1995 Aston Martin Vantage V550 Review - Britain's Twin Supercharged Lamborghini Slaying Armchair

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[@jameshiggon2921]

Jay'wokeycokey'emm who thinks there is another category other than ladies and gentlemen.

[@dhdmotors]

Always loved this Aston. Definitely one of my most favorite cars in general. It’s great to see you finally get your hands on one!😁

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It was a joy!

[@paultasker7788]

I had a 1:18 model of one growing up. I really liked this. Luxurious inside, powerful and what a noise! It's a brute. A proper Aston

[@MrPTManning]

Short story about my own introduction to this car. A couple years ago I went to a man's house in my local area to buy a used polisher I found on FB marketplace. After paying him I was about to leave, when I realized I'd under-payed him $20. I knocked on his door again to make things square, and he appreciated my honesty enough to open up his garage to show me what he had. And a Vantage V550 was sitting there, dark red with cream interior and wood trim. At the time I didn't really realize what I was looking at as I wasn't yet familiar with the Vantage V550 model, but when I went home and did a quick google search on it I couldn't believe how rare and amazing a car I'd stumbled upon. So butch and beautiful at the same time. He let me sit in it too. I've been fascinated with this model ever since.

[@bossnass9368]

Saw you on a different video

[@MrPTManning]

haha yep, I'm so interested in this car@@bossnass9368

[@arkhsm]

That shure was a special moment !!

[@brodyalquist61]

@@bossnass9368 Me too

[@lukespector5550]

She's an Aston-Martin........... Her mother was a Bentley who ran off with a Ferrari!

[@jonburnell532]

The V600 in green was my bedroom wall poster car. It was easily the coolest car on the planet back then. At least to mine and my friends teenage eyes.

[@mooferoo]

I think i had that poster too! There was no other expensive car that seemed desirable to me. No idea why.

[@davebowman1982]

When Clarkson drove a prototype of this, exposed rivets and all, I fell in love. Proper 90s bruiser

[@energymc22]

With "welcome to the machine" by Pink Floyd in the background. I remember it like yesterday. "A Rolls Royce with attitude" . "A dirty great go kart"

[@jamesbrett6518]

​@@energymc22and Cher, and Alice Cooper as he took on the Diablo at Santa Pod

[@CraigMcB68]

That's exactly what hooked me nearly 30 years ago, that video when the shutters raised at Newport Pagnelland this thing rolled lut like a space ship.. It's been my dream car until I managed to buy the car above. I wanted someone skilled and qualified like James to bring it back to the masses. Glad you enjoyed my car 😊

[@kristianspencer1978]

Fuckin hell you finally got the best Aston Martin ever made.❤

[@CraigMcB68]

Hi Kristian, I totally agree with your comment and that's why I bought this car in the video. If you're ever near Yorkshire in the summertime let me know and I'll take you for a spin in it.

[@kristianspencer1978]

@@CraigMcB68 that’s a very kind gesture, as you don’t c the v550 on the roads, I don’t recall ever cing one. It’s my favourite super car, my dream car is an ls3 vxr8, or an lsa, again cars you never c on the roads. Also more important they all are manual transmissions. I hate driving automatic cars they do nothing 4 me. True driving enthusiasts will always prefer manual cars. I don’t care about 2.5 0-60 times. Knock a second or two off that and give me a manual every time..

[@beefmalone]

@craigmcb8153 ​@kristianspencer1978 hope you take him up on that. I'd make a trip from America for such an opportunity. . . If I had the means 😂

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Love this car. A guy in my gym had the 600 bhp version of this. It was an utter brute.

[@MrVantage8]

What a glorious automobile! In the day, I thought that these were the shizzle, the ultimate Brute in a Suit... In all the years that followed, nothing has come close to the sheer majesty of these cars. Thanks for the review, and congratulations on the 300k. Day made...

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Mine too! Thanks for watching

[@Blandat]

Brute in a suit sums it up perfectly

[@jassi_ahluwalia]

90’s styling of the Vantage is by far my personal favourite with the 2000’s Vantage coming second. V600 in this gen is my personal favourite Vantage.

[@SB-vb8ch]

The seats are Recaro CSE (or similar) which had the switches on the lower bolster so it's not really an Aston thing. Those style of seats are a real highlight for me on the older upper end stuff, mostly German, real genuine retro chique!

[@yutehube4468]

I had no idea these were so rare. Easily one of my favourite cars of all time. It's like the perfect car that does everything.

[@nigelwest3430]

At one point we were building half a car a week

[@edh7492]

This has been one of my favourite cars since I was about 10 when I saw it on a Clarkson VHS in 1996, it’s easily still in my top 10. Saw one in London in the late 90’s and the dude driving it wasn’t sparing the horses! 🐎

[@CraigMcB68]

That's the same Clarkson video thst got me hooked. I saw those shutters go up at the old Newport Pagnell factory and the V550 rolled out, it was like a space ship compared to older models. That video was with me until I managed to buy the car in the video. I'm so glad I got James to review it. So many positive comments and people quoting that Clarkson review. Seems it wasn't only me who was obsessed with the old girl all these years.

[@marcushull12]

I`m a lot older but I fell in love with it then too, with Pink Floyd`s Welcome To The Machine playing as it rolled out .. I have to disagree with Gem though , the pale metallic green looks better than the BRG.

[@LexFez]

Stumbled upon this in a mayfair dealership as a lost 19yo wandering around London some 25y ago. The sheer size and muscularity of the thing stopped me in my tracks. It felt like swimming next to a whale shark. Proper British monster this thing. Up there with the Bentley Turbo R for presence!

[@robmowe8090]

These medium old Aston's have real presence. Kind of like driving a Victorian sitting room around but looks super cool.

[@originalforgery]

Without doubt my favourite all time car. Can't think of anything that screams "Made in England" louder than that. Utterly glorious...... Great video - thanks....

[@CraigMcB68]

Glad you enjoyed my car being revisited. All these comments from 40 and 50 years old like myself who fell in love with Clarkson's video make me really happy that I got James to feature it.

[@AntoniusTyas]

I remember knowing about Vantage back during the GranTurismo 2 days. Back then I really don't understand why would I pay a lot more for Vantage than the prettier DB7. I think now I have grown out of that phase and found new appreciation for these British bulldogs.

[@robseybaby1]

In the early days of Top-Gear magazine they did a head-to-head of the Vantage vs the the Bentley Conti R - the Aston was always the one for me. I pored through that article over and over until the copy literally disintegrated. Every bit of it is seared into my brain for eternity and now the sound of the engine under heavy load in your video has joined it!

[@ericpisch2732]

Growing up my neighbour bought a new V600, I used to have an accident every time he started it, still one of my all time fav cars

[@robertwilkins3043]

I remember seeing a V550 at the Motor show and the NEC. I was in awe just looking at he engine bay and wondered how Aston Martin managed to shoehorn in those two huge superchargers. To me this is one of the most iconic Aston’s every produced in my lifetime. I really want one !

[@davidarter6271]

You gotta hand it to Aston Martin…. They may be old and flawed, but they remind you why life is so wonderful and to be enjoyed….

[@yutehube4468]

I love this car so much I can't even explain it. I was 16 the year it came out so yeah. A car I have never forgotten about. Just incredible, even now.

[@davidtcostello]

Mad, I just watched something on this car this week and hadn't seen anything since clarksons unleashed video. To me, my absolute favourite car

[@crustynuggets1]

I was 21 when this car came out and it was my absolute dream car.

[@CraigMcB68]

The sheer love shown in these comments make me so happy that I got James to review my car, and boy didn't he do an amazing job.

[@paultucker1272]

I think this is my 4th time watching this video and it NEVER gets old. Desirability is off the scale. A proper, proper car!

[@abtiepolo1018]

Dreamt about these astons as a kid. The last true astons.fully hand built... Incredible craftsmanship beyond engine considerations.

[@heimlichvonbladderburst8348]

Walking across Oxford Circus many years ago, I heard a sound like a dragon breathing. It was one of these sitting at the traffic lights. What an incredible sound!

[@TenchiFreak5]

These are practically perfect looking, I've always felt. The only change I would make would be to leave the Scirocco lights from the Virage on it, which I felt fit the car far better. I saw that Clarkson video where he test drove the prototype Vantage that was cobbled together by Aston from a Virage that was exactly that and it was just as great looking as I thought.

[@cbrooks2405]

Truly an amazing car - I remember going to see this at the Earls Court Motor Show and was blown away not only by the car, but also by the engine that was on a separate stand... It was HUGE and looked like something stolen out of a very big truck! Just everything I thought and still do, that an Aston should be - a true great and as you say, at the moment, great "Value".... LOL

[@Kyuzeth]

Congratulations on 300,000 subscribers, James! So glad to have been along for the ride for some years now. Also, I didn't really know much about this old Aston, but needless to say, the V550 line oozes classic British charm, just with some 90s sauce. Not a bad thing at all, mind you!

[@michaelhipperson1554]

Yes ! congrats James. Happy to have travelled along with you since 2016 when you offered to film my previously owned 1966 Ferrari 275GTB/2 !

[@nickarcher4775]

I remember a red one if these adorning the pages of a "supercars" book I had as a child......I fell in love then and this video keeps me just as smitten

[@johncollier608]

What a car! Even taking into account the interior parts bin mish mash, the engine is a work of art and like most Aston's, it looks gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

The thing is by the time Clarkson reviewed this his work was already starting to become more about his creative thought processes, and less about the actual cars. This review is excellent, thank-you.The Vantage 550 (being 43) was my childhood dream car.

[@Thanos.m]

What a spectacular car I would put the noise this aston makes up with the Maserati v8. Massive hats off to the owner for bringing it over and actually driving the like its meant to

[@bernardwarr4187]

With out doubt, price and running costs aside, one of the best cars in the world. Definitely my first choice for a Spanish road trip. Spectacular

[@markhaynes9923]

I remember going out in a Le Mans back in about 2005 when I worked there. Lovely thing. It was about 0 degrees in December and putting your foot down in 3rd at 100 was scary as the back kicked out. A fantastic, beautiful, most memorable car. I'd love to own one.

[@matthewelliott2213]

Always loved Aston muscle cars--can't believe this one is almost 30 years old!

[@Boyzee355]

This could well be the vantage I queued up to sit in at the London motor show. I waited what seemed like ages to ask for a closer look and a sit within the cordoned off zone and the Head salesman could NOT have been more welcoming even giving me a brochure and answering my prying questions-especially as I stood out as a 15yr old amongst the vip would be owners in their saville row suits! I will never forget the view of that vast bonnet and the red and gold flake in the deep green paint!! I hope I’m right in thinking this is that car?? ?? It was incredible

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It's very possible!

[@Boyzee355]

Omg. I really think it is. Love it And thank you for doing my childhood memories justice Top Man Jay 👌🏻 And of course a big thank you to the new custodian- Top Man Sir

[@CraigMcB68]

Boyzee, it was my pleasure. Likewise, James was 100% the right guy to review my car. Glad you enjoyed it. If you're ever up in Yorkshire in the summertime give me a shout and you can relive that view and I'll take you for a drive. It's comments like yours that have made my year and so happy that we did the video.

[@Boyzee355]

@@CraigMcB68 I’m still chuckling through the adrenaline of reading your kind reply. It really was a fantastic review especially as I believed I knew of the car. They are so very rare and special they just aren’t seen unfortunately. I say with great pleasure I would naturally be a fool to not take you up on your gentlemanly offer so I’m counting on you keeping her!! At least until next summer please! That really would be incredible so thank you. That has made my whole week. Sean

[@garethjohnstone9282]

Thats really nice of you to offer him a ride. Top bloke.​@CraigMcB68

[@alhemmings8554]

I'm sure I remember reading/seeing when I was a kid that one of these was the chosen steed of a certain Prince Charles? Yes Mercedes, we were building a 500+hp supercharged V8 before the madcap R230 SL55 AMG. An absolute classic Jayemm and I really enjoyed the video!

[@darrenhitchcox6345]

I adore this era of Aston and that one is an absolute beauty........ohh that sound track. Proper British hairy chested beast !!!

[@wilbo5457]

You just have the best job James, you really do! 👍😎

[@rasdan172]

A long time petrol head but this is a first for me. What a beauty.

[@eujeniu8527]

Ah, what a treat to see this great beast in the hands of James 🤟

[@Joakim81]

This car was featured in one of my first car magazines, Buckinghamshire green with magnolia leather. Been my all time favorite since then. Still have that magazine. Thanks for the review!

[@BrainFuck10]

Fun Fact: Terry Durston the man who built this car’s engine was actually on Top Gear, Clarkson interviewed him at the Newport Pegnell factory.

[@homere-d-allaure]

This has always been my dream Aston Martin, and you reviewed it, finally ! I have a few tears of joy watching it. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU !!!!

[@CraigMcB68]

I'm so glad that you enjoyed the review of my car. I thought that I was only one of a few people who have beenobsessed with this classic Aston. So many positive comments and so much love for the V550. 🙏🏻

[@homere-d-allaure]

@@CraigMcB68 you are a very lucky (and tasteful) man ! How not to love your car ? It's a climax with wheels 😍

[@travisswanson3449]

I remember this on GranTurismo. It was a gentleman's blast.

[@contingency9]

My favourite all time car. The sound and looks are beyond anything else, a true British bruiser!

[@BillyBoy444]

One of my favourite cars from the late 90's. I remember Clarkson saying it only needed 6th gear because of the huge torque you could pull away in sixth and just leave it there. Think the only thing more crazy at the time was a Lister Storm and good luck k finding one of those to test 😅

[@iantownsend500]

A proper old school Brit bruiser of a car

[@paulallen6915]

There used to be a guy who lived near me that had one in a very similar colour scheme. He traded a Countach for it. He took me out in both and I fell in love with the AM.

[@blackjacket_]

I want to say a huge thanks to you! There seems to be no coverage of this gen of astons anywhere. I saw almost every gen of Astons in the flesh, certainly on the videos, but never this one. Only few pictures of it in one of my kids cars book and thats it. You just uncovered a mistery to me! This car exist and its as great as I imagined ❤

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks! I can recommend @Number27 video of the Virage also

[@CraigMcB68]

Glad that you enjoyed my car! Half the reason that I invited James to feature it is to remind and bring it back to the attention of the masses. It really is a phenomenal car. All these postibe comments have made my year.

[@santipedros6908]

The color combination can’t get any better. I love it. Great video!

[@rogerpayne5336]

This is the definition of " brute in a suit" ! Love everything about this V550....This and a late ( 1989 - 91) Aston Martin v8 Vantage are more desirable than the modern day v8 vantage to my eyes. If I was forced to pick one it'd be a 1991 v8 Vantage.......Great cars one and all.......Bravo Aston !

[@roverwaters3875]

lol there was no Vantage in 89-91

[@rogerpayne5336]

@@roverwaters3875 You sure pal ?. ..have a Google.

[@cgb-tv]

Oh! Geez! Thanks for putting this on collector's radar! No doubt in a few months, the value of these cars will increase like everything else. One of my all-time dream cars will remain unobtainable.

[@rolfmak1400]

Fabulous! I have to say, it suits you, mr. Martin! In 1997, I was fortunate enough to have a tout around the Aston Martin factory in Newport Pagnell by company archivist & historian mr. Roger Stowers. A very memorable day it was. I saw one of these engines being built and the footage in this video is exactly how it was. I love these cars. Enormously. For me the ultimate in British engineering. It’s Brunellian. James, thanks for this video of my favorite car of all times and glad you’re impressed.

[@CraigMcB68]

Hi Rolf, it's great comments like these that made me really happy that I got James to review my car, and he did such a great job. Glad you enjoyed the video and brought back some memories..

[@rolfmak1400]

@@CraigMcB68 I hope you will enjoy this fabulous motor for many years to come. And thank you for sharing it with the rest of the world by lending it to James. One simply never sees these cars in The Netherlands and I am besotted with British cars. I am fortunate enough to own three modest examples which I enjoy tremendously. My daily Jaguar S-Tyoe 2.7d, my MGF and my Rover 200 BRM. A little cult car. That is the beauty of British cars, there is something to enjoy for every budget.

[@MasterofNRG]

Funny, a few days ago youtube recommended me the review of this car by Clarkson in 1993 and loved the design and sound. Now your doing a review of maybe the very same one. What a noise and design, great to see it in decent video quality and in this much detail!

[@adammillington5053]

This is the car. The car that started my interest in all things automotive...

[@Gorbyrev]

My friend used to work for Murray Aston Martin in Edinburgh. His boss had a V600 and let him drive it. Let's say it was a memorable experience. What a car. I have only seen one once in the wild and though we hadn't met we pretty much figured it was my friend. Same colour combo as your V550. Beautiful.

[@briansukhu4392]

At the time I never knew it had so much; power, which even today 30 years later is still impressive

[@chrisharraway1425]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You even managed to find one with the square headlights!! I've been waiting years for you to review this car and you did brilliantly! You even taught me a few new things about it! Great video, this will be getting repeat viewing!

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks for watching Chris, glad you enjoyed it

[@CraigMcB68]

Thank you Chris for such positive comments on my car. For gentlemen of a certain age it was the "out of reach"dream car for many of us. I'm so happy that O got James to review it and remind the masses.

[@technologic21]

Aston Martin cars look so damn good. That beefy V8 sounds incredible. I always wanted a V550 here in the States.

[@neilrice8714]

This was my dream car and started my love of Astons. Thanks James ive made my son watch it too and he is in awe. Congratulations on the 300k 😁

[@CraigMcB68]

Happy that you enjoyed revisiting this amazing car. As the owner, I can say that it's absolutely lived up to the dream.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

I remember this was a car mod for the original Test Drive Unlimited. I fell in love with it in an instant.

[@leepointer9756]

Oh my god Jay, this is my favourite car of all time! I have been waiting for years for someone to review one! Thank you!

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It was my absolute pleasure

[@leepointer9756]

@@JayEmmOnCars I still have the Unleashed on cars and top gear supercars VHS videos because of this car lol!

[@CraigMcB68]

Thank you for your comment. It's amazing how much love there is out there for the old girl. I'm so happy I got James to review my car. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@TP-3000]

Goodness me you’ve driven some incredible cars recently

[@gro9465]

What a thing! One of my favourite 'modern' Aston Martins. Tempting... And congratulations James on 300,000 subscribers, you deserve every one!

[@wardog0086]

Congrats on 300K! Been a long time coming, and incredibly well deserved.

[@TheRockrm]

Aston Martin made and still makes some of the most gorgeous automobiles on the planet. People should’ve bought many more of their cars back in the day!

[@lyedavide]

What an absolutely phenomenal car! I do like the older Aston Vantage's looks though. Brilliant video!

[@TABonTV]

The V600 is in my top 5 - utterly wonderful and great to see this on the channel!

[@scoutfinch47]

One of my all time favourite Aston Martin's, an amazingly beautiful car.

[@eze8970]

What a car, thanks for taking us along for a ride! 🙏🙏 Congrats on the 300k!

[@superdooperoofer8941]

What a car, still look amazing today. Congrats on the 300k, i joined back when you had 17k. Finally the rolling stone is gathering moss, you’ll be where you deserve soon.

[@nikbear]

Congratulations Jay on reaching 300k 👏👏👏 and thank you for featuring this glorious British beast, it is fabulous ❤😍

[@steverogers7473]

Congratulations on 300k! You so deserve it James. You are a great You Tuber and a thoroughly nice chap. 👍

[@20710348]

I've been watching a ton of videos on the channel. I think what I appreciate the most is just the delivery. Don't get me wrong, the content is awesome, but Jay's presentation thereof is second to none.

[@0T13]

Absolutely excellent put together video review. Love seeing the old footage

[@michaelcole3998]

Congratulations on marking it to 300,000 subscribers. I've been watching your channel for 3-4 years and it's one of my favourites and I look forward to the next video always. Onwards and upwards to half a million now?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

That's the plan! Thanks for being a part of it

[@davebarron5939]

Congrats James on the 300K well earned, and well deserved. Thanks.

[@JankyAF]

Also congrats on 300k best automotive car youtuber on the interwebs, wrong side of the road and all

[@FbtGl]

YOU are my Hero!!! I forgot about this, one of my favourite childhood cars. Thank you!

[@CraigMcB68]

Thank you for the great comment. It's comments like these that have made me so happy that I got James to review my car. Glad that it's rejogged your memory and reminded you of this classic beast.

[@1revwilly]

Congrats on the 300,000 subs! You deserve it and a whole lot more!

[@Nick-vp7lp]

My dream Aston ... fullstop

[@CraigMcB68]

I'm so happy that I got James to review my car It's all the positive comments like yours that made it all worthwhile. I'm amazed how much love that there is out there for the old girl. I thought it was just me that was obsessed with this car 😂

[@graemeadamson7272]

i'm afraid I can't offer you anything exotic to drive as the cars you drive but GOD I just cannot get enough of your videos . As a nation we are and were extremely good at producing automotive masterpieces . Excellent work yet again 👊

[@1stglass]

Congratulations on the 300k subscribers. Well deserved 👍🏻

[@markchip1]

What an absolute BEAST!! Just fabulous!!! (Though I still prefer the looks of the older model!)

[@ivaniii9707]

I don't care much for the front end styling, but the rear and in profile it looks great. The sound and the beige leather interior look and sound fantastic. I think I saw the Aston Martin Vantage V600 for the fist time in one of the Gran Turismo games.

[@davidr4342]

Dammm, that sound, awesome.

[@benmpearson1]

Love, love, love this car. You never see good videos on them. Thanks for changing that James!

[@CraigMcB68]

So happy that I let James review my car It's all the positive comments like yours that made me happy we did the video. So much love out there for the old girl. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@teffuniotofu6905]

I really, really enjoyed watching you drive and all the discriptions. I saw first prototype at Birmingham NEC in 1992. Had a photographe with one of the Chief engineers. This car and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage V600, just before the LM was introduced. It's undeniablely my favorite. Later, the Vanquish models and DB7. Some how, the X pack Vantage also. I bought many Car magazines in which these models appeared. Nice for sharing your awesome videos.

[@p_adam19]

Finally, supercharged V8 that doesn't sound like it's having a Lady Chatterley crisis

[@LilleyAdam]

Congrats with the 300k. You've earned it. Great review. I want one.

[@johnt9783]

Always loved this car. Had the poster back in the day. Beautiful!

[@LanceK115]

Congrats on cracking 300k subs! Awesome video as always.

[@2702simmo]

One of the best videos of yours and an all time old favourite car of mine Love it

[@richardhasler6718]

Absolutely agree with your review btw I had requested that you do a review of this rare beauty in the comments last week, so imagine my surprise!

[@simonphillips5208]

One minute and a bit in - who doesn't love a stunning barn?

[@longtailgt]

I only recently realised that the V8 Vantage was featured in Test Drive 5, a game I used to play for a brief few years all the back way circa 1999-2001. I played the demo version so I only knew the Viper and Chevelle that were available, but I always used to strongly wonder what the computer opponent cars were that were so fast that I couldn't catch them. Only in the last few years, I looked it up and found out that one of them was this! It's a revelation that made me quite happy. Add to that having watched the drag race from "Clarkson Unleashed on Cars" a hundred times throughout the last decade and it's an instant favourite Aston. Absolutely love this car! And this one's pretty much the dream spec if I could ever own one. Congratulations on 300k subs! Couldn't have chosen a better car for the occasion!

[@institutmorningkiss]

Greatest transformation of a model ever, I suspect. Very happy to see you review this, my ultimate dream GT

[@davekennedy6315]

Thank you Jay, this is my favourite Aston Martin and one of my dream cars (ever since Clarkson's road-test and race against the Diablo) I would go with the V600 upgrade but minus those hideous changes to the grill. This is such a manly, muscular and menacing looking car, I LOVE it!

[@philmw]

The nostrils are on the Le Mans (as reflecting the original design studies for the Vantage). 'V600' is a number of options available to add the Vantage post registration. The Le Mans had some, but not all, of the V600 options by default.

[@jimmyfarley5581]

I agree the Le Mans grill is awful and clearly just an add on. I would have the 5 spoke Dymag wheels though and obviously the V600 upgrade. In Charcoal Black please. I wasn't a fan of the enormous, shapeless, boring steering wheel. Looks terrible. I'd want to change that with something else out of the Aston Martin catalogue.

[@davekennedy6315]

@@jimmyfarley5581 sounds good, now all we need is the money? Lots and lots of money!

[@CraigMcB68]

Thank you for your comments, it was that very same video stuck in my head from Clarkson for nearly 30 years that when I finally got the chance, I pulled the trigger and bought the car in the video. Glad you enjoyed it being revisted. James was 100% the right guy to review my car, he did a great job.