• The fastest Aston Martin ever when introduced • Present ownership since 2012 • Stored since acquisition • Requires re-commissioning "What the Vantage is, and what the Virage, Volante and Zagato are not, is a real Aston Martin: a big, very beautiful, very fast, albeit expensive GT with so much appeal and purpose behind it that it is more an experience than it is mere transport..." - Autocar & Motor.

'Brutal' was a word used more than once to described the fastest Aston Martin ever on its introduction, but as the Vantage had no less than 550bhp available to propel its two tons, the choice can only be judged fair comment.

After almost 20 years in production, Aston's V8 had been updated for the 1990s as the Virage.

A consummate fast tourer, the Virage left room at the top of the range for an out-and-out sports car, hence the Vantage.

Although the two models appear superficially similar few panels are shared, while beneath the skin the Vantage chassis boasts the kind of extensive re-e...