Description

2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage

Sleek automatic 5.9 V12 Coupe packing 420Bhp from 8 year ownership; regularly used and maintained with recent new rear diff

Supplied new by Five Oaks Garage Ltd, Aston Martin main dealers of The Channel Islands in January 2000 this DB7 comes to us Vantage Coupe guise and is finished in Solent Silver with contrasting light grey hide piped dark grey and sits upon its original 18” 10-spoke alloy wheels.

Under the bonnet, a 5.9 litre AMV12 engine develops a whopping 420Bhp and 542Nm of torque driving the rear wheels here, via five-speed ZF automatic/tiptronic transmission which offers a zero to sixty time of just 5.2 seconds and top speed of 165mph (limited).

Showing 90,001 miles, this example has seen regular use by our vendor, a retired airline pilot including being driven to the sale from South Wales.  Inside, we find embossed grey leather sports seats with electric adjustment inc. driver lumbar, blue stitched dash top with light grey centre and anthracite carpets, carbon effect trim, heated seats, red starter button, electric windows, AC, traction control and steering wheel mounted gearchange buttons for tiptronic mode.

The car’s history file includes the V5C recording six former keepers to our vendor who has owned the car since May 2014, the owner’s manual with service section revealing 16 stamps, 12 of which are Aston dealers and Aston Martin Works Service, the last service stamp was in March 2014 at 50,796 miles by HWM Aston Martin – the service book was full at this point. 

In addition, the file also includes a note from the vendor listing some of the works undertaken during his tenure including (but not limited to) a replacement differential, new heated front windscreen, new upper wishbones and bushes, recent new battery, replacement starter motor in Nov-21 and new front suspension arms and bushes plus regular servicing approx. every 5,000 miles although the oil changes look to be largely undocumented.

Furthermore, there is an old V5C, nine old MOT certificates and a selection of bills for parts and routine maintenance including the replacement diff with fresh oil earlier this year along with some welding work and wax-oil undersealing too plus purchase receipt from when our vendor bought the car in 2014 at 50,936 miles and original sales brochure for the car.

The car also comes with a cocktail shaker and two American style cocktail glasses inscribed ‘007’ with a silhouette of a Walther PPK handgun, which were won at a RoundTable event, the donor claiming they were used in the opening sequence of GoldFinger having come from Pinewood Studios (unproven) – a nice touch to have included with the Aston Martin we think, and generous of the vendor.

The current MOT is valid until November 2023 and records just one minor advisory for an oil leak. Ready to be enjoyed, these Ian Callum designed beauties offer much in terms of looks, brand and speed for Mondeo money.

For more information contact - will.daniels@brightwells.com