Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato Volante

This is one of just 13 Zagato Volantes built to Vantage specification, making it the rarest of the V8 Zagato line. The Zagato is shorter and lighter than the standard V8 Vantage, and this open version is among the last of the two-valve V8 cars.

Each Zagato Volante was completed to standard specification at Newport Pagnell, then taken across the road to Aston Martin's aftersales department for the Vantage upgrades. The history file includes an Aston Martin invoice for the Vantage conversion and a left-hand-drive conversion, carried out towards the end of 1989 at a cost of more than £47,000. The car appears to have been stored with the factory during the early 1990s.

It is finished in Gladiator Red with black hide, remains unregistered and shows 90 delivery miles. The dealer suggests that some detailed preparation could make it a potential concours contender.