How Aston Martin Builds the Gorgeous One-77 Supercar

M3Bahn · 12-15-2011, 04:13 PM

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GAYDON, United Kingdom — Henry Ford created a monster.

The mastermind of mass production gave rise to the modern automobile industry by perfecting the art of building cars quickly and cheaply. In 2010, Ford's assembly line concept was responsible for the nearly 78 million vehicles that rolled out of the world's factories that year. That's more than 213,000 new cars produced each day — kinda makes your Camry feel a little less special, doesn't it?

Though Aston Martin's typical assembly process involves a "line," it doesn’t exactly churn out cars ad infinitum. It took 70 years for the British firm to sell its first 10,000 vehicles. Even today its elegant creations remain handmade by a small army of workers at the company's headquarters in Gaydon, nestled on the edge of the idyllic Cotswolds region in the British countryside.

But when Aston set out to build its radical One-77 flagship, it stepped away from its main manufacturing facility and constructed a small structure where it turned the assembly line concept upside down. Rather than move the car along a line as it's constructed, there are seven workstations where craftsmen and parts revolve around each vehicle. The setup hews more closely to the golden age of bespoke coachbuilding than the brave new world of hyper-efficient mass-production.

Above: Pretty in white, a finished One-77 awaits final testing. Photo: Nick Dimbleby

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Focus · 12-15-2011, 09:18 PM

A sexy car you can't drive in the US..

Sigh..

Q4P · 12-15-2011, 10:15 PM

Gorgeous is probably an understatement for an Aston such as this.

Impervious · 12-15-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Focus

A sexy car you can't drive in the US..

Sigh..

You can't drive it in the US? Can you elaborate?

Slow_335i · 12-15-2011, 10:31 PM

Such a nice car!

This guy must get a hell of a ab workout!^ lmao

Focus · 12-16-2011, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Impervious

You can't drive it in the US? Can you elaborate?

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" American buyers will have limited ability to drive the car on public roads since the One-77 was never crash tested for the U.S. market and thus receives NHTSA's limiting Show or Display classification — all of which further begs the question: Is a car like the Aston Martin One-77 worth its astronomical price? "

M3Bahn · 12-16-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Slow_335i

Such a nice car!

This guy must get a hell of a ab workout!^ lmao

I thought he was planking?

Slow_335i · 12-16-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by M3Bahn

I thought he was planking?

lmao His job title is "Planking"

Tony135 · 12-16-2011, 05:11 PM

Man this is awesome

inTgr8r · 12-16-2011, 08:14 PM

...p0rn

pixelblue · 12-16-2011, 08:55 PM

Work of art! Are there any driving reviews? Don't remember ever seeing one.

txz4 · 12-16-2011, 09:42 PM

i wouldnt need to drive it. i would purchase it, and just walk around it staring. The best looking new car ive seen ever with the MC12 being a close second

M3Bahn · 12-19-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by txz4

i wouldnt need to drive it. i would purchase it, and just walk around it staring. The best looking new car ive seen ever with the MC12 being a close second

I agree, there is something about being able walk to the garage and take a hit of an amazing looking car or motorcycle.

JiveTurkey · 12-22-2011, 09:52 PM

Checkem out!

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