Nope! This AIn'T NO Holiday tale 'O glee 'bout Thy
newest James Bond movie Spectre...
Just a 'lil late Holiday tidings here, as how
could I pass up a story 'bout Thy legendous' James Bond's ultra kOOL Aston
Martin rides thru the decades, eh? Ahem, Shaken or Stirred? 'Wee-wee..
.Meanwhile,
Aston Martin, the maker of many fine Bond-mobiles, although I've always been
smitten by the Ford Mustangs, most notably the BAD ARSE '71 Mach 1 in Diamonds are
Forever and that Lotus Esprit in Octopussy! (Having
previously owned a Diecast version of the Bell Helicopter from the same movie -
With real honest to goodness shooting missiles! As talk 'bout your child safety
laws; Aye Karumba!)
Nonetheless, the auto manufacturer is
reportedly still in limbo over whether or not to enter the Formula 1 arena, for
which I'd enjoy seeing, but in a slightly different guise.
Preferably wishing to see the Midfield runners
remain an Independent entity, i.e.; not a Mercedes junior "B-Team,"
as reportedly Mercedes owns a 5% share of AM, whom presumably are sourcing
their engines from Stuttgart these days.
Although it'd be GURR-REAT! To have Aston
Martin back in Formula 1, with hopefully better results than its original foray
some half century ago with Carroll Shelby & Roy Salvadori behind the
keyboards of those front engine "Boat Anchors!"
As
"VJ-duh-Playah" (Vijay Mallya) AIN'T exactly on solid financial grounds these
days, while apparently we'll have to wait at least until later this year to
find out if Aston Martin wants to go Mano e Mano with Johnny Walker v Martini in
the rarefied arena of F1?