2002 | Aston Martin DB 7 Vantage Volante

Quite remarkable really that the DB7 design is 30 years old, still today they look so stylish in both fixed and convertible specifications that if Aston Martin were to launch them again now I'm quite sure everyone would marvel at how fantastic they look

We're big fans of the DB7 although we haven't had one for sale for a good few years now and bizarrely two absolute peaches have come along at once, our fixed head is just as lovely as this Volante

However if it is top down motoring that excites you most then obviously the Volante is the one for you and our car here is just superb in her petrol blue with black leather interior, six speed manual gears and every spec option from the time

We often say to people when buying cars that the perfect mileage to cover in their new classic is circa 1000 miles a year, enough to keep things ticking over nicely whilst not racking the mileage up so its pleasingly to see only 21,330 miles have been covered; complimented with a full history, book packs, two keys et al - she fits that bill perfectly

The service history really is excellent, a total of 22 stamps in the book the first 4 from Aston Martin themselves and then every service since then from the very nice people at Chiltern Aston

The most recent service was a major 15,000 miles service and completed prior to delivery to ourselves and included 4 brand new tyres as well

The new hood bag followed, sent via courier by the previous owner, hence she was photographed without it to start with because she was so nice already we couldn't resist whisking her off immediately!

Having driven her around she is just a joy with the manual gears selecting smoothly and the engine pulling like a train whilst all the creature comforts and electronics are working a treat too

With 420bhp and a top speed of 185MPH and 0-60 in 5 seconds she is not to be confused for a poser and when you do stamp on the loud pedal she makes the most marvellous of 12 cylinder wails

A friend who not long before paying us a visit at the office had been on an AMOC rally in his DB7 remarked, quite proudly, that he had been getting the most credit everywhere they went and importantly attention from the people he was interested in getting to know was really quite high indeed...

Perfect specification, immaculate history and fresh off a major service! Perfect