I have so much more respect for Aston having seen this (not saying I never had). Something truely beautiful - the passion they treat their heritage with. What a magnificent place..
The beauty of that place brought me to tears. How far they go to rework and rebuild those cars and in such amazing quality... its absolutely breathtaking
Really nice to see a company taking care of there customers after they purchased their car. I have great respect for companies which take such an effort to maintain "old" cars. Not seen often today!
I live just down the road from here and it truly is a work of art. We went in last year when they had a One-77 in the showroom. A guy in his early 20s with his mate, dressed in casual jeans and a t-shirt; they could have easily not looked at us twice. Instead they welcomed us in, and invited us to have a look round anything we wanted. THAT is why, when I have the money, they'll be one of the first to get some of it. Finally a video that does this awesome brand justice. Shame about the interview!
The man in charge knows his stuff. Very unassuming looking fella but boy, sure switched on. The interviewer looked like he was out of his leave a little
The manager of the retail/repair shop was very impressive. Knew all about each car they looked at. Didn't stumble or bumble when answering. Great workshop and amazing to see those old skills are still being employed today.
He's one of the founders of the channel, he can look like and say whatever he wants. I feel most of us enjoy his relaxed attitude towards the way he does interviews and tours.
This is just wonderful. A factory effort to keep their old classics going, modernized or not. Just great. It makes me want a DB9 even more knowing that when I've beat the crap out of it these guys will happily put it back together for me.
This place is my heaven because I love Aston Martin cars. They are such beautiful, beautiful cars to look at and to drive. My dream is to be able to go here and pick up my own Aston Martin. Thank you Drive for the video.
Am I the only guy with a lot more respect for aston martin now? I really like the fact that they will go to great length to please the customer, and give new life to their cars. The manual transmission to the V12 vantage was very impressive
I really enjoyed that. I love getting a glimpse of how these companies do things behind the door. I love the amount of dedication put into helping the car owners achieve what they want.
Wow just wow! Im in awe! The amount of work and endless possibility in providing the outmost service and quality work is just impeccable! Ive always loved aston martins! This just made me even love them more! Great job!
Wow, amazing! I'm in awe of the attention to detail and craftmanship possed by the artisans at Aston Martin. I especially love the fact that not only will they do a frame-off restoration, they're not above personalizing a customer's car. Yes, one pays for that kind of service, however, how many collectors would kill for that option? It's like having your classic car roll of the assembly line again, in the color & w/the options of your choice. Simply awesome!
5.50 ! Love the fact that when that v12 wakes up in the back ground, you feel the 'groowwllll' make the earth shakes under their feet but "hey guys keep talking" :D
I have an old 37' Lagonda that my father bought a long time ago, I was collecting information on doing a restoration on it. I'm not rich but I was like what the hell I'll send them some pics and see if they can help me. The VP of Aston Martin Heritage North America emailed me and was cool as hell, not snobby at all. Gave me all kinds of advice, I was very very impressed.
Great episode. Very impressive to see a company not "just" restore and fix old cars but build from scratch a chassis or color change a car. And JF, I like the shoes sir.
I used to organise this with the factory at Mercedes-Benz. Customers getting the car they bought in the 70's, 80's or newer models getting updated or restored at the factory. The personalisation is the nice part, seeing a car change over its lifetime with its owner. You might not like the look of the latest model, but can pick or choose the new gadgets on the latest car to have in your old car or matching an entire car leather interior from a handbag the customer bought from her collection.
service is impecable,but what really fascinated me was that guy who got interviewed,so strict and firm yet so polite and helpful! Never says anything overboard nor does he let himself get mixed up in questions in addition he clearly just loves what he does and he loves that place...that guy just amazed me(im male and im not gay :P )
Impressive. Arguably the best looking model lines in the world. Thanks for the behind the scenes insight. Very customer oriented. Still gotta pay to play baby!!!!
JF I like these specialties car makers "mini series" Driven is doing now. Focusing on specific brands with many installments showcasing points of interest and forward thinking in the industry. I hope these will continue in the years to come.
First: Everyone, watch this on an HD screen with surround sound. The sounds of the factory tools and the amazing music truly are the best I have encountered in a long while. JF and William, you guys really out did yourselves on this video! Second: Who else would be willing to start a kick starter for converting Matt Farah’s Vanquish into a manual ^_^ ? Hope to see you guys at MoSport where I shall be sporting my brand spanking new /Drive t-shirt! Cheers
Real enjoyed this video. Love Aston Martin and this really gave me an insight into how they work. Would love to see more. Hands down best drive episode.
Simply amazing factory that performs some absolutely crazy installs, right hand drive to left hand drive! Ridiculous amount of reengineering needs to be done. Also beautiful song that starts off in the background at 10:07
I second many of the other comments here related to poor job by the host. I would also like to add: how about getting some pants that fit and a pair of reasonable shoes? Were you not aware they would be recording video for this feature?
Another great video! Fantastic visual, fantastic audio! These videos are the reason why I enjoy the drive channel so much. It has been made so carefully with so much attention to detail. oh btw JF: wear what whatever you want! As long as you continue to create videos like this you can even turn up naked...
I'm still not a huge fan of Aston's cars, outside of the new Vanquish, but they get huge respect from me for their backend customer support. Well done, Aston.
It's not the red, it's the red sneakers, the hands are in the trouser pockets.... generally these things are no problems, but standing next to a very polite Englishman from Aston Martin, these things just stand out. Still an awesome job, I really appreciated your work, keep it going :)
I don't know if you guys read these comments but awesome video. This, McLaren, koenigsegg factory tours have been awesome. Still wana see JF rip a skid!
