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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 1H 1M

£900 Aston Martin DB5, £10k manuals and the most embarrassing cars you've owned

from The Gassing Station · host PistonHeads

Good news – or rather, hark! This episode kicks off with more EVs potentially converting to combustion power. Sam’s learned Abarth has explored fitting engines to its EV platforms following the hybrid Fiat 500. An ICE Abarth 500, perhaps?We then cover the incredible tale of a DB5 Vantage bought for £900 in 1972 and lovingly restored by Aston Martin Works five decades later.There’s also a £10k buying challenge for the best manual gearchange, featuring a BMW Z4, Golf GTI Edition 30 and Honda S2000, before we finish with the most embarrassing cars we’ve ever owned.

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