OCTOBER 1999 ASTON MARTIN AMV8

Not quite the Hon. Brett Sinclair casually awaiting the arrival of his crime-cracking partner Danny Wilde (aka Roger Moore and Tony Curtis of The

Persuaders) but the photo was a clever idea. Back in 1999 the market for older, V8-engined Astons was tough and any ploy that got buyers’ attention was worth a shot. The situation 19 years later is of course very different, especially when the car on offer is carb-fed with the desirable five-speed manual-transmission. Hardly any AM V8s pop onto our market but in Europe where lots of these Astons are sold, A$250,000 is feasible.