Tasteful Silver Jubilee over red leather specification
‘S’ chassis suffix car with Stage 1 factory upgrade to 300bhp
One of the last of the desirable Series 3 cars
Thick history file including factory Certificate of Ownership
Very good example of these much-loved cars
The Appeal
It took Aston Martin a little longer than anticipated to give its new coupe the engine it needed. But when Tadek Marek’s superb eight pot motor arrived in the suitably named V8 it created a bulldog of a British GT.
The V8 evolved through several versions, but it is the Series 3 from 1973 to October 1978 that is considered by many to be the most desirable. These cars lost the troublesome fuel injection of the first models in favour of a quartet of guzzling twin-choke Webers and had more power than later emissions-emasculated cars. They were available with a factory ‘Stage 1’ tune that increased power for the popular automatic cars to 300bhp.
This beautiful Jubilee Silver Series 3 is one of the last built. Its chassis ‘S’ suffix confirms it is one of the ‘Stage 1’ upgraded cars. The desirable is further dialled up by a high end £30,000 restoration to original factory colours, which was recently undertaken by specialists Golding Barn Garage.
The car is said to run and drive very well. As such it is a great opportunity to discover one of the cars that built the modern day Aston Martin image.
The History and Paperwork
First registered 13th September 1978
Series 3 factory production ended October 1978
Originally supplied new by County Garage of Johnstone to a customer in Lanarkshire
10 registered keepers
Vendor acquired the car on 6th August 2019
Dry stored in a high security storage facility prior to the vendor’s acquisition
Factory supplied in Jubilee Silver with red interior as now
Previously painted green which was rectified in May 2020 during the restoration
£30,000 restoration across paintwork and trim documented in photographs
Original service book stamped to 1986
Original warranty paperwork
Workshop manual
Aston Martin Certificate of Ownership
Photographic record of restoration at each stage of progress
Restoration undertaken by Golding Barn and involved bare metal respray in factory-correct Jubilee Silver
Chassis number has ‘S’ suffix which shows this is a factory ‘Stage 1’ tune car
Various old invoices and MOTs included
The Condition
Recently professionally resprayed in Jubilee Silver from bare metal
Paintwork in good order with bodywork similarly well kept
Factory-standard car including smart alloy wheels
Redline tyres fitted to complement the paintwork
Red leather interior with recently retrimmed front seats and new black carpets
Interior electrics recently renewed and said to be all working correctly
Well kept interior fittings including dashboard veneers and switchgear
New DAB radio and speakers fitted
By the time of the Series 3 William Towns’ sleek coupe lines had evolved into something altogether more purposeful. Which was entirely fitting because this was now a very quick supercar.
This car has been painted green in its past but is now back to its factory-correct Silver Jubilee, a beguiling colour that contains a hint of green. It suits the car very well, as the photographs attest, especially combined with the stand-out red leather interior.
The paint and retrim work across exterior and interior has been executed to a high standard, as would be expected of Golding Barn Garage. It is suitably factory standard except for the fitment of a DAB stereo and uprated speakers, two improvements we heartily approve on this most sonorous of cars.
Matching numbers car which is said to be in very good mechanical health
Fitted with power steering
Automatic gearbox
Extensive maintenance and servicing history
Production delays meant that Tadek Marek’s V8 arrived after William Towns’ new coupe. Finally marrying the two together created a new type of Aston Martin, one that was much more than the gentleman’s express of previous models. Now it was a full bodied GT with a burbling, gurgling soundtrack.
Or at least it was by the arrival of the Series 3. These cars got a soundtrack of four twin-choke Webers to replace the troublesome fuel injection of the earlier V8s. Encroaching emissions regulations led Aston Martin to offer a ‘Stage 1’ tune for the popular automatic models, which lifted power to 300bhp.
This car is so equipped. It is a matching numbers car that we are told required little mechanical work when it was acquired by the vendor in August 2019. Previously it had been in dry, high-end storage. The car comes to market with extensive servicing and maintenance records and is said to be in very good mechanical order.
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