Led Zeppelin Aston Martin owner Robert Plant in serious car ...

made the theme park close down for promoting excessive speed in cars, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, and driving under the influence as Mr. Toad got his game face on and whipped around the dark and seedy London areas and stoned countryside?

 

 

ROBERT PLANT OF LED ZEPPELIN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT

The Led Zeppelin Examiner at Examiner.com writes,

According to publications in the United Kingdom like The Sun and The Telegraph, Robert Plant was in a car accident with a drugs counselor in northwest London.

The counselor, one Richard Grant, was driving his Mercedes SL 300 when it collided with Plant’s Audi A8 on the evening of July 2. It is uncertain who was at fault for the smash.

Drug counselor Grant is quoted as saying, "I was unconscious for a little while and then I saw him standing there. I was pretty groggy when I saw him, but later on the officers told me who it was," Grant said.

"I went to hospital for five hours and luckily there were no broken bones, but I was badly bruised on the arm and had whiplash.”

When asked about the accident and the state of the cars, Grant said, "My Merc is smashed up and I'm not in a good way."

Celebrity Auto reported on the story in their 'Cars and Stars' feature section and added the following comments:

If the driver is hurt for real, let's hope he does not sue Plant. Maybe he could sign his cast and wrecked car to turn the automobile into a classic Led Zeppelin memorabilia item he could sell instead of being litigious and hiring ambulance chaser lawyers to help him pull a penny away from the unlucky celeb. More so, we hope that Mr. Plant himself is not injured seriously and is doing well.
 

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   Robert Plant's Aston Martin DB5 For Sale? SOLD in UK

ClassicCarsforSale.co.uk recently sold a very special ultra-luxe exotic recently. According to their online exotic and luxury classic car sales website, the dealer offered up the following car for sale to the general public: 

Aston Martin DB5

1965 Body Colour: Dubonnet Rosso

Interior Colour: Tan

Hide Drive: RHD

Transmission: Manual

Mileage: 62273 miles / 100197 km

Further details included the following auto history report:

Not ‘just another’ DB5 but a wonderful example of an original and concourse standard car, with a diverse and interesting ownership history. Owned in the 1960’s by popular singer and folk hero Donovan and thereafter by rock legend Robert Plant, lead singer with Led Zeppelin. Acquired in the late 1980s from [the celebrity owner] Plant, the car was restored to concourse standard and maintained by Aston Martin agents Chapman Spooner. Since restoration the car has seen very little use, mainly to attend national and club concourse events. Freshly serviced and Mot’d, this car is of the highest quality and is one of the best we have ever stocked. Finished in period Dubonnet Rosso with correct period Tan hides.

 

 

HISTORY OF THE ASTON MARTIN DB5: TECH SPECS AND ENGINEERING

The Aston Marting DB4 launched in 1958, taking a dramatic leap forward in the evolution of the car in the post-war evolution.

The touring design of the classically styled body established an instant "new look" for the marquee, one that defined the appearance of the Aston Martin line and keeping the car in good stead with auto review journalists and driving critics until 1970 (at least). 

The company chose to have the car remain with and all-alloy twin-overhead-camshaft six engine, but the old W O Bentley-designed 3-litre unit had been superseded by a new design by Tadek Marek.

Before entering production, the DB4 was proven racing on the track. The David Brown gearbox was a new four-speed all-synchromesh unit, the new 3,670cc engine featured square bore and stroke dimensions of 92x92mm and developed its maximum power of 240bhp at 5,500rpm.

More specs and details about the ultra-luxe exotic car the Aston Martin DB5, released by the auto seller, reveal:

 

 

SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT THE ASTON MARTIN DB5

Classic Cars for sale really did their homework before they attempted to sell this celebrity exotic automobile. In order to properly document the personal history of the car, chassis, and model, they added the following literature to the ownership documents package (helping ensure the car would become a classic collectible auto with an even more appreciable place in "Cars and Stars" celebrity auto owner and pop culture trivia history:

A very unusual and now extremely sought after addition to the Aston Martin DB5 line-up was the 'Shooting Brake' variant, essentially an estate/station wagon version of the DB5. Although not actually available to buy through Aston Martin dealers as the shooting brake was built, and put on sale by, coach-building firm Harold Radford, the shooting brake is considered extremely desirable, despite dubious handling characteristics.

Other variants to the DB5, although this time built by Aston Martin, include the Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Coupe and Aston Martin DB5 convertible. The Vantage model was the range-topper and featured Weber Carburettors and produced 314hp. The DB5 convertible was only sold in small numbers and unusually didn't carry the 'Volante' name, as is usually the case with Aston convertibles.

Probably most famous for being the original and most recognized James Bond car, the DB4 has featured in Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and the most recent Bond film Casino Royale. In all, 1,021 DB5s were manufactured between July 1963 and September 1965, a total that included 123 convertibles and 12 shooting brakes.