Highlights
- Beautifully presented car in Tourmaline Blue over magnolia leather
- Matching numbers car with under 68,000 miles from new
- Comprehensive documented service history dating back to 1979
- £25,000 of maintenance and improvements since 2019
- Improvements to suspension and shocks alongside general repairs
- Full service and carburettor tune in July 2025 in preparation for sale
- Fitted with tracker and hidden Bluetooth audio system
- Voluntary MOT valid to July 2026 with no advisories
The Appeal
The Volante version of Aston Martin’s fastback V8 GT arrived in late 1978 and was based on the improved ‘Oscar India’ Series 4 car. Each one took four months to build, leading to an eye-watering price equivalent to £200,000 today. That explains why just 656 of these ‘Series 1’ Volantes were built.
This car was first registered in August 1979 and has covered less than 68,000 miles since. Beautifully finished in Tourmaline Blue over Magnolia leather with Off White roof, the condition today is a testament to that sparing use and the ministrations of its handful of keepers.
The vendor tells us that the history file dates back to 1979. He acquired the car in 2020 and has since spent £18,000 on scheduled and preventative maintenance and improvements using well-regarded specialists. In 2019, prior to purchase £7,000 was invested in servicing and other work, bringing the total over six years to £25,000.
It is a mark of the vendor’s approach that to ready the car for sale, he dispatched it to a well-regarded specialist for a check over and service. The resulting work, in July 2025, totals over £1,800 and included a full service and carburettor tune-up. The car also carries a voluntary MOT valid to July 2026 with no advisories. That adds a further level of reassurance for buyers.
The V8 Volante is a thoroughly British, hand-built GT with few obvious rivals. This gorgeous car is one of the nicest and best-kept we’ve seen in a long while.
The vendor says:
“This car is so much fun to drive, I will miss driving this car forever.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 13th August 1979
- BMIHT certificate verifies current specification
- This certificate also confirms that the car is matching numbers
- Nine registered keepers from new
- Current keeper since August 2020
- Vendor advises complete history file dating back to the original purchase in 1979
- Original service book with stamps present
- Recently serviced and MOT'd in July 2025
- £1,813 July 2025 invoice by marque specialist for servicing and carburettor turning
- Comprehensive collection of invoices documenting maintenance and upgrades
- Invoices for £25,000 since 2019 shown in photos
- Documentation for suspension work, stainless exhaust system installation, and electronic starter fitting
- New seat belts fitted when purchased by the current keeper
- New alternator installed in 2021
- V5C in the current keeper’s name
- Factory handbooks
- Fitted with a Tracker
- MOT valid to 2nd July 2026 with no advisories
- 67,116 miles on test and 67,742 miles showing in photos
The Condition
- Factory correct specification of Tourmaline Blue metallic over Magnolia leather
- Series 4 aesthetics, including bonnet bulge plus factory Vantage spoiler
- Paintwork is very highly presented with only very minor points to note
- Bodywork presents well with straight, flush panels and good arches and sills
- Underside in very good order with useful voluntary MOT confirming structural condition
- Off White factory-correct folding roof in very good order with a magnolia tonneau
- Factory alloy wheels with cream centres and polished rims
- Matching classic Michelin tyres in good condition as shown
- Magnolia leather interior in very good state of preservation
- Factory standard car with discreet modern Bluetooth stereo fitted
- Blue carpets and lower door cards in good order with little indication of wear
- Extensive wood veneers present well with few indications of delamination or cracking
- All instruments and switchgear reported to be in working order
Before the V8, Aston Martins tended to underplay their potency. With its big bonnet bulge, be-spoilered Kamm Tail, and, on this car, capacious Vantage spoiler, there is no mistaking what this Series 1 Volante is capable of. It is a car that carries considerable presence.
To its general Series 4 aesthetics this car adds a beautiful Tourmaline Blue metallic paint scheme, Off White roof and Magnolia leather interior. All are factory correct and all are in very good order. We recommend close scrutiny of the photos - we struggled to find any defects worth of particular note across the interior and exterior.
Aside from a discreet high-end DAB/Bluetooth stereo, this car is factory standard. It is a really fantastic example of these early Volantes.
The Mechanics
- Revered Tadek Marek 5,430cc V8 engine
- Series 4-based Series 1 Volante on carburettors
- 3spd Chrysler Torqueflite automatic gearbox
- Matching numbers car according to the seller
- Original engine runs smoothly according to the vendor
- Huge history file dating back to 1979
- Maintained by high-end specialists in recent years
- Carburettors recently tuned in July 2025
- Upgraded with stainless steel exhaust system
- Electronic starter motor fitted for improved reliability
- Suspension and shock absorbers renewed in 2020
- Brakes reported to be in good working order
- New alternator fitted in 2021
- Full service by specialist in July 2025
- No advisories on MOT
The simply named V8 heralded the arrival of Tadek Marek’s venerated 5.3L hand-built engine. To handle the power the cars needed Chrysler’s robust Torqueflite auto box.
The Series 4 returned the reliable Weber carburettor set up of the first cars. In this car they have received a recent check over and tune up by a noted marque specialist immediately prior to sale.
The vendor tells us that the car is matching numbers and a quick perusal of the useful BMIHT certificate verifies this. Highlights of the history file are shown in the photos, indicating £25,000 of work on the car since 2019. The details are provided in the photos. The vendor tells us that the history file dates back continuously to 1979, when the car was first registered.
It is always encouraging when a vendor sends a car to market after having it checked over and fully serviced. That work was completed in July 2025. That it also carries a voluntary MOT is a further sign of the vendor’s confidence in the car. That runs to July 2026 with no advisories.
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