Aston Martin DBS V8

This is one of just 43 DBS V8s supplied new to the home market, a matching-numbers car that keeps its original specification. It is finished in Alpine Grey over a dark blue interior with its original leather, and it was ordered with most of the options available: air conditioning, automatic transmission, fuel injection, a Radiomobile stereo that is still fitted, and Pirelli radial tyres.

The history is unusually well documented. The car was a demonstrator for Aston Martin main dealer HW Motors of Walton-on-Thames, and it was sold on after less than 1,000 miles. Its first long-term keeper was Bernard Marks of the Alfred Marks recruitment agency, who owned it from 1971 to 1984. Later owners include one who held it for 23 years from 1992. It was repainted in its original colour in 2017.

The car passed through Hairpin in 2022 and was sold to a collector. Since then an Aston specialist has rebuilt the fuel injection, suspension and braking systems, and the invoices on file for this work total about £85,000. The car has covered about 52,000 miles from new. It comes with the original stamped service book, all keys, the factory warranty card, a British Motor Heritage Certificate and MOTs from 1984.