The 1971 Aston Martin DBS has been given a new identity: the “Octavia.” The Ringbrothers have given it a carbon fiber body and fitted a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 under the hood. The result? A manual transmission, 805 hp (600 kW) and a design irony that would make James Bond smile and Carroll Shelby nod in approval.
Ringbrothers, a workshop from Spring Green, Wisconsin, known for its brutal SEMA winners, has taken its first bite into Aston MartinDonor DBS (1971) remained mainly as an idea and VIN, everything else is new – width front +8 in (203 mm), rear +10 in (254 mm), wheelbase +3 in (76 mm)All in the service of a bolder stance and more modern dynamics. "A moving mechanical work of art," they say at Ringbrothers – and they're not exaggerating.
Body: Towns silhouette, now in full carbon
Original silhouette William Towns, by DBS from 1967, have been preserved – all the plates are now from carbon fiber, and were created in collaboration with Gemini Technology Systems. For digital modeling only: 3,900 hours, for making: 8,200 hours – total more than 12,000 hours. Color? BASF Glasurit "Double‑0 Silver" with Nuclear Olive highlights.
Drive: Coyote + Harrop = 805 HP (600 kW)
Under the long lid is Ford Performance 5.0-liter Coyote V8, above it Harropov compressor capacity 2.65 litersTogether with Wegner Motorsports, the engine is developed specifically 805 hp (600 kW) and breathes through Ringbrothers exhaust with Borla mufflers. Manual six-speed gearbox (Bowler-modified Tremec TR-6060) after torsion tubes sends torque to Strangethis 9-inch the rear hub. This is MI6 poetics in numbers.
Chassis: FAST TRACK Stage III, Brembo 380 mm, HRE centerlock
It is the basis Roadster Shop FAST TRACK Stage III with independent rear suspension and RS SV by Fox The wheels are equipped with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 – 285/35 R19 front, 345/30 R20 behind – and single-center (centerlock) HRErust, developed together with Ragle Design. The bite is provided by Brembo packages: 380×34 mm (≈15.0 in) discs and M6 six-piston calipers front, rear 380×28mm and M4 calipers. If you like old-school precision: the front stabilizer is 1.25 in with links C7 Corvette.
Chassis as a sculpture: integrated safety cage
It connects everything together. custom designed structural cage, welded into the chassis and body. The effect? A rigid platform and one and a half tons handling on the road transforms into something that no longer feels like a classic GT from the seventies, but rather a modern super-GT with an analog soul.
Interior: martini with olive and... smart lampshades
Inside reigns carbon with knitted leather, 3D-printed stainless steel details and honey door handles. This is where the fun begins: "Aston Martini" valve caps, oil dipstick in the shape of martini glass with olive, handbrake as chromed pistol grip, and the tablet "SHAKN". Bond wink-wink signed by Ringbrothers.
Gentex contributed digital mirror FDM, auto-dimming side mirrors and – be careful – self-darkening sunshadesThese are transparent and darken depending on the solar load, which is reportedly for the first time in a production (road) car*. If you want a video gamer-like rear view: there's a stylish "island" with a camera at the top of the rear window.
Venue: The Quail, MI6 bar and shaken martinis
Premiere on The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering honey Monterey Car Week was for Ringbrothers first performance on this super-elite stage. To top it off, they assembled a car from the excess body panels on the stage a bar, where they served – clearly – martinis, shaken, not stirred.
Conclusion
Octavia is one of those automotive ideas that could come off as a parody – British with overlying heart, full of movie references. Instead we get car sculpture, which is more Aston than Aston was – in the sense of holding, rigid structures, responsiveness and implementation. 805 hp (600 kW) from Coyote + Harrop combinations are a force you respect, FAST TRACK Stage III chassis and Brembo 380 mm they give it the character of a modern super-GT, HRE centerlock and Cup 2 and a visual and mechanical finishing touch. The price? It is not public, but at >12,000 hours and full carbon we are talking about a seven-digit amount. The most important: Octavia doesn't play on nostalgia – upgrade And while the world is arguing, can a real Aston be with a Ford V8?, The Ringbrothers calmly stir a cocktail: ferocity American muscles and stiff upper lip English sophistication. This recipe sometimes really works. the best martini.
