aston_martin_v8 | engine | 53 (litres) <tsp> aston_martin_v8 | manufacturer | aston_martin <tsp> aston_martin_v8 | relatedmeanoftransportation | aston_martin_rham/1 <tsp> aston_martin_v8 | successor | aston_martin_virage <sep> the aston martin v8 is a grand tourer manufactured by aston martin in the united kingdom from 1969 to 1989 as with all traditional aston martins, it was entirely handbuilt – with each car requiring 1,200 man-hours to finishaston martin were looking to replace the db6 model and had designed a larger, more modern looking car the engine was not ready, however, so in 1967 the company released the dbs with the straight-six vantage engine from the db6 two years later, tadek marek's v8 was ready, and aston released the dbs v8 with the demise of the straight-six vantage in 1973, the dbs v8, now restyled and called simply the aston martin v8, became the company's mainstream car for nearly two decades 
the aston martin rham/1 and the aston martin v8 are related means of transport. the latter car has a 5.3 litre engine and was manufactured by aston martin before being succeeded by the aston martin virage.the aston martin v8 was the company's mainstream car for nearly two decades