To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVEEstimate:
€130,000 - €150,000
- Offered from a Private German Collection
- U.S. delivery example
- Attractive Madagascar Brown over Natural leather colour
scheme
Please note this car is titled as 1979.
Please note that this lot will need to be collected in Karlskron,
Germany.
The Aston Martin V8 Volante was launched in June 1978, a few months
before the Series 4 variant of the coupe, known as the Oscar India.
Both cars featured a re-profiled bonnet with a 'power bulge' in
place of the air intake scoop of the Series 3, under which sat four
twin-choke Weber carburettors feeding the venerable 5.3-litre V8
engine. In the cabin meanwhile, wood trim returned for the first
time since the DB2/4. Performance was a given, with the 310 bhp
available a cruise 60 mph was achieved in around 6.0 seconds and
top speed was approaching 150 mph.
Like many of the 650 or so examples produced, this 1978 car was
originally delivered to its first owner in the USA. Exported to
Germany in 1994, this Volante was converted to European
specifications including German bumpers, a Prince of
Wales-specification and front driving lights. It retains its
factory colour specification of Madagascar Brown with Natural VM
leather, piped in dark tan. After spending a few years in France,
it has been with its current owner, a German Aston Martin
enthusiast, for the last ten years and benefits from having been
regularly exercised and maintained, as evidenced by the substantial
history file that accompanies the car. Furthermore, it is important
to note that the car's original odometer has been replaced, and the
car's true mileage is thought to be 72,000 kmTo view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/0420.
