2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax on top of the winning bid price.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to start or drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV.

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds. All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation.

Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection. Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as The Market by Bonhams will receive your payment, The Market by Bonhams accounts service will inform the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored: a release note will be sent to them.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

STORAGE CHARGES

€30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES

€500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

VIN: SCFAB42362K402689.

Odometer: 21,225 km.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, the car comes with no history or service records.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to start or drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this 2002 Aston Martin Vantage Volante is a very good example of the model.

It is in very impressive overall condition and, a few cosmetic issues aside, this could well be an affordable route to ownership of a top-of-the-range model from one of the world’s great marques.

It entered the vendor’s collection of static display cars in 2013.

The bright blue paintwork is in impressive condition, with just a few stone chips in the usual places around the front of the bonnet and the valance, and some light scratches elsewhere.

The panels are free of any significant dents, bumps or creases.

The alloy wheels seem to be good all-round condition.

The panel gaps and shut lines are consistent and even.

Most of the chrome work is very good, as are the lights, lenses, badging and trim.

It looks very fine indeed in its current condition.

We imagine it would look even better if given a professional machine polish.

It’s much the same story inside the car, where the interior is broadly in excellent condition.

The upholstery is undamaged and shows very few signs of creasing or wear but, being white, it has picked up the odd mark and scuff here and there and would benefit from being thoroughly cleaned.

The same is true of the door cards, which are in otherwise excellent condition.

The front seats are supportive and comfortable. The rear seats look as if they’ve rarely been sat on.

The carpets and mats are good.

The wood veneers on the dashboard, centre console and door inserts are glossy and rich.

The steering wheel, gear selector and instrument cluster are all in first-class condition.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t tried to start the vehicle.

The leather around the dashboard next to the airbag on the passenger side is a little scuffed and out of shape along the edge.

The lining of the boot has come away and is currently sharing the boot space with a spare wheel, tool kit and various bits of cladding and carpet.

Lifting up the carpets in the boot or elsewhere reveals nothing more than some superficial rust dust.

The undersides of the car seem to us to have a good deal of structural integrity.

There is no corrosion of significance that we’ve seen anywhere.

Everything in the engine bay is in its right and proper place and appears to be clean and dry.

The car doesn’t come with any history or service records.

This car must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

Any paperwork shown in the gallery is a facsimile and in no way constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

Apart from an exterior polish and an interior clean, we think this extremely handsome DB7 Vantage Volante should need very little doing to it other than basic recommissioning.

Provided, of course, that the engine and mechanicals are as good as the rest of the vehicle.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €15,000 - €25,000.

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