2004 Aston Martin Vanquish 2+2

This Vanquish 2+2 was first registered on 25 May 2004 at JCT600 Aston Martin in Leeds and had two owners before becoming the property of a businessman and prolific collector from Lancashire.

For almost the last decade, the car has been part of his extensive private collection, where it lived in a dehumidified bubble and was used very sparingly. In fact it has covered fewer than 300 miles since 2012. That’s not to say that previous owners put many miles on the Vanquish either, the total now is only 8,778 miles.

Although not a factory Vanquish Sports Dynamic Pack, this was one of the last Vanquish' produced before the 'SDP' cars became available. As such, we understand the car was delivered with a selection of brake and handling upgrades soon to be available on the SDP cars. Notable extras in line with this include the wonderful sports seats and a Brembo brake upgrade. The addition of the SDP pack setup appears on the sale particulars we have seen from 'Nicholas Mee Aston Martin' in 2010 - and they tend to know exactly what they've got on their books.

Our vendor has been trying to buy the car from the collector for several years and with an idea to move abroad and therefore downsize his collection, the last owner finally capitulated.

Whilst Bond and those who want to emulate him will specify one of the many shades of grey for their Astons, those of a more confident, individualistic character go for a proper colour. This Vanquish is painted in the classic Aston Racing Green, a softer, lighter colour than the BRG seen on other marques and the one that adorned Aston’s race cars in the late 1950s - including Shelby and Salvadori’s 1959 Le Mans winning DBR1.

The exterior condition is immaculate, almost perfect in fact, and the mid green really accentuates the car’s beautiful frontal curves and powerful hind quarters. There’s not a lick of paint out of place or panel out of shape, it is clear that this car has been little used and very well cared for.

The Vanquish sits on its original 19-inch 7-spoke alloy wheels, which are in very good order complete with AML valve caps. They are fitted with Yokohama AVS Sport tyres on the front and Yokohama Advan Sport on the rear, all of which show good tread depth.

You don’t have to take our word for the superb condition of this Aston Martin, take a look through the detailed photos, there’s barely anything amiss with this example. We’re looking after the car during the sale so by all means use the Contact Seller option to arrange an inspection prior to bidding - perhaps by video call so we can show you round the car and discuss it one to one.

The interior colours are equally as bold a choice as the outside. The combination of Wimbledon Green and cream leather with Sandstorm carpets gives a comfortable look that is anything but boring.

The two colours of the “Bridge of Weir” leather cover almost every surface inside, even the inlays on the gear change paddles, and all of it is in a superbly fresh condition with practically nothing in the way of wear or patina. The carpets are in excellent condition throughout, having been replaced in 2011, and there are also lush green overmats in place.

In-car audio is provided by another boutique Scottish business, Linn Products, who designed and fitted a 12 active-speaker and bass-amplified system as standard for the Vanquish model. Additional to this is a satellite navigation system and Motorola carphone handset.

So far as we’ve been able to test, all electrics and interior equipment work as expected, although we’re not convinced that mid-noughties curly-cord mobile phone technology is fully compatible with today’s smartphone-user needs.

Another nice touch is that inside the glove box is the car’s original aluminium bound notebook, pen, digital tyre pressure gauge and Leatherman multi-tool in a felt-covered tray. The full kit would also have included a mini Maglite torch although it appears to be absent.

Under the bonnet, the engine bay is beautifully presented with the huge V12 being the star of the show. Although most of the ancillaries are tucked down around it underneath, what is visible appears near factory fresh. The moulded carbon fibre brace between the strut-towers gives an idea of the strengthening needed to keep the torquey 5.9-litre beast under control.

Whilst the vast majority of the car’s undersides are covered by protective trays, everything is incredibly clean and corrosion-free underneath. It quite possibly looks as clean as when the first owner drove it out of the showroom in Leeds nearly 17 years ago.

Inside the boot, the carpets and linings are in good order and are topped with the same lush green matting as inside the car. Set into the rear bulkhead are the satellite navigation DVD drive and CD multichanger units plus the Linn bass-boost amplifier. Under the floor carpet are a couple of tyre inflation canisters and attached to the underside of the boot lid itself are an umbrella and warning triangle.

The Vanquish has a current MOT valid until August 2021, which it passed with no advisories. It has done so at every test since its first in 2008 with the exception of legal but worn rear tyres in 2014. The MOT history also validates the extremely low mileage of this Aston Martin.

The car’s service booklet and invoices show the following service history:

May 2004 - PDI - JCT600 Aston Martin Leeds

May 2005 - 1,245 - Aston Martin Works Newport Pagnell

Jul 2006 - 2,435 - Aston Martin Works Newport Pagnell

Apr 2008 - 2,623 - Aston Martin Works Newport Pagnell

Dec 2008 - 2,804 - JCT600 Aston Martin Leeds

Dec 2009 - 6,255 - JCT600 Aston Martin Leeds

Dec 2010 - 7,801 - Nicholas Mee

Further notable invoices include:

Mar 2011 - Check over, centre console retrim, carpets, new ‘S’ clutch and full preparation by Aston Martin Works

Dec 2011 - Tracker fitted (ongoing subscription required)

Nov 2020 - new battery

The personal plate will not be sold with the car but it will be returned to its original registration number PL04PML.

We include an online HPI report run at the auction start which shows no finance outstanding and no insurance markers for theft or damage.

Asking prices of the Aston Martin Vanquish have been largely static for the past few years, which seems to indicate that they have bottomed out. With Callum Design recently breathing new life into the model and highlighting their appeal, canny buyers are starting to catch the wave and it is maybe the perfect time to buy before the increasing asking prices for well-cared-for examples - like this exceptional example - get too far out of reach.

With its very low mileage, great spec and fabulous condition, this Vanquish has to be one of the very best examples of its type and consequently we expect it to fetch between £80,500 and £95,000.

Any Vanquish is a pretty rare Aston Martin. Being largely hand-built and the last mainstream model to come out of the Newport Pagnell factory, there were only 2,578 first generation Vanquish cars produced (including 1,012 Vanquish S). To put this into context there were three times as many DB7s and ten times more DB9s built.

Inspection 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’.