1984 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante

• First registered on the 05/01/1984 and delivered with a factory Vantage engine
• One of six cars sporting the Vantage engine clothed in the standard Series I Volante coachwork
• The sister car belonging to Victor Gauntlett starred in the 1987 James Bond film, The Living Daylights
• Finished in the same colour as the Bond car, Cumberland Grey, and converted to a ZF manual gearbox
• The understated lines of this Vantage Volante are similar to the later Prince of Wales (PoW) cars
• Presented to auction with a detailed history file that includes the original logbook, warranties, and past ownership details

The first Aston Martin V8 Volante rolled off the production line at Newport Pagnell in 1978 to worldwide acclaim and went on to be Aston's saviour as, much like its older siblings, the DB5 and DB6, the V8 Volante kept the order books full by conquering the North American market. As the convertible version of the new luxury Oscar India V8, the car had the brutish good looks of an aristocratic rugby player and the interior refinement of a gentleman's club. If the contemporary Ferrari of its day was likened to a 'prancing playboy in snakeskin loafers' the Aston V8 Volante was the solid chap in burnished brogues, equally at ease in town or country.

When Timothy Dalton took over as James Bond in the 1987 film The Living Daylights he did so behind the wheel of the most appropriate car of the era, a V8 Vantage Volante. Bestowing the virtues of its heritage, luxury and power, the V8 Vantage Volante helped ease Mr Dalton into the role of the quintessentially British spy. The car was to feature prominently throughout the film, with the