The Aston Martin Miata . . .
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Does this look like James Bond's Aston Martin Vanquish to you? It's a labor of love for an Australian Aston fan, who built it off a Mazda Miata. (Photo courtesy of Custom Automotive Restyling.com)
Gym Rat: Miata Kit Turns Weakling Into Sand-Kicking Aston Martin
Date posted: 07-14-2006
BRISBANE, Australia — Rebodying Mazda Miatas is already a thriving business in Japan and now an Australian has come up with a radical package that turns the two-seater into something resembling an Aston Martin Vanquish.
Fitness instructor Michael Lebedev, 32, said it was a life-changing moment when he saw the Aston Martin Vanquish in the James Bond film Die Another Day. He used the Vanquish as inspiration for a Mazda Miata-based creation, which claimed the Dare to Be Different trophy at a local tuning show.
Lebedev has set up a company called Custom Automotive Restyling to sell his Mazda-based creation. The car is called the AMX07; the MX stands for MX-5 Miata, and the 07 is both a James Bond and an Aston reference. Body panels are made from fiberglass, and the headlamps were lifted from Smart. The company is selling the restyling kit for A$7,500 (about U.S. $5,650) without a donor car.
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Makes for a very nice go kart worth fighting over at Disneyland.
- I got dibbs on the grey one..
- No its mine I saw it first..
- Only if you beat me to it...
Oh and thats it, other than that its wack...and very funny looking
- I got dibbs on the grey one..
- No its mine I saw it first..
- Only if you beat me to it...
Oh and thats it, other than that its wack...and very funny looking
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Like the idea, and also give props on trying this, but IMO its too small of a car and some of the proportions are out of wack. For example the front wheel is pushed towards the rear of the fender.
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This one is a Aston Martin inspired Miata based on the new version. I personally think this
one is MUCH MUCH better.
More images here:
http://www.damd.co.jp/products/roadster/index.html
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one is MUCH MUCH better.
More images here:
http://www.damd.co.jp/products/roadster/index.html
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