Aston Martin in custom Ferrari TDF Blue.

[Marc08EX]

Spectacular work, Todd! I'm envious of the cars you get to detail! I'm sure you get a smile each time you detail cars like this.

 

[Shane731]

Whooooo, mama! That right there is one sexy lady! :drool:

 

[BIOLINK]

Bella Machina strikes again! Nicely done.

 

[blk5.0]

Love that color

 

[Ron-M]

A beautiful color on my favorite car. Very nice work.

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Todd nice work as always. The paint looks dripping wet. Are you sure that it isn't gonna just slide off of the car?

That's Wet Ice over Fire. Thanks for the compliments!

That is one of the sweetest cars I've ever seen. That blue is PERFECT for the Aston. Great job, Todd!

Thanks Mike. I agree 100% on the color!

Wow that's beautiful

Agreed!

You had the hood up and you didn't give us the obligatory engine shot? Something wrong with priorities today, I'm truly disappointed. Nice work. That is an amazing blue, one of my Mach 1's very nearly matched that color. It is my favorite even today.

Ha, I totally forgot. I usually get to captivated by the lines of an Aston Martin to care too much about under the hood. What year Mach 1?

That's just gorgeous.... excellent color choice that owner made!

Agreed Charlie!

That car is sexy, and I like the color choice. Nice job Todd, the paint is glowing!

Thank you. I have used the Wet Ice over Fire on this particular shade (Ferrari TDF Blu) so I knew it was going to be a winner.

Pure sex....

I agree!

Nice job Todd. That should be a standard color on that car... Looks amazing

Thanks Rocket!

Amazing work as always Todd. That color is killer....:drool::drool::drool:

Thanks Pat

Thanks for the info. I noticed how nice the finish was. I had to ask. Ive used the po85 and 106fa with great results just not M105.:bigups

Your welcome John. I'm sure you get great results with whatever you touch.

What a beautiful color on that car. Nice work Todd.

Thanks Rudy!

Beautiful!!!!

Thanks C Michael!

Troy Likey!!!!

Thanks Troy!

What a beautiful car, and in that blue, just...sexy.:drool:

Agreed again (I have been doing a lot of agreeing on this thread!

I think you just posted my DREAM car! That is one great looking Aston. I'm in LOVE, just saying.

There is nothing wrong with loving machinery. I love my FLEX PE!

Love the color, awesome job

Thanks Sal!

Spectacular work, Todd! I'm envious of the cars you get to detail! I'm sure you get a smile each time you detail cars like this.

Thanks Marc. I don't really get excited by the cars that I detail, but I try to remain grateful of the opportunities I have with out becoming jaded.

Whooooo, mama! That right there is one sexy lady! :drool:

Agreed!

Bella Machina strikes again! Nicely done.

Thanks TID10!

Love that color

Thanks!

A beautiful color on my favorite car. Very nice work.

Thanks Ron. You have great taste!

 

[GearHead_1]

Ha, I totally forgot. I usually get to captivated by the lines of an Aston Martin to care too much about under the hood. What year Mach 1?

Can't ever forget about what's under the hood. A stout yet pretty engine to go along with beautiful body lines is what makes the car. An Aston Martin engine is worthy of both show and discussion.

I've had a dozen different 69/70 Shelby's and Mach's through the years. The blue one to which I referred was a 69 428 Drag Pack, it had a pretty warm engine and was a good strong runner. The paint wasn't factory (closer to 70 blue, 69 was a lighter silver blue) but one of the few repaints I've had over the years that was just so much better than a factory paint job. It was truly amazing. Notice my Avatar. Tony (YNOT) made this for me from what I described to him from one of the 70's. The paint was a bit darker than the avatar but you get the idea.

I liked the paint on the blue one so much that I had a 79 F-150 4X4 painted the same color. I used it to trailer the Mustangs to and from the track. I really wish I still had that truck. I built a very unique engine for it stuffing a bunch of Cleveland (Boss) parts into a 400. Though I'm sure others have done this, I don't know any one else that had true 351 Boss heads on a 400 (had to make custom intake manifold spacers for it to run the Cleveland intake manifold). Custom hand built headers were just enough to stop most people from trying. Good runner and very nice lope in the idle. If there is any such thing as a perfect 4X4 daily driver this was it.

Sorry, kind of got of track here. That paint color just brings back good memories for me.

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Can't ever forget about what's under the hood. A stout yet pretty engine to go along with beautiful body lines is what makes the car. An Aston Martin engine is worthy of both show and discussion.

I've had a dozen different 69/70 Shelby's and Mach's through the years. The blue one to which I referred was a 69 428 Drag Pack, it had a pretty warm engine and was a good strong runner. The paint wasn't factory (closer to 70 blue, 69 was a lighter silver blue) but one of the few repaints I've had over the years that was just so much better than a factory paint job. It was truly amazing. Notice my Avatar. Tony (YNOT) made this for me from what I described to him from one of the 70's. The paint was a bit darker than the avatar but you get the idea.

I liked the paint on the blue one so much that I had a 79 F-150 4X4 painted the same color. I used it to trailer the Mustangs to and from the track. I really wish I still had that truck. I built a very unique engine for it stuffing a bunch of Cleveland (Boss) parts into a 400. Though I'm sure others have done this, I don't know any one else that had true 351 Boss heads on a 400 (had to make custom intake manifold spacers for it to run the Cleveland intake manifold). Custom hand built headers were just enough to stop most people from trying. Good runner and very nice lope in the idle. If there is any such thing as a perfect 4X4 daily driver this was it.

Sorry, kind of got of track here. That paint color just brings back good memories for me.

FWIW, my mom and her brother (my Uncle) had 1970 Mach 1's as kids in that era. Hers was blue with a 351 Cleveland and his was orange with a 428 SCJ and a 4 speed. My dad had a '68 Z/28 with a DZ302 (twin carb). They still argue today about who could beat who in a straight line although my mom will admit my dad's Z/28 could corner better. Everybody agrees that my uncles 428 was the king in a straight line though.

 

[BobbyG]

Todd,

You always do such gorgeous work and this Aston Martin is just another shinning example of your skill and knowledge. :bigups

The metallic colors are among my favorites and they look so spectacular once detailing. Carnauba waxes really add depth and dimension to these colors making them so pleasing to the eye.. Pure pleasure!!

Thanks for sharing Todd.

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Todd,

You always do suck gorgeous work and this Aston Martin is just another shinning example of your skill and knowledge. :bigups

The metallic colors are among my favorites and they look so spectacular once detailing. Carnauba waxes really add depth and dimension to these colors making them so pleasing to the eye.. Pure pleasure!!

Thanks for sharing Todd.

Thanks Bobby G! :yourrock:bigups

 

[GearHead_1]

FWIW, my mom and her brother (my Uncle) had 1970 Mach 1's as kids in that era. Hers was blue with a 351 Cleveland and his was orange with a 428 SCJ and a 4 speed. My dad had a '68 Z/28 with a DZ302 (twin carb). They still argue today about who could beat who in a straight line although my mom will admit my dad's Z/28 could corner better. Everybody agrees that my uncles 428 was the king in a straight line though.

It's true, out of the box the Mustang's weren't the best through the twisties. That said, with a couple of hours work (modified front control arms) they were hard to beat. Something the factory had well figured out on the Boss 302's. Overall the Mustang's front end just required too much maintenance to keep in peek condition. Not to mention the shock towers just made it hard to install performance exhaust.

As far as raw horsepower, all else being equal (gears, transmissions etc.), a 4bbl Cleveland verses the 302 SBC there should have been no race if both were properly tuned. For that matter the 302 Boss typically came out on top of the 302 Chevy in drag racing applications. A 2bbl Cleveland or 2/4bbl Windsor would be a different matter. Not selling the 302 SBC short, they were an awesome engine and both Ford and Chevy's 302's were typically tuned to about 450 h.p. for Trans Am racing. Unfortunately for Ford the Boss 302 made it's horsepower well beyond where stock rods and cranks were designed to run, as much as 8500 r.p.m (they had a 6500 r.p.m rev limiter on them). A case of more head than the stock bottom end could handle. Chevy's 302's peak h.p. was achieved in the 7000 r.p.m. range, usable h.p. for less money. The 4bbl Cleveland and Boss 351's used virtually the same head as the Boss 302, the Cleveland's extra cubic inches could actually use the air the heads provided and make h.p. in a usable range.

 

[Mhein]

What machine did you use ? Flex or Rotary?

 

[Todd@RUPES]

What machine did you use ? Flex or Rotary?

Porter Cable 7242 for the most part, IIRC.

 

[Mhein]

Nice work!

 

[BobbyG]

Todd,

You always do suck gorgeous work and this Aston Martin is just another shinning example of your skill and knowledge. :bigups

The metallic colors are among my favorites and they look so spectacular once detailing. Carnauba waxes really add depth and dimension to these colors making them so pleasing to the eye.. Pure pleasure!!

Thanks for sharing Todd.

OH MY GOD! I certainly did not mean suck, it was supposed to say such gorgeous work!!! :bow

My fingers and brain occasionally have difficulty working together..... I will edit and correct....

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Nice work!

Thanks Mhein!

OH MY GOD! I certainly did not mean suck, it was supposed to say such gorgeous work!!! :bow

My fingers and brain occasionally have difficulty working together..... I will edit and correct....

LOL, no problem Bobby. We all have our opinions!!! :rofl Thanks again for the compliment

 

[Todd@RUPES]

I found a couple of pictures from the owner's garage. I forgot I had these but I figured they show off this machine in a different light.

 

[Nizmo]

Either place shown that car is magnificent. Most of us can only dream of owning one of those. I do like how his garage floor matches the car

 

[DieselMDX]

awesome color

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Either place shown that car is magnificent. Most of us can only dream of owning one of those. I do like how his garage floor matches the car

The floor does match the car, lol. Thanks for the compliments!

awesome color

Thanks Diesel, good to see you online my friend.