A beautiful 1974 V8 Vantage with manual transmission in Dubonnet Red.

Originally a standard V8 sports saloon, chassis number ‘11166’ was purchased by the current vendor in 1987 from previous owner, the late George Sears, a well-known member of the AMOC’s Kent branch.   Signed by George Sears and the current vendor, documents on file record the circumstances of the sale, which included George taking back the Aston in 1987 to rebuild the engine to Vantage specification:

Cams, valves, pistons and 48mm Weber carburettors for a maximum power output of around 400 bhp.   Also the bodywork has the Vantage-style front/rear spoilers and bonnet complete with correct lights, etc.

‘PBK 724M’ was in regular use from 1988 to 1998, being mainly kept in dry dehumidified storage thereafter, and has seen relatively little use since a full body restoration carried out by Chiltern Aston Centre in 2015.   The related bills are on file together with others from Aston Martin Lagonda and Aston Service Dorset relating to previous works.   The car comes with old and new style V5 Registration Documents, SORN paperwork, and a quantity of expired MOT certificates dating back to the 1980’s.

The car now has 7 former keepers