The restoration workshop is an astonishingplace to visit; with over a dozen classicAston Martins being restored at any onetime, it's a marvelous blend of traditionalcraftsmanship and high-tech machinery.

Although a huge amount of effort goesinto areas the eye will never see, the finalglory relies heavily on the finish to the bodyand paint. In these areas Aston Workshopuse the finest craftsmen available anywherein the world today.

Whatever your restoration requirementsthe Aston Workshop have what you need.They will undertake a full-bespoke groundup restoration or carry out running repairsand can tailor the work specifically to your

budget. Speaking of budget, they are basedin the North of England and this makestheir labour rates highly competitive, withthe larger projects qualifying for furtherdiscount.

So although they have a pristine imageand reputation around the world, thisdoesn't make them unaffordable! A full-bespoke restoration of a DB5 is never goingto be “cheap” but because of their locationAston Workshop will always be able to givethe best value for money.

Aston Workshop benefit from vastexperience of the marque, they arecurrently restoring 13 Astons and recentlytook a DB5 from a painted shell to

completed car in only 6 weeks. A recordtime due to experience, organisation andteamwork!

The owner Bob Fountain has alsodeveloped a superb engineering facility onsite. Having found it very difficult to sourcethe standards of engineering andworkmanship elsewhere, he made thedecision several years ago to invest heavilyin his own machine shop.

Combined with the company's intimateknowledge of a wide variety of Astonengines from pre-war to present day, it hasproduced the ultimate facility for enginemachining services.

Aston Workshop‘Restoration using the finest craftsmen available anywhere’

be able to find it for you if it's available.

It's not just the parts catalogue that'sregularly changing on www.aston.co.uk

All aspects of the site are constantly underreview.Aston Workshop want visitors to thesite to be confident they can return to findnew and interesting features and updates.

Soon there will be some interesting insightsinto the re-birth of the Aston Martin DB5,in fact a fully illustrated in-depth look atwhat really goes into the ultimate DB5restoration!

Aston Martin owners around the worldrely on Aston Workshop to supply themwith a reliable source of parts both new andused. Aston Workshop have upgraded theparts section of their fantastic website tomake ordering parts a simple and veryefficient process available to the world 24 /7!

This part of the site is now fullyfunctioning and a joy to use.

A comprehensive catalogue of parts, partskits, gifts and accessories have been added,but if you don't see what you are lookingfor on the web don't worry, enquire aboutit anyway, the odds are they will have it or

Aston Workshop‘Ordering parts made a simple and very efficient process’

The Aston Workshop website has beendeveloped to make searching for a particularAston model a very simple exercise. Justclick on an icon of the model you desireand a full picture gallery of those cars isrevealed, click again on the particular carsthat interest you and more pictures andinformation are available!

If, however, they don't have what you arelooking for at the moment, just ask to beadded to the mailing list, and details will beforwarded to you of any new stock thatmatch your requirements. It doesn't get anyeasier!

The folks at Aston Workshop are nostrangers to modern cars; they have sold a

significant number of DB7 and Vanquishmodels in the last couple of years, and willconsider any car as part exchange if youwant to move into an Aston Martin.They have sold some very interesting cars

recently, including a couple of DB6 MKIIVolante (sold within a month of each other)as well as a V8 550 Vantage that belonged toa world famous boxing champion, and don'tforget that all of the cars in this feature wereavailable for purchase in the showroom atthe time of writing.

You don't have to be famous or own anunusual Aston to make use of their sellingpower.They offer a very successful “store & sell “

facility for those who wish to sell, details ofwhich are available on their website atwww.aston.co.uk.

They have a superb showroom visited byclients from around the world plus highpowered marketing initiatives such asregular advertisements in 'Classic &Sportscar' magazine and of course theirfabulous web site which links to 'ClassicDriver.com'.

So if you were thinking of selling yourclassic or high performance sports car, thenyou would be advised to give them a ring.

Contact: bob@aston.co.uk for moreinformation.

Aston Workshop‘Superb showroom visited by clients from around the World’

“We would just like to take this opportunityto thank you and all the team at AstonWorkshop for making our purchase anabsulute pleasure.

My Dad arrived home late last night aftera superb 300 mile journey despite the bankholiday traffic. He is delighted with the carand both of us were extremely impressedwith the level of service that you afforded usthroughout the purchase.

We will certainly be recommending youto friends and family should they be lookingfor a classic Aston Martin”Lee Garner March 2005

“Many thanks for all your help. Rest asuredI’ll pop in again when I’m up that way.Thelure of all those Astons will be too strong toignore. I’d also like to thank you for the wayyou have handled the deal.

These things can sometimes be difficultbut I think you have kept me well informedand been fair along the way.

It makes a big change not to have to dealwith a pushy salesman.”Nick Cooper March 2005

“She is running just beautifully and wedrove roughly 1,000 miles this summer.Please say thanks to all those who workedon her.Thanks again for my wonderful car”Paul Kaplan November 2004

“My sincere thanks to Anthony and histeam for preparing the car to meet myspecific date for a birthday celebration.Thedrive home was most enjoyable and the caris everything i could have expected”Simon Cowling October 2004

Aston Workshop‘Customer satisfaction’