This motor car is being sold as part of an overseas collection. It has been imported under the Bonhams temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to the lower rate 5% + VAT import tax if the car is to remain in the UK & purchased by a private individual. The 5% is calculated on the final selling price. For example, if the car sells for £50,000, then £3,000 is added, making the total amount payable of £50,000. A company buying the car will pay 10% + VAT as well as VAT on the hammer.
The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, and proof that HMRC fees are paid. If the car is subsequently exported abroad within 30 days then these fees are refundable.
Lastly, there will be a nominal administration fee of £250 for processing the NOVA application, and payable direct to the shipping company. A completed and processed NOVA will provide you formal proof that all duties & taxes are paid in UK and thus allow you to register the vehicle with the DVLA
In common with the majority of cars in this collection, this vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and there is no history available beyond that displayed in our photography section.
We have not started or driven the car so cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.
It is available for view and inspection at our HQ near Abingdon and we will be delighted to show the car to you and/or your appointed engineer.
This manual RHD 1972 Aston Martin V8 was first registered in the UK on 22.9.72.
When new it was Ascot Grey with a black interior.
It was bought for the vendor’s static display collection by Aston Martin Works at a Brightwells auction in May 2012.
Brightwells’ auction notes from the time state:
“…this particular V8 was delivered via H R Owens in 1972….It left the factory painted Ascot Grey with black leather upholstery.
Coolaire A/C was specified as an option, along with a Voxon stereo, Fiamm horns and a Waso steering lock. He [sic] specified the car as a 5-speed manual, an unusual choice at the time making this a particularly rare and interesting example.
Two large files of information accompany the car which show that between 1988 and 1997 over £15,000 was spent on its restoration and renovation.
Photographs prove extensive and high-quality bodywork restoration was undertaken by marque specialist Jonathan Wardle, including new outer chassis and sills, 4 jacking points and an out-rigger, highlighting just some of the work undertaken. The underside and chassis was [sic] thoroughly Waxoyled at this time.
Invoices also show that where possible parts were sourced from Aston Martin themselves and clearly no expense was spared on the upkeep of this vehicle at that time.
In '94 it was given a full bare metal respray and at some time was fitted with Spax shock absorbers and a "handling kit".
It was purchased in 1999 by the previous owner who lived in Sheffield, following a glowing engineer's report stating that the car was in excellent condition throughout both bodily and mechanically with just a few minor detail negative comments. Photos of the car at this time show it to be resplendent and clearly much treasured.
He spent £650 installing a CD changer and Sony radio whilst an RAC docket shows that he had trouble with the fuel pump, following which an invoice shows its £400 repair.
MoTs indicate that in 1992 the mileage was around 50,000, with just one or two thousand miles being added each year until its last MOT at 60,000 miles in 2001.
Due to a change of circumstance the car then lay dormant in the owner's garage until the vendor purchased it in 2011 as a re-commissioning project. Now with space and time limitations himself, he has reluctantly decided that his focus lies elsewhere and the Aston Martin needs a new home.
Still in very sound condition bodily, with a good interior, the vendor informs us that he hasn't even attempted to start the vehicle since he has purchased it.
When it was parked up in around 2002 the vehicle was in fine running order according to the previous owner, however with so much time having passed it would no doubt be wise to give the car a thorough re-commissioning before use.”
Since those auction notes were written in 2012 the car has been kept warm and dry inside and has barely turned a wheel.
Today the odometer reads 60,542 miles.
The history, documents, bills, invoices and photographs mentioned in the notes are no longer with the car.
We haven’t tried to start or drive it so we can only attest to its cosmetic qualities and visible condition.
This low mileage, highly original, dry-stored example appears to be a solid, sound and honest example of both a rare, manual V8 model and the marque.
There are a few cosmetic issues to address, principally with the bodywork, but our overall opinion is that this is a car that might regain much of its former glory without too much heavy lifting – provided, of course, that the engine and mechanicals are in good order.
