Aston Martin V8 Volante

This Series 1 V8 Volante is a left-hand-drive car with the ZF five-speed manual gearbox, a specification built in very small numbers. It was built for British Motors S.A. of Paris and shown at the 1984 Paris Auto Salon, and a plaque on the centre console records the appearance.

It was finished in Windsor Red over Beige Autolux hide, with dark red piping, red carpets and a fawn hood. A Parisian owner bought it later in the same month. It keeps its matching-numbers 5.3-litre V8, and the odometer reads 51,177 kilometres.

R.S. Williams is offering it as a donor car for a bespoke restoration, with scope and specification to be agreed with the buyer. Copies of the factory build record and warranty agreement come with it. The price is on application.