Chassis No.: SCFCAM1S1LBR50055

Engine No.: 89/50055/M

Registration: H95 LUD

Sold £23,772 | Sold

The Virage was Aston Martin's replacement for the decades old V8 models and was introduced at the Birmingham Motor Show in 1988. This V8 powered car was intended as the company's top model with their six-cylinder, 1994 DB7 slotted below it but this V8 model (by then in Vantage form) remained the exclusive, expensive and hand built king of Astons. The Virage was a large, heavy car despite its all aluminium body but the 32 valve, 5.3 litre V8 engines elevated its performance to sportscar levels. ‘Acceleration just never seems to run out’, claimed Sports Car International on a first test.

They also praised the ‘eager and quicker revving’ nature of the engine with its Callaway-designed heads and Weber Marelli fuel injection. ‘Nothing sounds quite like an Aston V8’, they concluded. The accompanying history file for this handsome Aston shows not only 10 stamps in its service history book, but also a large number of invoices for work carried out over the years by the well renowned Aston Martin specialist Oselli Ltd. The car presents very well and whilst it has recently come out of long-term storage, it has benefitted from a recommissioning service by Oselli at a cost of £6,000.

The car runs well, but it is recommended by the vendor that a new set of tyres be fitted, given the amount of time spent in storage. Commonly with Virage’s put into storage, the odometer can fail and this is the case with the car offered here. However, the accompanying paperwork shows that the car has covered no more than about 45,000 miles in its 32 year lifetime. Even allowing for the cost of a new set of tyres, this Virage offers incredible value for money and is a rare opportunity to acquire an honest example with great service history.

Supplied with a UK V5C registration document, service book with 10 stamps in it, owner’s handbook, file of receipts, first aid kit, (never used), full original toolkit, spare space saver wheel and a MoT test certificate valid until March 2023. With a new set of tyres fitted, this brute will be ready to storm the British roads once again.

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