1972 Aston Martin DBSV8

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: DBSV8/10506/LCA.

Engine No: V540/384.

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

It does, however, have a copy of an old Swiss and Danish registration documents.

We think it may have been exported new to Denmark.

We know that it was bought in Germany for the vendor’s collection of static display vehicles in 2009.

In 2010 it was moved to Switzerland where it had a considerable amount of restorative work done to its bodywork and mechanicals by ROOS Engineering Ltd at a cost of some CHF 52,943 – which is €54,435 in today’s money.

At that time, the odometer read 13,629 kms.

Today, the odometer reads just 13,653 kms.

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

The car is dark blue with a blue interior.

The bodywork is in good overall condition, with straight, even panels and panel gaps, and no significant dents, dinks or creases to speak of.

The paintwork is also in reasonable overall condition.

There’s a crack in the paint on the boot lid and also some paint missing on the boot lid below the passenger-side fuel filler flap.

There are some paint chips and scuffs around the boot lock mechanism.

The lights, lenses, chrome and wheels are good, as are the badging and other exterior fixtures and fittings – with the exception of the passenger-side wing mirror, which has decided that it just wants to flop down rather limply.

There’s a patch of scratches and scuffs on the roof above the passenger seat.

Some stone chips and cracks in the paint are in evidence around the passenger-side front wheel arch, and there a few scuffs, scratches and signs of previous repairs around the ‘nose’ of the car ahead of the bonnet.

There are some scuffs on the driver’s door, and on the front wing and rear wings on the same side.

The exterior rubber trim is cracked and perished is several places.

The blue leather upholstery is really very decent, front and back, and has little more than an attractive patina of creasing to show for its long life.

Some rather voracious moths have been hard at work on the carpets on the floors and at the base of the door cards.

The headlining is OK, as are the dashboard, steering wheel and gear lever surround – apart from one very small split.

There’s a spare wheel and some tools in what seems to be a largely disassembled boot interior.

The glove compartment doesn’t currently open and the rubber trim is split around the inside of the driver’s door.

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, except for an unattached air hose.

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.

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 fine DBSV8 car had a considerable amount of money spent on its bodywork and mechanicals 13 years ago and it’s done very little since.

So, as someone else has done most of the heavy lifting you, hopefully, won’t have to - provided, of course, that the engine, electrics and mechanicals prove to be amenable to recommissioning and as good as the rest of it.

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’.