaust note all add to the fun as well.

The Mark III is a very handsome car even today, and that’s another aspect of his car that fred loves; the design, especially in profile. His own contribution to appearances: the paint, which is as close a match as fred could find to the metallic light green that graced Aston’s 1959 racing team. I’ll wager it’s a very close match, too, because fred is a professional artist who specializes in motorsports art.

Of course, it has not been a 47 year honeymoon. As in any rela-tionship, there have been potholes along the way and fred seems to remember every one of them, vividly. Three cracked rotors! Three!! Two fuel pump failures!! A tire blowout. And there was the time the Mark III un-parked itself and started rolling downhill toward a lake. Luckily a tree came to the rescue and disaster was averted. My thought is that this amounts to about one breakdown every seven years; not too bad, actually, considering it was his daily driver for 20 years. But fred is on a roll. During one of these incidents, by the time he returned with a tow truck, the Mark III had up and disappeared, showing a total lack of patience! Luckily the recovery was quick and uneventful, but really!!

Meeting fred and his Aston was a real pleasure. But it made me think. When a loved one lets you down, it can hurt. However, fred has remained faithful throughout. Maybe there’s more than one test of True Love. fred Stout resides in Pacific, MO in the Saint Louis area, and can be reached at fredshirley35@yahoo.com

MK III

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AM 300/3/1458

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AM 300/3/1458

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On friday, June 22, the Continental Tire Grand-AM race was held at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Members of the AMOC Midwest were guests of Rick Mancuso, owner of Lake forest Sports Cars (LfSC), our local Aston dealer, to support and watch the Multimatic Motorsports team’s V8 Vantage GT4 car compete.

The members arrived in the late morn-ing and early afternoon at Road America. We headed for the Multimatic team encampment where we were treated to a thorough review of the V8 Vantage GT4 race car. We were hosted by Nick Mancuso, driver for one of the Multimatic ford focus ST race cars. He discussed the dynamics of the Aston and noted that the

most significant change to it from what Aston delivered to them was the replace-ment of the Sports Shift transmission with a traditional 6 speed manual as required for the Grand-AM GS class. unfortunately another difference was the 200 lbs of ballast the Aston was required to carry because the Grand-AM committee felt the car was too fast versus the competition.

We were also introduced to Larry Holt, Vice President of Multimatic Engineering Services. Larry talked about some of the work Multimatic did for Aston Martin including construction of the carbon fiber tub and suspension for the One-77 super car.

The Multimatic team told us that there

was another V8 Vantage GT4 also racing in the series by a privateer. We walked around the paddock and found the car and talked with the lead mechanic. Sure enough it was an AMOC member, Tim fox from New Jersey, that was driving the car.

After this, members walked to differ-ent spots around the track to see race cars practicing. Although the practice sessions for the Grand-AM series were already over, we did see NASCAR drivers and cars hus-tling around the track since they were to race on Saturday. Road America is a 4+ mile long 14 turn track and watching the NASCAR drivers was an interesting sight.

We had been treated to an air condi-tioned suite (much like a skybox) to watch

Grand-AM at Road America

By Henry Matson, pictures by Eddie Manelis

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Road America is a 4+ mile long

14 turn track

the race by LfSC. So, before the race start-ed we entered the suite where food and refreshments were served as well. The suite overlooks the one mile long main straight and the finish line was directly in front of us. Since the track at Road America is so big, the suite had monitors that provided views of other spots on the track.

The race started about 6:15 and ran for 2.5 hours. Initially the Multimatic V8 Vantage moved to second place after start-ing at fourth position. Over the course of the race with pit stops and many yellow caution periods the car ended up finishing 11th in GS class, although only 12 seconds behind the winning Porsche.

Early in the race Tim fox’s V8 Vantage had an ABS lock-up which caused him to spin at the end of the main straight. He got back on the track and pitted soon after to fix the problem. Again he reentered the track and ran as high as ninth place until other problems resulted in a fortieth place finish in GS class.

Nick Mancuso, who drove one of the Multimatic ford focus STs, was running second place in ST class through much of the race. unfortunately, late in the race when another car was bumped, it swung wide on the track and, in an attempt to continue, swung back on the track and crashed into Nick’s car causing it to leave the track and spin into a barrier. Nick’s car was totaled but he was OK.

Thanks to Rick Mancuso and the Multimatic Motorsports team for their sponsorship and hospitality making this a great event for the AMOC Midwest.

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ASTON MARTIN RALLY TO GuLfSTREAM:Power, Beauty and Soul in the South Carolina Low Country By Charlie Rose

The greatest thing about belonging to the Aston Martin Owners Club is that the club is made up of really nice people who truly enjoy getting together with each other and their beautiful cars. Sounds pretty simple, but for me, and everyone else who jour-neyed to Bluffton, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia this past May for the “Rally to Gulfstream”, that’s what it’s all about.

Our weekend started with cocktails on the breathtaking May River at the world renowned resort, The Inn at Palmetto Bluff. Right out of the “Prince of Tides”, this 24,000 acre wild-life oasis in the Carolina Low Country epitomizes everything magnificent about the South: warmth, hospitality, gentility and fabulous luxury, all in a setting which is casual and relaxed, yet distinctively elegant.

Our arrival evening party was hosted by Jonathan Metcalfe, Washington DC’s regional AMOC leader, who is also co-owner of the new Aston Martin Washington DC dealership. Jon was accompanied by sales manager Pieter Bastiaans and co-owner Bill Shawn as well as several gorgeous Astons which they kindly trailered down.

AMOC leaders Tom Smith, Membership Director AMOC NA East and his lovely wife Jane came from Nashville, while Bob and Sally Stockman drove up from Palm Bay florida. AMOC East treasurer Brewster Miner drove down from New Jersey, and Gordon Clement, Gulfstream pilot, longtime AMOC member and formerly Quarterly editor, provided the requisite amount of gravitas and experience as we toured the G-650. (He flies a G-5).

AMOC NA East chairman Jim Hazen is right when he says: “Astons and jets, it really doesn’t get any better than that.” And the following morning, that’s what we got. 16 Aston Martins, of various vintages, departing the Inn on a gorgeous May morn-ing and cruising through South Carolina on into Georgia and to Savannah’s airport, on to Gulfstream Aerospace’s world headquar-ters where our host Jeff Miller, VP of Communications, and his wonderful team, gave us a private production tour of Gulfstream’s brand new super jet, the $64 Million G-650. If an Aston could fly, this jet would be it.

Then back to the Inn for a private tour of Peggy and Dick Schulze’s lovely home and their magnificent pre-war Astons, their vintage ulster and Le Mans. Dick and Peggy regaled everyone with their stories of driving the Mille Miglia. The nicest moment though was that earlier they led our rally in their 1935 ulster and provided a fabulous counter point to the many modern machines that were assembled.

finally that evening we gathered in the wine cellar at the Inn for a wonderful, intimate dinner, accompanied by much laughter and camaraderie. Many thanks to dinner sponsors, real estate investor/uber-broker David Perlstein and his commercial real estate firm Mohr Partners, as well as Hollywood’s renowned Edward Bess of Bergdorf Goodman for providing make-up and “rouge” for all the ladies. Also thank you to Mathew Taubin of NfP insurance, Chubb’s largest east coast broker.

As a British songwriter once wrote…“a splendid time was guaranteed for all.” We’re penciled in to do it again next year…the weekend of May 4, 2013. This time we may include a track day as well. We hope that won’t prove to be too much of a hard sell.

“The 1935 Ulster provided a fabulous counter point to the many modern machines that were assembled.”

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Schulze Ulster and friends. Right: Treasurer Brewster Miner (NJ), Event Host Charlie Rose, (VA), Membership Director Tom Smith (TN).

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mID-Day IN maNHaTTaNBy AMOC Member Leonard Levin

AMOC Event of March 24, 2012

Lunch in Manhattan, followed by a guided tour in The New York Metropolitan Museum? That’s not why I joined AMOC. It’s not automotive related. But wait: Whenever I’m with AMOC members, the camaraderie is great, and here, someone is willing to put together an afternoon that’s really special. And what’s more, my wife really wants to do this! So, why not? We’d better latch on to that. And thus, my wife, Barbara, and I did. We were not disappointed.

AMOC members Kathy Gaffney and Don LeoGrande arranged a tour, with a docent guide, of the recently re-opened American Art Wing in the Met, preceded by a group luncheon at a Manhattan restaurant. usually, when we consider an AMOC event, we hope, even pray, that the weatherman will work with us. This time, good weather was not critical, but we had a beauti-ful spring day anyway. We travelled by train from the Philadelphia area with another couple, Bob and Sue Nydick, friends from AMOC, so even the trip to NY had an extra dimension.

NeW York

Our guide focused our tour on paintings, from a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, to a Emanuel Leutze’s massive epic paint-ing Washington Crossing the Delaware River, to paint-ings by such artists as John Singer Sargent, John Singleton Copley, Mary Cassatt, Henry Ary and Thomas Cole.

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Twenty-three AMOC members and friends, from CT, MA, NJ, NY and PA enjoyed a leisurely three course lunch with wine at Giovanni Venticinque on East 83rd Street, just a block away from the Met. following our meal, now already all friends,

we walked to the Met, where Kathy had arranged for us to be met by a docent, who guided us up several floors, and through long corridors to the American wing of the museum. It was difficult to keep up with the docent, such were the distrac-tions of the fabulous art col-

lections. What a fantastic building! In fact the distractions were so enticing, that John Stinsmen and two other participants never made it to the American wing, much to the distress of Kathy, and John’s wife Jane. However, all was not lost as those two with John, a retired fine arts teacher as a ‘docent’, also saw some other wondrous works of art. Not to worry, as they were eventually reunited, and in time for John and Jane Stinsmen’s return trip to Allentown, PA.

Our guide focused our tour on paintings, from a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, to a Emanuel Leutze’s massive epic paint-ing Washington Crossing the Delaware River, to paintings by such artists as John Singer Sargent, John Singleton Copley, Mary Cassatt, Henry Ary and Thomas Cole. The paintings ranged from portraits to land-scapes including the Hudson River School. While we only touched on a small part of the collection, it was easy to run over our allotted one hour time, but we were welcome to remain in the museum to see as much as we could absorb, or to continue on for cocktails at the nearby Carlyle Hotel. Additionally, AMOC mem-ber John fitzpatrick, owner of the fitzpatrick’s Manhattan Hotel, offered a substantial break on lodging for Saturday night, for those who wished to stay overnight in Manhattan.

Our sincere thanks to Kathy Gaffney, who conceived of and planned this event. She certainly looked after our entertainment and well being. While I’m no longer surprised by the delightful interactions among AMOC members, I never forget that it’s a great aspect of membership. Yes, there is a very strong focus on our favorite marque, but there are fine social and cul-tural aspects as well.

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for those DB9 owners who may not live conveniently close to their dealers, sourcing a battery replacement could be as easy as visiting the local motor factory.

The DB9 battery may be replaced by the Interstate Mega-Tron Plus 93 (MTP-93). Weighing in at 43 pounds, it is 1000 amp battery that has 850 cold cranking amperes. The DB9 application requires the extension of the battery vent tube, a kit of which can be provided by Interstate.

Interstate Batteries is the No. 1 replace-ment brand battery manufacturer in North America.

TECH TALK

aSK KIRKKirk McNeil is Parts & Service Manager at Aston Martin New England. Please forward any queries for publication c/o vantagepointamoc@gmail.com

Tech Tip: Replacing your DB9 Battery

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The 21st annual Champagne British Car festival was held on June 2-3 in Bloomington, Illinois. This year Aston Martin was the featured marque. We had great participation from the Midwest with ten Astons manufactured from 1953 to 2011.

In the past the Aston contingent had treated this event primarily as a one day car show. However, this year several members arrived on Saturday and participated in the noon car cruise which included a 55 mile drive through the countryside to Wheels O’ Time Museum just North of Peoria, Illinois. This museum houses all man-ner of vehicles including automobiles, fire trucks, farm tractors, Caterpillar machinery (Peoria is the home of Caterpillar Inc.), bicycles and such dating from the teens to the 1980s.

Late in the afternoon some more mem-bers joined those already in Bloomington and sought out one of the best restaurants in town, Station 220. The restaurant was

once the city’s main firehouse and was built for that purpose in 1902. In the 70’s it was repurposed as a restaurant. Now it is a “farm to fork” restaurant where the food is “globally influenced and locally pro-duced.” everyone present was very pleased with their meal.

On very early Sunday morning the weather was glorious and a brave few fired up their cars for the “Dawn Patrol”

which cruised through hill and dale to a special breakfast spot. However, some, your author included, preferred to sleep a bit longer and have a little time to prep our cars for the show.

Around 9:00 in the morning the Astons began to assemble in the place of honor befitting the featured marque, directly in front of the David Davis mansion. The ten Astons that participated represented many of the David Brown models through today’s Gaydon offerings. We had a DB2 Drop Head Coupe, a DB2/4 Mark III, a DB4, a DB5, a DB6, an AM V8, two V8 Vantages, a DB9, and a V12 Vantage. The V12 Vantage was brought by new Michigan area member Mike Bilyk.

In the Aston class Peter Conover’s stunning DB2/4 Mark III took first place followed by Jim Causey’s perennial favor-ite DB2 Drop Head Coupe in second, and local Larry Shonkwiler’s silver birch DB5 took third.

T H E 2 1 S T A N N U A L

Champagne British Car FestivalTEXT BY HENRY MATSON, PICTURES BY PETER CONOVER

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iN memoriAm

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By Doreen Green

The first six months of 2012 have been very sad. We have seen the passing of three men who have been an important part of the David Brown Aston Martin years: Ted Cutting who designed and engineered the successful DBR1 and Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori—they partnered to bring that car home to victory at the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours race in france, and win the 1959 World Championhip of Makes.

This was the victory that Sir David had been looking for since he purchased Aston Martin in 1947 after seeing an advertisement in The Times for “Car Company” for sale for the grand sum of Twenty five Thousand pounds (Sterling), £25,000, equivalent to approximately $37,500.00 in today’s valuation.

He later bought Lagonda cars which was originally located in Staines, primarily for the 2.6 litre W.O.Bentley-designed engine. He also brought over a number of the employees, including frank (Spud) Ayto, Chief Draughtsman and frank feeley, Body Designer, plus staff.

What a time that was…The war had only been over two years and England, like the rest of the world was struggling to put our-selves together. Young men were returning after six years fighting and/or as prisoners of war. The home economy was trying to revise to peacetime products instead of wartime machines. These young men (and women) wanted some activity and fun. The old cars that had been stored up on blocks during the war were rolled out and put ready for some racing!!! It was an exciting time.

In 1949 I was out of work as the Army Reserved Vehicle unit where I had been working as secretary to the Commanding Officer had been dispersed. On that fateful summer day, with an appointment card in my pocket, I rode my bicycle down Victoria Road in feltham, then round the perimeter road of Hanworth Air

loSS of CollEaGUES: Ted Cutting, Roy Salvadori, Carroll Shelby REmEmbERED

Laguna Seca, 1989: Shel & Sal in DBR1; Paul Frere and Bernard Cahier in DB3S

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Park to one of the old aircraft hangers where David Brown had relocated the remains of Aston Martin. They had already built the first of the DB cars known as the DB.1 which was built with one of the Claude Hill/Aston Martin designed 2.0 litre engines. The DB2 team cars, fitted with the 2.6 litre W.O engine, had also been entered for the 1949 Le Mans race.

Ted Cutting also joined Astons in 1949 as a young draughts-man. Our offices were up on the mezzanine over the warehouse. I was located in a small office next to the very long drawing office filled with drawing tables, and Spud Ayto and frank feeley were at the far end. When called for dictation I had to get from one end of the office to the other. As I entered, Ted would give me a wicked grin and start whistling “da de da, da da de da”, in time with my walking up the aisle. This was then passed along by each of the draughtsmen until I reached my destination. Then, I had to make the return trip!!! They all thought it was a great joke…Oh how I disliked Ted Cutting!!!

Ted ended up being one of the lead Design Engineers. I am glad to say that we have been friends over the years and I last spoke with him just before Christmas. As usual we spoke about Astons and he said to me then…“I may forget a lot of things, but never about Astons”. Dick and I saw him whenever we were in England and also when he was over here in 1989 for the Year of the Astons at Laguna Seca. I shall miss our calls.

[Ted also designed the DB4GT, as well as the DP214 race cars—see the artwork on Aston Martin’s Last Great Victory with Salvadori beating five GTOs at Monza, September 1963.—Ed.]

Later in 1949 John Wyer was appearing on a part time basis. The “long” office was now a general office, with several typists and the Drawing Office had been relocated to the other side of the factory on the ground floor. JW had been reducing the typists to tears over his demands. I was not too happy to hear that he was now going to be at Astons full time, would occupy a vacant office in our new drawing office…And I had to be his secretary also!

The factory was growing and we were all moved over the bridge to a new hanger when Prof. Von Eberhorst joined the team.

Subsequently John Wyer assumed responsibility for Experimental as well as the Racing Department and was moved to a third hang-er. He asked me to go with him. I had my own office, for the first time! These were the exciting times. Reg Parnell and Roy Salvadori were two of our regular drivers. Roy also used to carry out a lot of the test driving as we were introducing or modifying the new cars. Roy was a very bright young man and had a ter-rific sense of humor. However, he was not very technical and the mechanics had to try and guess what the problems were that he was experiencing. But- how he could drive. One very wet weekend at Silverstone, he was driving one of the DB3S coupes. When he climbed in he was too tall, so he pulled out the seat cushion and completed the race sitting on his raincoat. Of course the complaint was “the coupe was made for David!!” who, of course, was not very tall. [That could have been DB3S/6—Ed.]

When the team went away Mr. David always insisted that the mechanics and drivers all stay in the same hotel. This did not hold true for many of the other teams. Pranks were always being pulled

by either the drivers or the mechanics. John Wyer was a stickler for timing and organization. He had told everyone that they had to be on parade an 8:00 a.m. in the courtyard of the hotel. The hotel was an old one, with large heavy oak furniture and as it had been modi-fied many times, trying to get from one room to the other was rather confusing. After the drivers had gone to bed the mechanics moved a lot of the heavy furniture over doors and passage ways. When JW arrived in the courtyard at 8:00 a.m. only the mechanics were all lined up and JW was not happy. No drivers…they could not get out! All of a sudden Roy Salvadori climbed out of the window and came down the drainpipe and joined the mechanics.

We continued to see Roy over the years. In 1959 Roy and mechanic Eric Hind came to Riverside Raceway with a DBR2, for the LA Times Grand Prix. Dick was Aston’s Resident Engineer and thoroughly enjoyed himself helping with the car.

In 1989 Laguna Seca had the Year of the Aston. Sir David and Lady Brown came over, together with Ted Cutting, Roy Salvadori, and Tottie Wyer (John had died earlier in the year) We were there with our son Michael and his four month old baby boy Richard (who is now a Marine). Roy was walking around holding the baby and went up to Sir David and said “David, this is the new Dickie Green”.

That evening Aston Martin held a private party up in the hills. It was a beautiful evening and a buffet supper was set up in the garden. Our daughter Kerry and I were with Ted Cutting, and just in front of us was Roy Salvadori holding court, telling all the stories of the pranks they use to pull on each other. Kerry suddenly

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cried out ”They are true…I always thought those stories that Dad told us were just to make us laugh. I didn’t think they were true.”

We continued to see Roy at various Silverstone race meet-ings and also had lunch with him when we were in the South of france. Our last time was in 2001 when we had lunch with Roy and Susan in their apartment overlooking the harbour in Monte Carlo and, of course, shared the old times. He was a lovely man, and will be sadly missed.

Back to 1954: I was sitting in my office when a tall young man walked by my window and then came into my office. He wanted to see John Wyer. While he was waiting he told me that he had come over from Texas as he wanted to go racing. I asked him what races he was going to. He replied that he hadn’t got that far…He would just turn up ready to race. After I told him that unfortu-nately the races were not organized to allow “drop ins”; he needed to decide which races he would like to attend and then I would help him complete the necessary paperwork and also see if I could get him starting money and support from some of our suppliers. Dick also went along with him when it did not conflict with Aston races. It ended up that the two of them had a good time. Dick was also his mechanic when he drove at Le Mans. They usually met up at the Laguna Seca races each year, when Carroll used to pick Dick up in a golf cart, as by that time, neither of them wanted to walk around all day.

for the 75th AMOC anniversary, we went to Las Vegas. George Wood had been trying to get the use of the race track adjacent to Shelby’s workshop, without success. He asked me if I

would call Carroll, which I did. Carroll immediately said yes, and when I asked him if he would join us also, he did We had a great weekend and Carroll joined us in his Museum and for lunch.

On a personal note, Carroll called me after Dick died and asked me how I was. I told him the worst thing was, he wasn’t there to talk to. He said “You can talk to me…” And he did, many times. I miss him.

Kerry and I have been in close contact with his wife Cleo dur-ing his long stay in hospital. He was 89 in January and had survived two heart transplants and a kidney transplant. He had a wonderful life and will not be forgotten.

A wonderful era of racing is drawing to a close. We had a wonderful time.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Green family is very much part of the lore of Astons, not just in Northern California but around the Aston world. Mike Green’s biography of his Dad “RACING GREEN” ran in these pages in 2005 and was also covered in the UK Quarterly. Doreen Sherwood was already at Astons when Richard Green joined in 1952, and it was there that he and Doreen met. Doreen’s two brothers were also employed at the Feltham works, one in the drawing office, the other a panel-beater. Richard and Doreen emigrated to California in 1956. Daughter Kerry is a regular participant in AMOC events with her Mum.

Above: 1989, Monterey Historics; Quail Lodge, all—Aston Martin concours. Ted Cutting; Messrs. Shelby, Salvadori, Hill

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Jeff B. Allen Cherry Hill, NJ 2006 V8 Vantage

Chris & Nataly Askew Sandy Springs, GA 2009 V8 Vantage Roadster

Carlos Mauricio Banegas Alexandria, VA DB9

William J. Beitz, Jr. Brighton, MI 2009 DB9

Greg S. Bell Guelph, Ontario 2005 Vanquish S

Mike Bilyk Oakland, MI V12 Vantage

David Boath Wayne, PA 2007 V8 Vantage

Michael Bratti McLean, VA 2011 V8 Vantage S

David A. & Sheila D. Brown Saratoga, CA 2010 DBS

Val Brown Vancouver, WA 1963 DB4

James J. & Penfield C. Price Burke II, MD Savannah, GA 2007 V8 Vantage

Hal Cooper Oakville, Ontario 2007 V8 Vantage

Benoit & Carmen Lampron Coutu Montreal, Quebec 2003 DB7GT

Richard (Rick) Crouch Olathe, KS 2010 DBS

Carter W. Emerson Chicago, IL 2005 Vanquish S

Ivan fernandez Ashland, MA 2003 Vanquish

Mark flaming San Rafael. CA 2009 DBS

Philip & Patricia forsythe Annapolis, MD 2002 DB7 Vantage Volante

Eric J. & Nancy A. Guidi McLean, VA 2009 V8 Vantage

Gregory Haight Vienna, VA 2003 DB7 Volante

Jorge & florencia Hane Miami, fL 2006 Vanquish S

John R. Hardy Suffolk, VA 2008 V8 Vantage

Randall G. & Ashley M. Harreld Greenville, SC 2011 V8 Vantage Roadster

Dr. Charles Hash York, PA 2003 DB7 Volante

Trevor Haworth Marco Island, fL 2007 V8 Vantage

Richard C. Hendee Wilton, CT 1967 DB6

Thomas J. Herzfeld, L.H.D. Miami Beach, fL DBS Carbon Edition Manual

Roger Hoffmann Point Reyes Station, CA 1953 DB2

David L. James Bend, OR 2011 V8 Vantage

Ha Mung Kam Los Angeles, CA 2011 DBS

William W. King Isle of Palms, SC 2003 DB7 Vantage

Kenneth B. & Kathryn P. Kirby Palm Beach Gardens, fL 2005 DB9

Bill & Sara Krochalis Marietta, GA 2008 DB9

Gary Krings fairway, KS 2002 DB7 I6 Volante

Ivan & Veronique Kugener Newton, MA DB7GT

Al Langella Manhattan Beach, CA 2003 DB7 Vantage Volante

Edward H. & Mary Ellen C. Leekley Longboat Key, fL 1961 DB4

Joseph Limongelli Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Betty B. & Gordon B. Logan Georgetown, TX 2003 DB AR1

John Maggart Nashville, TN 2004 Vanquish

Steven Mahon Aloha, OR 2006 DB9 Coupe

Joe Maira Libertyville, IL 2007 DB9 Volante

Jay and Katni Malmquist Portland, OR

Leonard A. & Barbara McCue St. Petersburg, fL 2003 Vanquish

Kevin & Maria McDonald Etubicoke, Ontario 2011 V8 Vantage S

Robert Meyers Austin, TX 2006 V8 Vantage

Marshall Myles Toronto, Ontario 2007 V8 Vantage Roadster

Achille & Joan Paladini San Mateo, CA 2005 DB9 Coupe

Preston Patterson Grand Junction, CO 1977 V8

Tyler B. Phillips Mirror Lake, NH

Peter Racely Danville, CA 2008 V8 Vantage

John Rizzi Carlisle, MA 2011 V12 Vantage

Danielle Robinson Wayne, PA 2006 DB9

WElComE NEW mEmbERS

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David C. & Susan Saunders Darien, CT 1964 DB5C

Zach Schulman North Salem, NY 1979 V8 Oscar India

Jeffery Scott Ridgefield, CT

Donnie & Gale Shearer White House, TN 2001 DB7 V12 Vantage

Muzaffer Sicimoglu Lantana, fL 2011 Rapide

franklin R. & Holly Silverstone Easton, CT 2001 DB7 Volante

A. Brian & Meg Sonnenschein Sarasota, fL 2010 DB9 Coupe

Roger H. Sternfeld Wyndmoor, PA DB7 Vantage

Bob L. & Bassima Story Los Altos Hills, CA 2009 DB9 Coupe

Douglas Todd San Diego, CA

R. Holder & Heather Trumbo Marshall, VA 2007 V8 Vantage

Herb Wetanson New York, NY 2003 DB AR1

David Wood Gainesville, fL

WElComE NEW mEmbERS

ClaSSIfIEDSfor SALe V12 Vanquish splitter, new, painted in tungsten, part #AML5R13-AA $200 plus shipping. V12 Vanquish Workshop manuals, new,Volume 1 and 2, part # 43-10002, $100.00 plus shipping. Contact: Gary Doll, 122 Pinnacle Peak Lane, flat Rock, NC 28731. (828) 693-5857 (home) or (828) 290-2515 (cell).

for SALe Aston Martin and Zagato Polo Shirt. This shirt was created for Lime Rock 42 in honor of Andrea Zagato joining the weekend. We still can order shirts in white, red or green. They are very nice, heavy weight 100% cotton shirts. The Aston Martin and Zagato logos are embroidered on the front and the AMOC logo is on the left sleeve. Sizes S-XXL. for more information contact Tom Smith at amocmembership@gmail.com.

for SALe Oil painting, “Moss Wins the ‘Ring in DBR1”. Oil painting of Stirling Moss winning the 1959 Nurburgring 1000K, a key victory in Aston Martin’s road to the World Championship. Oil on canvass, 20’x24”, unframed. Price: $450 OBO. Contact fred Stout, St Louis. (636) 271-9861 or fredshirley35@yahoo.com

for SALe 2003 DB7GT, 16,600 miles, 6 Speed Manual, one of 64 imported into the uS. Black on Black, bulletproof mechani-cals, and a delight-ful interior leather aroma. featured in The Vantage Point article on “Contemporary Classic” in 2005. Chassis: 303917. $50K. Contact Tom Gould, Milwaukee. (414) 964-9208 or tessiner@aol.com.

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uPCOMING EVENTS

2012 amoC NoRTH amERICa EvENT SCHEDUlEPlease contact your Area Rep for additional details and information.

SePtember

IL 9 Chicago British Car festival—Palatine, Illinois. All British car show. Contact: Henry Matson matsonht@yahoo.com

PA 9 AMOC at the Radnor Hunt Concours—premier Concours event in Radnor, PA (http://www.radnorconcours.org). Contact: Len Levin levin2391@verizon.net

Canada-East 11 Pub Night, The Jolly Miller. Contact: Tom Appleton tea@cogeco.ca

CT/NY 15 Road Tour—Hopkins Inn, The tour will begin and end in Brookfield, CT and cover about 120 miles of very scenic and fun to drive roads through Litchfield county. There will be a lunch stop at the Hopkins Inn on Lake Warmaug and a winery tour as well for those interested. Contact: Andy Williams willpubs@aol.com

Canada 15-16 Niagara Tour, overnight, followed by drive to British Car Day, Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Contact: Tom Appleton tea@cogeco.ca

PA 16 AMOC at the Buckingham Auto Show—Join AMOC members at this event (http://www.buckinghamautoshow.org) in Pennsylvania for camaraderie and bring your Aston! Contact: Len Levin levin2391@verizon.net

oCtober

MI 6 fall Tour, Location TBD. Contact: Norb Kaminski njkamin@aol.com

IL 7 Lake forest Sports Cars Concours d’Elegance—Lake forest, Illinois. Informal Concours for ferrari, Aston Martin, and Maserati cars at our area dealer. Contact: Henry Matson matsonht@yahoo.com

Canada-East 9 Pub Night, Snug Harbour. Contact: Tom Appleton tea@cogeco.ca

Canada-East 13-14 fall Colours Drive and Muskoka Weekend. Contact: Tom Appleton tea@cogeco.ca

NJ/NY 28 AMOC fall foliage Drive and Dinner—Bergen County NJ and NY Hudson River Valley. Contact: Paul Saatsoglou paul.saat-soglou@comcast.net

November

VA 2-4 The 4th Annual AMOC weekend get-away to Charlottesville, VA at the beauti-ful Keswick Hall Resort. Contact: Jon Metcalfe jonathan_metcalfe@ml.com

Canada-East 13 Pub Night, The Jolly Miller. Contact: Tom Appleton tea@cogeco.ca

deCember

NY 7 AMOC Annual Holiday Luncheon—Le Perigord, New York City. Contact: Jim Hazen jwhazen@comcast.net

oNGoiNG

IL Chicagoland Pub Night. Continuing our 4th Thursday of the month informal meet-ings at a pub spot near O’Hare for dinner and conversation. Restarting on february 23, monthly through October 25. Contact: Henry Matson matsonht@yahoo.com

CT AMOC Connecticut Pub Night—Beginning february 23 at Madonia, 1297 Long Ridge Road, Stamford (www.madoniarestaurant.com ), just a half mile north of exit 34, off the Merritt Pkwy. Plan on meeting at the bar anytime after 6:30 with dinner around 8:00

Mid-Atlantic TRACK DAYS—Regular track days in the Mid-Atlantic, TBD

fIT foR a pRICE?A little Aston humor. This V8 Aston convertible intended to mimic a car built for Charles, Prince of Wales. Aston built about 20 more of the cars with the same specification, and whoever wrote the ad mangled the intent just a bit.

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