FROM THE CLUBHOUSE AMOC
FROM THE CLUBHOUSE
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s your idea of the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC) a bunch of overweight, middle-aged men smoking cigars standing outside a stately home wearing penguin suits? Or is it a family group at a garden barbie in Australia? Or perhaps a field of racing cars from 1934 to Vantage GT4 thrashing around Silverstone? Or maybe some V8’s, V12s and straight sixes enjoying the scenery (and the sound) of the Alps? The reality is that the AMOC is the biggest single-marque car club in the world and one of the oldest. That means it has something for everybody… and you don’t have to own an Aston Martin to be a member. In fact, many members of the AMOC join to find out more about owning an Aston Martin - including the pitfalls! – before they take the plunge to buy one. One of the beauties of the size, spread and history of the Club is that you can guarantee a member will have an answer for your question. Which model to buy, the running costs, the upgrades, etc. All the answers will be at hand at local meetings, in the Club’s monthly and quarterly publications and on the Club Forum.
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Aston Martin Driver | Issue one
CASE STUDY 1: MARY ANTCLIFF My husband and I were offered one year’s membership of the AMOC when we bought our first Aston Martin in 2008. This was a DB9 LM, a special edition DB9 to celebrate Aston Martin’ s win at Le Mans in 2007 & 2008. The plan was to build124 of the LM model to celebrate coming first in the 24-hours race. The car that won at Le Mans in both years was numbered 009 and our car is numbered 009 of the 124 cars planned. Being a 009 we planned to give the car a special 2009 year. We entered Concours and won Modern and Elite class and went on track days as far afield as Monza, Italy. We would (and still do) scour the AMOC publications for events going on around the country and if we were able, would attend events from Cornwall to Wales and from Scotland to East Anglia. Some years later we bought a PreWar Aston Martin and have since taken part inthe AMOC Speed Series which is a great way to safely test the car to its full potential on racetracks.
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With all the AMOC events we have attended, it doesn’t matter whether you know anyone beforehand, you know you will be mixing with great people from all walks of life who have chosen to spend their money on such great cars.
Image: M. Antcliff
