1971 Aston Martin DBS V8

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 (9%) on top of the winning bid price. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 10% Dutch import tax plus 21% VAT on the hammer. If exporting immediately to another country, then tax/duty will only be paid in that country.

The winning bidder will pay €500 customs charge on top of the ‘hammer’ 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 in the Middle East for a number of years and the only history or paperwork available is displayed in the photo gallery. In all cases the papers shown are photocopies unless otherwise stated. We do not have the original paperwork.

Unless otherwise stated, we have not tried to start or drive the car and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. The car is not registered anywhere.

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 until full payment received.

All storage charges (€30 + local VAT per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end) must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation. Collection and viewings are strictly by appointment only.

Please send an 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.

CARS Europe BV will contact you after the balance payment is received to confirm onward transport requirements. For enquiries about import tax and shipping contact Madam Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

VIN: DBSV8/10147/LC.

Engine No: V540/028/EE.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, this 1971 LHD auto Aston Martin DBSV8 comes with little paperwork beyond whatever photocopied documents are shown in the gallery section.

All we know is that it was bought for the vendor’s collection of static display vehicles in 2012, that it was living in the USA in 1984, and that prior to arrival in the collection it had a considerable amount of bodywork and mechanical maintenance and repair work carried out by ROOS engineering of Switzerland.

We also know that the car was built to a USA spec (and so was presumably exported new to the USA) and that it comes with a copy of an old Swiss registration document.

It has 47,281 kms on its odometer, which is just 68 more than it was showing in 2012.

We haven’t tried to start or drive the car, so our appraisal of it is limited to its cosmetic appearance.

The car is ‘Platinum’ silver with a red interior.

The bodywork is decent apart from the rather large and conspicuous exception of a big dent on the corner of the passenger-side front wing by the headlamp cluster.

Aside from that, all panels, panel gaps and shut lines are consistent, even and devoid of any significant dinks, dents, creases or scrapes.

The paintwork is also in decent overall condition.

The headlamps and wheels are good, as is the badging and other exterior fixtures and fittings.

There’s a scuff and a paint chip on the driver’s door, and some patches of slightly discoloured paint on top of the rear driver’s-side wing.

There are some scuffs and missing lacquer around the rear wheel arch and the wing behind it on the passenger side.

There are scuffs on the passenger door and the rim of the front wheel arch on the same side.

The roof has a few scratches.

The car’s interior is really very well preserved, too.

The headlining, carpets, mats and door cards are all in very presentable condition.

The red leather upholstery is fine, front and back, and has very few creases to show for its long life.

The boot is in pretty good order and contains a spare wheel (with a shredded tyre).

The steering wheel, gear selector and other controls seem very reasonable, although we can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t started or driven the car.

The clean, dry engine and engine bay look to be in good order and everything appears to be in its right and proper place.

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

Unless otherwise stated, this car comes with no history or service records beyond whatever photocopied documents are shown in the gallery.

No documents shown in the gallery in any way constitute any kind of licensing or registration certification.

It 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.

This car has the look of a vehicle that’s spent most of its life on the salt-free roads of America and the rest of it in a warm, dry private collection.

Provided, of course, that the engine, electrics and mechanicals prove to be amenable to recommissioning and as good as the rest of it, we think it should provide its next owner with many years of pedigree, hand-built motoring pleasure.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located in a bonded warehouse near Amsterdam. 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’.