The Aston Martin V8 (later known as the AMV8) was introduced in 1969 to replace the ageing DB6, with the brief being to create a handsome, powerful GT car powered by Tadek Marek’s V8 engine and the model remained atop the company’s range in its various Series until its retirement in 1989.

Hand-built at Aston Martin’s Newport Pagnell factory, each Aston Martin V8 took in the region of 1,200 man hours to complete, with each car inspected rigorously to ensure the continued upkeep of Aston Martin’s legendary build quality and reputation.

Unveiled in August 1973, the Series 3 differed from earlier cars with the arrival of four, twin-choke, downdraft Weber carburettors which replaced the previous Bosch fuel-injection system.

To accommodate this new arrangement, the bonnet sported a much larger bulge that continued to the trailing edge and a lip adjacent to the boot replaced extractor louvers behind the rear window.

Longer by a further three quarters of an inch, there were other modifica...