30 whole years have passed since Aston Martin’s first customer DB7s hit the open road, and since then, we are struggling to find a car from the brand that oozes understated style quite like this grand tourer does. It was a car that was built as quite literally a make-or-break vehicle, with financial issues littering Aston Martin during this time, the Ian Callum-designed DB7 stood tall, and became a staple for the brand.

No matter if you have recently bought the Mercedes-Benz Uhlenhaut Coupé or you daily a Fiat Panda 4x4 – with the right attitude and passion for unusual automobiles, everyone can be a Classic Driver. That’s why we want to dedicate our new article series “The Classic Drivers” to you, our readers. After all, you can always learn most about a car by listening to its owner. And an automobile might reveal a thing or two about the personality behind the wheel.