Please note that the photographs were provided by the seller Highlights 380bhp V8 mated to a six-speed manual gearbox Lesser-seen Ghillies Green paintwork Tan interior Advisory-free MOT until July 2026 Glorious V8 exhaust note Overview You’d be forgiven for your jaw hitting the floor at the mention of the fact that this generation of Aston Martin Vantage is over 20 years old.

Yes, really! We can barely believe it either… Based upon a truncated DB9 platform and utilising a number of lightweight construction methods that managed to keep the kerb weight reasonable despite all of the refinement and comforts that you’d expect from an Aston Martin, the V8 Vantage was a hit from the outset.

You can tell the styling department got it right from the get-go: in over 10 years of production, there were only some minor tweaks to the exterior as the facelifts went by - this is a car that you park up, lock and then look back over your shoulder at, time-and-time again.

Now, these V8 Vantages are lo...