• Year of manufacture 
    1998
  • Mileage 
    7 800 mi / 12 553 km
  • Car type 
    Coupé
  • Reference number 
    18701-143
  • Drive 
    RHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Blue
  • Gearbox 
    Automatic

Description

- 200+ MPH and 0-60 in 3.9 seconds – staggering performance! - V 600 driving dynamic pack - 7,921 miles only since uprated to V600 spec - Prepared by AM Works Service – invoices on file - One of only six cars finished in Antrim Blue - A must for any serious collection Finished in elegant Antrim Blue metallic coachwork with Parchment sport seats, piped in Dark Blue. Top roll trimmed in Royal Blue with matching Blue Wilton carpets bound in leather piping. Headlining, A pillars, grab handles and sunvisors all trimmed exquisitely in Parchment Alcantara – headlining ribbed. Dark Blue herringbone seat belts, perforated leather door cards and a Burr Walnut steering wheel finish off the car. Benefitting from host of non-standard options which include heated, reclining and massaging seats, heated head lamps and front windscreen – for the icy winter morning. Traction control and ABS added for safety and tyre pressure monitors for added peace of mind. This example rolled off the Newport Pagnell production line on 31st July 1998 in V550 Vantage specification. Suppled new via Auto Performance Paris, the Vantage was built to order of its first owner, Christen Sveaas, industrialist and world renowned art collector – original pre delivery inspection sheet and order form are both on file. Fast forward to 2006 the car was acquired by a UK collector who dispatched the Vantage to Aston Martin Works Service to prepare the car to V600 specification (Dynamic Pack). The works commenced on 16th May 2006, All of these works were carried out by the men who had built the car originally. On file we have the complete invoices (17 pages) listing every item of work carried out. Since works were completed the car has covered just 7,921 miles. Complete works description and parts fitted by Aston Martin Works Service: Removing engine from chassis to access steering column and bulkhead fittings. Removing interior trims, modifying heater motors and making up and installing new vacuum hoses to suit air conditioning controls and fuel system carbon canisters. Fabricating and installing new brake pipes as necessary. Installing new and re-working wiring harnesses as necessary. Cleaning engine intercooler tanks and air pipes. Re-fitting to engine with new seals and clamps as required. Re-fitting engine and transmission assemblies. Re-fitting starter motor wiring, throttle cables / linkages, exhaust manifolds etc. Installing right hand drive steering rack and connecting to steering column.Trimming dash facia, console, dash top, under-trays, handbrake etc. Installing interior facia, instruments including new MPH speedometer, dash, console, glove box etc. Making up and renewing interior carpeting as necessary, Carrying out Driving Dynamics V600 Enhancements. Carrying out modifications to engine inter-cooler system, modifying throttle operation on potentiometer and re-setting engine set up for optimum performance. Removing handbrake callipers, dismantling, cleaning, lubricating and modifying to V600 specification. Installing new front and rear brake disc assemblies, larger front brake callipers, improved efficiency rear callipers, using replacement brake pads. Modifying front and rear suspension bump stops. Installing uprated road springs, koni shock absorbers and anti-roll bars. Re-setting suspension ride heights and geometry settings. Re-working engine management system wiring, making up wiring harness, installing Traction Control System and mounting control switch to centre console. Mounting new tyres to lightweight Driving Dynamic wheels. Balancing and fitting new wheel nuts and centre cap badges. Removing exhaust system, repositioning chassis mountings and installing large bore Super Sport Exhaust System. Assembling and installing Driving Dynamics grille, Works Prepared and V600 badges. Carrying out auto-gearbox service, draining oil. Renewing filter, adjusting brake bands and kick down linkage, renewing sump gasket and renewing


DD Classics
97-101 North Road
Kew
TW94HJ
United Kingdom
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Danny
Last name 
Donovan

Phone 
+44-2088783355
Mobile phone 
+44-7850888880
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