The Ringbrothers, a renowned manufacturer of parts and tailor -made vehicles, presented on Friday (15th) at The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, while the Monterey Car Week previously bold project: the Aston Martin DBS “Octavia” from 1971.
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This is the first Aston Martin that the company has ever personalized, and it is considered the most complex and most demanding work in its history.
Reinterpreted a British icon
The “Octavia” was created from a donor vehicle, a DBS 1971, and was completely redesigned to combine British tradition with extreme modernity. With over 12,000 working hours, the result is a car that combines American muscle strength with English sophistication and at the same time preserves the spirit of the hot rodings, according to the co -founder Mike and Jim Ring.
The model received a carbon fiber body, inspired by the original design of William Towns, but with more muscular and more striking proportions. The track width was expanded by up to 10 inches and the wheelbase was adjusted to ensure more rigidity and stability.
Performance and engineering at the highest level
Under the bonnet, the “Octavia” houses a 5.0-liter V8 from Ford Performance with a 2.65-liter harrop compressor, which does 805 hp and is coupled with a manual six-speed gear.
The mechanical setup is supported by an almost track chassis by Roadster Shop, Fox RS SV-Coilovers, exclusive HRE/Ragle design rims and tailor-made 14-inch brembo brakes.
Details that impress
The outer paint was given the color double-0 silver with details in nuclear olive green. In the interior, a carbon fiber dashboard, 3D printed stainless steel parts and pleated leather stand out. Even the smallest details follow the creative spirit: the oil measuring rod was made in the form of a Martiniglases, and the branded emblems were given an ironic note by reading “Aston Martini”.
Another highlight is the debut of the automatically dimming sun visors from Gentex Corporation in a road vehicle and a camera system that competes with the cinematic creations of Q-Branch from the James Bond series.
A masterpiece of personalization
“We wondered: What would a MI6 agent go on vacation? The result was the ‘Octavia’,” said Jim Ring. “This project goes beyond everything we have ever done. It is a real festival of engineering, design and automotive imagination.”
The premiere in Monterey confirmed the Ringbrothers as one of the most influential names in the Restomod world and consolidated the “Octavia” as one of the most iconic creations of the Monterey Car Week 2025.
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