1995 Aston Martin DB7

In the care of the same owner between 2011 and 2019, this wonderful Silver over grey hide Aston Martin DB7 benefits from a circa £8,000 mechanical overhaul and extensive paint refresh by the Aston Workshop in 2012.

Maintained in a garage on a trickle charger ever since, it has covered fewer than a thousand miles in the past nine years, so is still in excellent condition.

Driving well and looking stunning, it is only being offered for sale because it’s part of an extensive classic car collection – and one of four Aston Martins in the family – and so simply isn’t being driven as much as he thought it would be when he bought it two years ago.

Placed with us with a very sensible reserve this is your chance to get your hands on what must surely be the next Big Thing in Aston Martin’s heritage line-up.

After all, have you seen the price the DB6 is fetching these days?

The respray, which was carried out by independent Aston Martin specialists the Aston Workshop, set the then-owner back more than £6,000 but it was worth every penny because it left the old girl looking magnificent; silver suits the DB7’s lines anyway but this example does look especially splendid.

Not least because it also features a stainless-steel mesh radiator grille behind which lurk a pair of LED driving lamps, an expensive addition that adds to its considerable good looks.

As do the ripple-free panels, tight and even shutlines, immaculate glazing and lenses and the general air of superiority that comes from being one of the most handsome cars of the 20th century.

The 12-spoke, 18-inch alloy wheels look just the ticket being free of kerbing, scrapes and other damage. The wheels have Pirelli P-Zero tyres on the back, and a mixture of Michelin Pilot Sport and Bridgestone on the front. If it were ours we’d be tempted to pop a new pair of Pirelli P-Zeros on the front to enable that glorious chassis to shine to its full advantage.

Aside from the odd stone chip we spotted a small mark on the roof (#81), the rear-view door mirrors don’t operate as they should, the area around the fuel filler cap could do with cleaning (#86) and the centre cap emblems on the alloy wheels are a little worn.

Few companies do interiors better than Aston Martin and this one is especially wonderful. Finished in supple grey leather, the occupants can also feast their eyes on some of the best walnut veneer in the business.

It’s all in great shape too with only light creasing to the front seats, creasing that amounts to a developing patina and no more than light rubbing and colour loss on the outside of the driver’s seat (#91). The underlying fabric is undamaged and we reckon a decent trimmer could disguise most of that at little cost.

The seats themselves are still as comfortable and supportive as they’ve always been and they adjust and heat up as they should. Of course, given their diminutive nature, the rear seats are in an even better condition -but then when did you last see a pair of DB7 rear seats that have ever been used to carry anything more onerous than the odd Waitrose carrier bag?

The suede-effect headlining is in an excellent condition being clean and well-fitting and taut. It really does lift the cabin compared to the more usual vinyl or fabric material you see in lesser cars, and acts as an impressively opulent backdrop to the rest of the cabin.

Everything else is similarly well preserved including the carpets, door cards, dashboard and instruments. We think we’ve managed to pod and press everything and it all seems to work with the exception of the recalcitrant door mirrors we mentioned earlier.

The boot is tidy and well organised; home to the space-saver spare wheel, battery, Alpine CD multichanger and a natty little 12V power supply for the compressor, it’s all hidden under some very good carpets and is as solid and clean as everywhere else.

The Aston Workshop carried out extensive mechanical refurbishment in addition to the respray. This set the owner back another couple of grand but dealt with the car’s (relatively few, it has to be said) issues.

Since then, it’s covered less than a thousand miles so the fact that it has an almost unblemished run of advisory-free MOTs shouldn’t come as any surprise.

The straight-six engine’s a classic design and it looks perfectly at home snuggled under that long bonnet. It’s in fine aesthetic condition too, and wants for nothing other than continued careful curation.

As you can see in the video, it fires into life instantly and settles into a steady tickover without fuss. It revs well too, and as we discovered on the test drive we subject all our cars to, it goes very, very well indeed.

In fact, the worst we can say of it is that one drive belt looks like it could do with replacing during the next service (#9).

The underside is pretty good too, with only light corrosion spoiling it, the worst of which can be seen in slides #220 and #229.

The DB7’s MOT certificate, which is valid until December 2021, was gained without a single advisory point, something it’s been doing fairly regularly over the years. It also has a number of expired MOT certificates plus a sheaf of invoices and bills.

Please visit the documents section of the gallery of this listing where you will find photos of this and other paperwork to support our claim that this car has been maintained to a very good standard.

If you’d like to inspect the car prior to placing a bid – something we would encourage – then please use the Contact Seller button to arrange an appointment.

The price of Aston Martin DB7s has been largely static for a while now, something we are struggling to explain because they’re achingly pretty, mechanically robust, and bloomin’ fantastic to drive. They also swept Aston Martin into the modern era, so are historically important to boot.

So, when we say that we think this one has a guide price of only £14,000 to £18,000, you’ll understand that this is a reflection of the market rather than the vehicle; we simply can’t believe how much performance and style you get for your money when you’re looking at something DB7-shaped.

And this is, remember, a refurbished, well maintained, low-mileage Aston Martin with a straight-six engine under the bonnet for way less than the cost of a top-end Ford Fiesta. Funny old world, ain’t it?

Viewing is always encouraged (within Govt. guidelines of course), and this particular car is located with us at The Market HQ near Abingdon; to arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.