Description
1988 ASTON-MARTIN V8 VANTAGE X-PACK VOLANTE
Registration Number: XPA 6K
Chassis Number: SCFCV81VXJTR15642
Engine Number: V580/ 5642X
Recorded Mileage: 64, 670 miles
- One of 167 ‘X Pack’ Vantage Volante models produced
- Recent £130, 000+ in restoration and maintenance at Aston Martin Works
- In current ownership since 2011, four owners from new
Chassis #15642, one of just 167 ‘X Pack’ Vantage Volante models, was delivered to HWM Aston-Martin on 15th January 1988. The Volante was specified with an automatic gearbox, and was finished in Suffolk Red coachwork with Magnolia hides (piped in Burgundy) and a Fawn-coloured convertible roof.
Ownership of the Volante passed in the spring of 1991 to Globe Trust Ltd. of Exchange Square in London, and then to Mr. Kenneth Edwards a year later. Mr. Edwards entrusted the Aston Martin Works in his ownership, until in 1997 he decided to use the services of specialist Pugsley and Lewis to maintain the Aston on an annual basis. Driven regularly, other than regular maintenance, in 2006 the front suspension was rebushed, and in 2008 (at 54, 525 miles) the Volante was fitted with a new gearbox (with a shift kit upgrade) and torque converter. During Mr. Edwards ownership the car was loaned back to Aston-Martin for promotional purposes, becoming the subject of a limited edition print wearing its former registration of ‘ORD 123’.
Our current vendor acquired the Aston-Martin in 2011, since then enjoying the car in the UK and abroad, and storing the car carefully when not in use. In 2018, at 64, 381 miles, and following a minor low-speed traffic accident, the decision was made to cosmetically restore the Volante. The car was sent to Aston Martin Works, coachwork was stripped, repaired where necessary and refinished in Suffolk Red. The interior was treated to new Wilton carpeting and a replacement convertible roof. Finally the Volante was serviced and numerous other mechanical and electrical items attended to. Invoices from Aston Martin Works totaling £132, 742 document this work.
Now showing 64, 670 miles recorded, this striking X-Pack Volante is offered with a detailed file of receipts, photographic record of restoration, copy of the original Car Record Card, a number of previous MoT certificates, current UK V5C and older V5 documents.
This motor vehicle will be sold at auction with Dore & Rees in Frome, Somerset, on Saturday 11th March 2023. For more details contact the Motoring Department via the above details.
