The car seen (and rolled spectacularly) in the film was also to be a mock-up, this time a fully operational DB9 with visual enhancements. Back then, of course, the DBS was still several months from launch and the car shown to the actors was in fact a clay model. The search proved fruitless – until the day of that phone call.ĭuly arriving at Aston Martin Works that weekend, Steve was greeted by the sight of a DBS – a similar scene to that met by Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli (daughter of ‘Cubby’) several years earlier, when they were shown the prospective film car for the first time. ![]() ![]() Dave promptly purchased a low-mileage Islay Blue example and, keen to share his positive experience of ownership, spent hours searching for an equally good example for Steve. With the latter in particular narrowing down their options somewhat, the brothers test-drove the remaining candidates and decided the Aston Martin DBS was the most desirable. ![]() London-based oil consultant Steve Roberts and his twin brother David had long been debating the requirements of the ideal modern GT car, eventually arriving at the conclusion that a V12 was a must, as was a manual gearbox.
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