Bonhams Sale of Aston Martin and Lagonda Motor Cars and Related Automobilia
21 May 2011
Aston Martin Works Service
Newport Pagnell,
Buckinghamshire, MK16 9AN
Motor cars: 13:00
Lot No: 328
1986 Aston Martin V8 Series 5 Sports Saloon
Registration no. C189 BYW
Chassis no. SCFV81S6GTR12509
Engine no. V/586/2509/S
Estimate: £40,000 - 45,000
Footnote:
Known as 'Oscar India' in factory parlance, the Aston Martin V8 Series 4 arrived in October 1978 boasting a revised bonnet and boot lid tail spoiler. The interior became even more opulent, gaining the Volante's wood-embellished fascia together with leather headlining, re-styled centre console and improved air conditioning. The latter was by now standard equipment, as was power-assisted steering, limited-slip differential, electric window lifts and a heated rear window.
Launched in January 1986, the Aston Martin V8 Series 5 adopted the latest Vantage specification, engine excepted, the following year and thus boasted the Vantage's revised bodywo