1996 | Aston Martin V8 Coupé

This is one of just 101 Aston Martin V8 Coupes ever built. This stunning, high quality example has covered just 41000 miles supported by an exceptional service history. Aston Martin dealership Portfield Sports & Classics Ltd in West Sussex supplied the car on the 1st January 1997 having carried out the PDI check at 200 miles on the 20th December 1996. The supplying dealer carried out the cars first three services at 1159, 4289 and 9084 miles. Aston Martin Works serviced the car in 1999 at 12266 miles before the supplying dealer serviced the car again at 19601 miles. By 2002, the Chichester supplying dealership was Harwoods Ltd and they serviced the V8 at 25649 and 28288 miles. In 2004 the car had a new speedo fitted, so its next service was recorded at 2076 miles at Aston Martin Works at Newport Pagnell. Nicholas Mee stamped the book at 5015 and 5912 miles, a Kent AM specialist serviced the car at 7410 miles and Simon Furlonger stamped the book at 9386 miles in 2013. In 2014 the Aston Martin sold to an overseas collector who has kept the car in covered storage here in Yorkshire. In 2014 on initial purchase the car was sent to AM Works at Newport Parnell at 11026 miles and over £6000 was spent preparing the car. Now the car is being sold after 11 years of ownership, it will be freshly serviced and MOT tested for its next owner.

This totally correct, beautifully presented example comes with all its original service books and manuals, complete valuable tool kit, previous owner details and MOT's back to when the car was six years old. As expected, the car has arrived in superb condition and is a true collector's piece. The bodywork is pristine, the paintwork first class with a glass finish, wheels are immaculate and the low mileage interior quite simply beautiful. On the road the car is exceptional with outstanding performance, handling and comfort. This is a special car and it drives as we would expect when just a few years old.

These Newport Pagnell-built V8s are arguably among the last truly hand built Aston Martin models and are becoming increasingly collectable. Built on the same chassis as the Vantage V550 and V600 models, they are equipped with the normally aspirated 5.3 litre Aston Martin V8 engine of 350 bhp. Fitted with 4 speed automatic transmission, the V8 Coupe's power output remains enough to propel the car to over 155 mph and cover 0-60 mph, in under 6.0 seconds. With the V550 and V600 now commanding towards and above £200,000, these rare cars look exceptional value