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Not Sold (Est: £82,000 - £95,000)

1973 Aston Martin Vantage

United Kingdom • 25 Nov 2017 • Lot 250

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1973 Aston Martin AM Vantage is one of only 70 'Vantage-engined' cars produced. It has been with its current owner since 2000 and has had a bare metal repaint in the original color, along with over £11,000 in maintenance and improvements in the last five years.

Condition

8

The car has had a bare metal repaint, invoices for over £11,000 in the last five years, and any minor advisory have been rectified by its diligent owner throughout his tenure. The body of the car looks as new. The interior has a lovely original patina. Overall, the car appears to be in great condition.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

AM6056RA

Odometer:

84,201 miles

Reg Number:

PVO 663M

RHD/LHD:

RHD

All 70 of these fantastic cars were ‘Vantage-engined’ to the highest state of tune for this engine – ‘SVC’.

They represent a special place in Aston Martin history as they were the last six cylinder cars with a heritage stemming from the greatest era of the firm’s racing history and the last to be fitted with wire wheels.

They also marked a return to the traditionally-shaped front that was first introduced in the DB3S in the early ‘fifties, continued throughout the ‘DB’ series of 4, 5, and 6, and was later adopted for all Aston Martins from the current decade – the DB9, the Vanquish, the V8 Vantage, and the current DBS.

The model benefited from many improvements developed and implemented throughout the five years of DBS production, including many mechanical and cosmetic changes.

Of most significance and, like the last fifty examples of the DBS, the car used the same later ‘dog leg’ ZF five speed gearbox as used in the DBSV8.

It is notable that, though the V8-engined model with the ...