Hi from AstonMartine!
 

Hello all,

I believe this is the right place to discuss addiction to horsepower and automotive love? :)

My name is Martine, which resonates perfectly with the classic I own currently; a 1974 Aston Martin V8.
In my possession for almost 5 years now, and on the road for 3 years now. Well....sort of...like a real classic Aston, it does need a lot of TLC to keep it running, but when she does run, she purrs like a kitten.
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Previous noteworthy cars I owned:
- 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
- 1987 Pontiac Trans Am
- 1964 Pontiac Bonneville Sportscoupe (Still miss this one...)
- 1988 Midas Gold Coupe

And since I'm also a fan of speed on 2 wheels, I also have a 2009 Kawasaki Z750.

My ambition is to get a more modern stable mate for my Aston; a Viper GTS. The car I've been dreaming of since I was a little girl.
If anyone knows a good one for sale in Europe, don't hesitate to let me know :)

Welcome!

Welcome to Teamspeed!:welcome:

P.S. Nice american classic :respekt:

I dig your collection of Pontiac's. Any photo's Bro?

Certainly :)

The 1979 Trans Am, my first classic, so not in real good state, but it was a good runner!
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My own KITT ;) But there was a problem with the oil pressure. Probably worn out cylinders, so I only had it for a short time.
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The Bonnie...
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...92950147_n.jpg

Not part of the Pontiac collection, but now I'm posting anyway....the lil' Midas
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And my Kawa speed machine:
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...28182508_n.jpg

Beautiful collection. I would love to see more of your Aston, that is an incredible looking car!

The Aston is flattered, and will gladly expose some more body :p

2008. The day after I got her from the UK:
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Interior. Person hiding in the picture is me, while I was busy detailing the car ;)
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Weight loss for performance...
Kidding, this was the horrible project of removing the rusted inner sills...
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In 2009 the car got new sills, springs, shocks, brakes, the lot:
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5.3 V8. The air intake hoses have been replaced by brand new ones now, and overall the engine bay looks more fresh. I should take new pictures of this soon I guess.
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Ciao Martine , welcome to TeamSpeed !
Congrats for your Aston :golfclap:

Beautiful!

About 2 years ago the national Autoweek magazine featured my car and also made a little video. The commentary is all in Dutch, but at least there is plenty of live footage to see and hear my AM in action :D
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