• One of only 101 V8 Coupés made • Automatic transmission • Four registered keepers • Present ownership since 2016 • Extensive service history After spearheading Aston Martin's transformation for the 1990s, the Virage was dropped during 1994, its place as the 'standard' model being taken by a Vantage-style V8 Coupé.

Introduced at the Geneva Salon in March 1996, the new V8 Coupé adopted all of the Vantage's muscular styling cues but retained the normally aspirated, 5.3-litre engine of the Virage and delivered similar performance.

The model formed part of the Aston Martin range for just three years and is one of the rarer members of the modern V8 family.

Chassis numbers ran from '79001' to '79101', a total of 101 cars.

An automatic transmission model, this highly original example was first registered in October 1996 and is offered for sale by its fourth registered keeper, who has enjoyed the car for around seven-and-a-half years.

'79013' is presented in the handsome colour combinati...