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Lot Essay
1979 ASTON MARTIN V8
Chassis no. V8S119 820 LCAS
Metallic brown with biscuit leather interior
Engine: V8, twin overhead camshafts, four twin-choke Weber carburettors, 350bhp; Gearbox: three speed automatic; Steering: power assisted rack and pinion; Suspension: independent front by double wishbones and coil springs, rear: de Dion with coil springs; Brakes: power assisted four-wheel discs. Left hand drive.
A muscular new V8 engine was developed for the Aston Martin DBS of 1967, but production delays held it back until 1969. It was worth waiting for, handbuilt at the Newport Pagnell factory; with a light alloy block and cylinder heads, in its initial fuel injected form it gave 350 bhp with an abundant flow of torque. Installed in a superb chassis with de Dion rear suspension, clad with Bill Towns' splendid four seater saloon body, the V8 Aston Martin took just 5.4 secs from 0-50 mph, less than the Lamborghini and Ferrari Boxer. In 1977 power went up to 406 bhp to keep pace with the Supercar opposition. In Vantage engined form maximum speed was a genuine 170 mph, making the Aston Martin the fastest front engined car in the world. No more than half a dozen, built by hand with the utmost care, provided with every luxury, left the factory every week, but they remained in production in different forms until 1988.
The factory delivered this Aston Martin to a British purchaser, who intended to take it with him to the United States. Instead, the car remained unused in Britain until it was sold in 1981 to a Swiss owner, the present vendor. It is understood to have covered 75,000 km from new and has its original engine. In recent years it has seen only occasional use, with its owner now spending most of his time abroad, and is described as a sound car that would respond to `tender loving care'. There is some documentation and owners' manuals are provided.
Chassis no. V8S119 820 LCAS
Metallic brown with biscuit leather interior
Engine: V8, twin overhead camshafts, four twin-choke Weber carburettors, 350bhp; Gearbox: three speed automatic; Steering: power assisted rack and pinion; Suspension: independent front by double wishbones and coil springs, rear: de Dion with coil springs; Brakes: power assisted four-wheel discs. Left hand drive.
A muscular new V8 engine was developed for the Aston Martin DBS of 1967, but production delays held it back until 1969. It was worth waiting for, handbuilt at the Newport Pagnell factory; with a light alloy block and cylinder heads, in its initial fuel injected form it gave 350 bhp with an abundant flow of torque. Installed in a superb chassis with de Dion rear suspension, clad with Bill Towns' splendid four seater saloon body, the V8 Aston Martin took just 5.4 secs from 0-50 mph, less than the Lamborghini and Ferrari Boxer. In 1977 power went up to 406 bhp to keep pace with the Supercar opposition. In Vantage engined form maximum speed was a genuine 170 mph, making the Aston Martin the fastest front engined car in the world. No more than half a dozen, built by hand with the utmost care, provided with every luxury, left the factory every week, but they remained in production in different forms until 1988.
The factory delivered this Aston Martin to a British purchaser, who intended to take it with him to the United States. Instead, the car remained unused in Britain until it was sold in 1981 to a Swiss owner, the present vendor. It is understood to have covered 75,000 km from new and has its original engine. In recent years it has seen only occasional use, with its owner now spending most of his time abroad, and is described as a sound car that would respond to `tender loving care'. There is some documentation and owners' manuals are provided.