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Lot details
Registration No: T.B.A.
Chassis No: SCFAA11145K100206
Mot Expiry: None

The handsome DB7 was built during Ford's tenure of the iconic British sports car manufacturer, and revived the nomenclature of the much vaunted and now highly collectable David Brown Astons of the '50s and '60s. The model was launched at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show and, as Ford also owned Jaguar at the time, based on a modified XJS platform. Though the memorable styling owed much to the stillborn Jaguar F-Type, the final look was crafted by in-house designer Ian Callum. Power came from a supercharged, Jaguar-derived straight-six unit of 3.2-litres capacity. The cars were built at a new factory at Bloxham near Banbury that had previously produced the Jaguar XJ220 and the engineering was sub-contracted to Tom Walkinshaw Racing. The body was pressed steel clad with moulded plastic panels. The luxurious interior was dominated by Connolly hide and walnut. Some 7,000 DB7s were manufactured between 1994 and 2003 - by far the most of any Aston model at that time. It was eventually superseded by the DB9.

The right-hand drive DB7 Coupe on offer was manufactured in 1995 and is equipped with the optional automatic gearbox and finished in Mendip Blue. The current keeper acquired the Aston Martin in the UK in 2008 and exported it to Dublin, since when it is understood to have resided in a heated garage and seen little use. It has recently been fitted with new exhaust manifolds and front tyres and reportedly comes complete with a full Aston Martin service history. The vendor considers the bodywork to be "excellent" and the paintwork, engine and transmission to be "very good". DB7s can now be purchased for the same money as a new Ford or Vauxhall saloon, bringing Aston ownership within reach of a whole new generation of drivers. In terms of style per pound, they are hard to beat.