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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 11:38 AM
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The world famous author Wilbur Smith died yesterday RIP. I wonder if he was a XK owner as this photo shows wich could be an XK model car on the shelf above his head?? Or is it a Aston Martin?🤔
 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 01:18 PM
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I’m leaning towards Aston.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 02:44 PM
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You have eyes like a hawk. Sure looks like an XK.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 03:06 PM
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Think he’d have gone authentic, and those don’t look like XK wheels. Not familiar with the AM wheel set, someone else recognize them as AM’s?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 03:48 PM
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The horizontal strakes behind the front wheel arch say DB9.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by lear60man
The horizontal strakes behind the front wheel arch say DB9.
I think you are right about that. It is probably a Aston Martin🤨😊
 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 04:53 PM
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According to Google it is an Aston:


 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 05:14 PM
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Well, I’m not so sure anymore that it is a Aston. Take a look at chrome edge around the windows. On the Aston the edge has a sharper rear upper corner compere to the Jag’s more rounded

 
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 05:27 PM
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 06:18 PM
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Aston.
Look at the seam between the bumper cover and the rear quarter panel. It’s a straight line, like an Aston. The XK has a bend in that seam as it approaches the rear wheel.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Nookat
The world famous author Wilbur Smith died yesterday RIP. I wonder if he was a XK owner as this photo shows wich could be an XK model car on the shelf above his head?? Or is it a Aston Martin?🤔
that's an Aston Martin.Check out the emblem on the hood.It's not a cat
 
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 03:53 AM
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Is it...the least informative thread heading ever???
 
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Barry Leftwich
that's an Aston Martin.Check out the emblem on the hood.It's not a cat
How on earth do you see the emblem on the hood on that photo??🤔
 
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 09:21 AM
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The wheels are early Aston DB7
 
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Old Nov 15, 2021 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by No Quarter
Is it...the least informative thread heading ever???
It is…
 
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