|
|
|
|
Wales
by Joske Vermeule, September 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums39
Topics49,880
Posts837,766
Members9,597
| |
Most Online1,063
Jun 14th, 2026
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 4,654 Likes: 124
Part of the Furniture
|
Part of the Furniture
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 4,654 Likes: 124 |
Enjoyed the Bentley programme. - just watched a few minutes of the Aston so far, but thinking isn’t it going to be exactly the same programme but slightly different?
2021 Lapis Blue Plus 6  You know it makes sense!  2016 Carmine Red 991.2 C4S
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 8,688 Likes: 495
Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
|
|
Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 8,688 Likes: 495 |
Enjoyed both, certainly can't knock the content as these must be hard work to put together, and any chance to sniff some VOC's via the 'telly that aren't repeats at the moment, are welcome
Jon M
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 15,794 Likes: 15
Formerly known as Aldermog Member of the Inner Circle
|
|
Formerly known as Aldermog Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 15,794 Likes: 15 |
Anyone notice ‘’ the engines are built in Aston’s engine plant in Cologne ‘’ ? They use Mercedes engines FFS,
next week will probably be ‘’ the engines are built in Morgan’s engine plant in Munich’’? 😂 looking forward....
The V12s are built for them by Ford at the Cologne factory, they were essentially two V6s glued together, but have evolved quite a bit over the years! The V8s are AMG.
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 15,794 Likes: 15
Formerly known as Aldermog Member of the Inner Circle
|
|
Formerly known as Aldermog Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 15,794 Likes: 15 |
The Bentley and Aston programs seemed to me to be two sides of the same coin.
I'm really looking forward to the Morgan program as it has to be totally and completely different, if for no other reason that the build time is somewhat longer than for the Aston and Bentley.
Did anyone notice that the Bentley body shell is pressed and glued together in Germany?
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,480 Likes: 42
Talk Morgan Addict
|
Talk Morgan Addict
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,480 Likes: 42 |
Having bodies pressed and glued in Germany and the engines made in Germany also, perhaps after Brexit they’ll move the rest there too! 
Last edited by Robbie; 01/05/20 12:45 PM.
Robbie
2021 Plus Four -- Helga
211-WX-1433
"Fettlebodge"--A chief of the PaddyMogs
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,906 Likes: 353
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
|
|
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,906 Likes: 353 |
Well, it's a VW in reality!
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
'90 LR 90 SW
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 5,587
Charter Member
|
|
Charter Member
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 5,587 |
https://www.autobeatonline.com/articles/building-aston-martin-engines-in-cologneby-handThis article says the AM factory in Cologne is separate from the Ford Plant , just makes v8's and v12's for AM's and each engine is 'built' by a single engineer thats takes 20 hours. So it is an AM engine ! 
Last edited by madmax; 04/05/20 07:32 AM.
Geneva 2016 plus 8' The Green Godess' 4 side exits .
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 178
L - Learner Plates On
|
|
L - Learner Plates On
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 178 |
It's a pity they didn't show some of that on the programme, it sounds a lot more interesting than glueing panels on.
|
|
|
|
|
