Description
12th Feb, 2025 12:00
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Estimate
£20, 000 - £24, 000
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Registration No: S888 AMV
Chassis No: SCFBA03B97GC03011
MOT: November 2025
c. 67, 500 recorded miles
A manual gearbox example
6 former keepers
Featuring a bonded aluminium structure for strength and lightness, the V8 Vantage was initially powered by a 4. 3-litre quad-cam 32-valve V8 which produced 380bhp and propelled the car to 60mph in just 4. 9 seconds, with a top speed of 175mph and benefited from a 49/ 51 front/ rear weight distribution due to its front mid-mounted engine with rear-mounted transaxle. Later in 2006, Aston introduced their automated manual gearbox option, the sportshift. Sportshift added electro-hydraulic control to the existing Vantage 6-speed manual gearbox to offer improved shift times and replaced the conventional manual gear lever with push button controls and paddles on the steering wheel. The Vantage was an immediate success. Some estimate by the time the car was first shown, some dealers had as much as a three year waiting list and the car was one of only two cars added to BBC Top Gear’s ‘DB9 Section’ mini fridge, reserved for cars even cooler than ‘Sub Zero’. The car would later go on to receive Jeremy Clarkson’s 2005 Best Sounding Car of the Year, and Coolest Car of the Year. Nowadays, the V8 Vantage is still considered one of the best looking cars of all time and has become an undisputed modern classic.
First registered on 11th October 2006 this Aston Martin V8 Vantage is finished in Silver with a Tan leather interior. Fitted with the 6-speed manual gearbox, this example displays just c. 67, 500 recorded miles and has six former keepers recorded. With a comprehensive Aston Martin main dealer service record, with additional servicing by an independent Aston Martin specialist, the vendor describes the engine, electrics and the transmission as 'excellent' and the paintwork as 'very good'.
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