Aston Martin's customers had been clamouring for an eight-cylinder car for years, so Aston Martin designed a larger two-door saloon for V8 applications. The engine was not ready, however, so in 1967 the company released the DBS with the straight-six Vantage engine from the DB6. Two years later, Tadek Marek's V8 was ready, and Aston released the DBS V8. With the demise of the straight-six Vantage in 1973, the DBS V8, now restyled and called simply the Aston Martin V8, became the company's mainstream car for nearly two decades. It was retired in favour of the Virage in 1989.

Offered here in true 'barn-find condition' is one of the last Series III cars to be produced and first registered 27th September 1978 to Mr Ivor Cohen.

During its former life this V8 was clearly maintained to the highest of standards. The history file contains evidence of regular maintenance work by Aston Martin main dealer ‘Reg Vardy' and specialist ‘Ian Mason Aston Martin'. Invoices can be found totaling £35,000 up to the point it changed hands to its second owner at 97,000 miles.

In 1999 the third owner put ‘KUP 12T' into storage with the odometer showing 112,652 miles where it has remained until March of this year.

Crying out to be loved again, an ideal restoration candidate offered Without Reserve.