1978 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
- Engine
- V8 with large Weber carburetors, high-lift camshafts, raised compression ratio, uprated to European Vantage spec, ~390 bhp
- Colour
- Kentucky Blue
Chassis 11900 is one of only 11 Aston Martin V8 Vantages officially imported into the United States, and belongs to the later production run fitted with an integrated 'Molded Fliptail' rear spoiler rather than the bolted-on unit of the first 16 cars. Finished in its original Kentucky Blue, the car was comprehensively restored from 2002 at a cost exceeding $100,000, including an engine upgrade to European Vantage specification and fitment of a Steel Wings six-speed gearbox. It subsequently appeared on the Discovery Channel, in a Steve Coogan film, and at Ford's centenary exposition.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$300,000 – US$350,000
- → 2002Unnamed ownerpartial documentation
Pre-restoration owner(s) not individually named in the prose; the car was in this ownership prior to the comprehensive restoration beginning in 2002.
- 2002 →Acquisition unknownConsignor or restoration-era ownerfull documentation
Commissioned an extensive restoration costing over $100,000, including a full engine rebuild upgraded to European specification, a six-speed gearbox, and revised suspension. An extensive history file with restoration photographs accompanies the vehicle.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2002Restoration
A full-specification restoration costing over $100,000 that encompassed a complete engine rebuild upgrading the unit to European Vantage specification, installation of a Steel Wings six-speed gearbox, substantial suspension upgrades, fresh bodywork in the original Kentucky Blue, and a new front spoiler.
Restoration documentation and images form part of the accompanying history file.
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