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BACCHUS FOR YOU (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The English wine industry is up in arms about comments made by the Prince of Wales's private secretary. Referring to the biofuel distilled from wine used to power the Prince's Aston Martin DB6, Sir Michael Peat said, 'I think our wine is surplus English wine.' But English wine producers are furious that the royal family should suggest there is a surplus of English wine. 'The story is rubbish' consultant...
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Worlwide Cars News at Go-Cars.org (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Or so sayeth Gizmodo :“Prince Charles has discovered the perfect use for crappy English wine: He is using it as biofuel for his classic Aston Martin DB6. The Prince converted the 38-year old car to accept ethanol to play … ”Wait … wait, let me get this straight: The British make WINE?[23 minutes have elapsed. [...]
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Leftlane (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Over in the Old World, Prince Charles is using surplus wine to power his classic ride, a 1970 Aston Martin DB6 convertible given to him by the Queen on his 21st birthday. Technically, the wine is distilled into bioethanol first, and while the carbon footprint of the car, which is only driven about 300 miles [...]
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Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Prince Charles has discovered the perfect use for crappy English wine: He is using it as biofuel for his classic Aston Martin DB6. The Prince converted the 38-year old car to accept ethanol to play...
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eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Prince Charles is doing his part for the environment - royalty style. The prince recently converted his 38 year old classic Aston Martin DB6 (a gift from the queen on his 21st birthday) to run on 100...
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Wizbang Pop! (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
It is certainly a vintage vehicle. And now Prince Charles's beloved Aston Martin DB6 is running on vintage too. A nice little white from a vineyard in Wiltshire, to...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
There's rich, and then there's royalty. Lest you confuse the two, consider the fact that Britain's Prince Charles now drives an Aston Martin DB6 fueled by white wine. To be fair, the Prince's Aston actually runs on bioethanol distilled from surplus wine. It turns out EU countries cannot sell more than a set quota of wine, so any excess must be destroyed or turned into something else; motor fuel, for...
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Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
I may not like the price of petrol but I'm not sure that I'd go as far as Prince Charles has by converting an Aston Martin DB6 to run on white wine converted into bioethanol. It has even made the engine 10% more efficient. But isn't theer a better use for surplus wine? Paul Simister
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Hillbilly White Trash (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
It is certainly a vintage vehicle. And now Prince Charles's beloved Aston Martin DB6 is running on vintage too. A nice little white from a vineyard in Wiltshire, to be precise. As part of cutting his carbon footprint, the prince has converted the 38-year-old classic car - a 21st birthday present from the Queen - to run on 100 per cent bioethanol fuel distilled from surplus British wine. Well at least...
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Venture Chronicles (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
and that’s two British posts in one day, certainly a record for this blog! It is certainly a vintage vehicle. And now Prince Charles’s beloved Aston Martin DB6 is running on vintage too. A nice little white from a vineyard in Wiltshire, to be precise. As part of cutting his carbon footprint, [...]
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Posted on 05.12.2008 09:37 by Simona Filed under: Aston-Martin | coupe | classic cars Since the first auction in 2000, the specialist auctioneer Bonhams has sold more than £14m worth of Aston Martins and related automobilia often at record-breaking levels. In 2007 a 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 Volante sympathetically restored by Works Service achieved a record price of £430,500. The continued success...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Posted on 05.12.2008 09:37 by Simona Filed under: Aston-Martin | coupe | classic cars Since the first auction in 2000, the specialist auctioneer Bonhams has sold more than £14m worth of Aston Martins and related automobilia often at record-breaking levels. In 2007 a 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 Volante sympathetically restored by Works Service achieved a record price of £430,500. The continued success...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008
You've see the Aston Martin DB6 couch; not to be outdone is this 1957 Chevrolet Corvette couch. Sure, the '57 Corvette is a fantastic choice to couch-i-fy, but unfortunately this couch looks a bit cheesy and very Speed Racer-y . The couch is crafted by furnituremaker Corbin. It comes in a variety of colors, and the upholstery is leather. The couch can also be plugged in for the undercarriage lighting....
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OhGizmo! (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008
By Andrew Liszewski A few weeks ago I wrote about a couch that was modeled after the back-end of an Aston Martin DB6. Unfortunately the price was a bit on the high side ($7,300) and that didn't even include the shipping costs from the UK where they're built. So here’s a ‘made in America’ alternative that [...]
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Auction News Updated Daily (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
Rare Aston Consigned for April Auction 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Short Chassis VolanteArguably, the most desirable series of Aston Martin convertibles ever made and the first to carry the 'Volante' moniker, the DB6 Short Chassis cars are also the rarest. 1966 ASTON MARTIN DB6 SHORT CHASSIS V...
