1987 | Aston Martin V8 EFi Volante

1987 Aston Martin V8 Efi Volante – Left Hand Drive

Finished in Jubilee Silver with Connolly Fawn VM 3234 hides, piped in Navy Blue and fitted with matching Navy Blue fabric roof. Equipped with Automatic transmission, sports suspension, 16’’ Vantage road wheels with Michelin Pilot sport tyres and more.

Manufactured in 1987, for export to Aston Martin of North America and supplied via AM agents, Miller Motorcars Inc of Connecticut, to first owner, Richard D Lisman.

By 2004, now in its second ownership and with 16k miles covered, this V8 Volante was purchased from Aston Martin specialists Autosport Designs of Long Island and repatriated to the UK, to be reconfigured to European specifications and uprated, before ultimately accompanying the UK based new owners AM V8 Vantage Coupe.

Registered in the UK in 2004, this V8 Volante, now to European specifications, has since been used sparingly during the summer months, at the last UK owners second home in Europe and returned annually to our workshops, for manufacturer scheduled servicing, maintenance and MoT testing.

Reconfigured to European specifications in 2004 by Nicholas Mee & Co, simultaneously a number of established upgrades and improvements were carried out to the standard specifications. Established upgrades carried out, included the fitment of a European specification stainless steel exhaust system, a sports suspension package including new front and rear road springs, ride height adjustable front dampers, new rear dampers and Harvey Bailey front anti-roll bar. The original road wheels were replaced with set of ’86 model year Vantage 16’’ road wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport tyres. Additionally, the rear axle was also rebuilt and fitted with correct UK/Euro specification 3.07 to 1 final drive ratio.

Bare metal repainted, during the upgrading programme, from Chichester Blue to Aston Martin Jubilee Silver, a new PoW (Prince of Wales) specification front valance has been fitted and the original federal specification bumpers, replaced with re-chromed Vantage specification units. A new tailored fabric roof covering was also fitted. More recently new set of Wilton wool carpeting, in Fawn with Navy Blue binding, have been fitted, to complement the well preserved and barely aged original hide interior.

With a total of 42,000 miles from new, the low mileage is confirmed with a comprehensive service history file and corresponding MoT certificates.
Last owned for some 20 years, whilst covering just over 20k miles, this delightful V8 Volante has been regularly maintained exclusively by ourselves for the last diligent owner, regardless of the low mileage covered.

This exceptional LHD V8 Volante Efi, 1 of 170 manufactured, is in a superb condition throughout. Tastefully specified and upgraded to European specifications and benefitting from a no expense spared maintenance programme over the last 20 years.

Superb to drive and very useable in today’s driving environment, this Volante benefits from the easier starting, more powerful and higher torque producing Efi equipped V8 engine, giving improved fuel economy and cleaner emissions, which became standard fitment from 1986 onward.

This exceptionally well- maintained, Left-Hand Drive example, is ideal for use on European tours and would make a superb addition to any classic car collection.

Supplied freshly serviced, to schedule, fully prepared and detailed and with 12-months warranty, along with a detailed service history file, factory supplied build data, documented ownership history (US and UK), spare keys, vehicle tool kit and jack.

Available for viewing and demonstration now at our Hertfordshire showrooms.