Aston Martin DB7 Vantage

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Car and Driver declared in September 1996 that the recently unveiled DB7 set new standards for the world's most famous brand; becoming the most successful Aston ever, with more than 7,000 leaving the works before it was replaced by the DB9 in 2003.

Impeccably styled by Ian Callum, the DB7 is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful cars of all time and was put together like no Aston before. Each bodyshell took five days to complete before being shipped to Rolls-Royce for a paint job so deep you could drown in it. Initially the car was available with a 335bhp 3.2-litre supercharged straight-six that produced 335bhp. This could propel it to 60mph in just 5.7 seconds on its way to a top speed of 165mph.

In 1999 the big guns arrived with a Vantage model, squeezing a 420bhp 6.0-litre V12 under the bonnet; sufficient to crack the 60mph barrier in 4.9 seconds and top 186mph in manual form (the automatic was limited to 165mph). The handling was well up to the job and was specially developed for British roads, while the ride is still superb for such a sporting model, the Brembo brakes providing phenomenal stopping power. 20 years down the line, the DB7 retains a fine reputation for reliability, a rare quality in a supercar of this performance.

This DB7 Vantage was first registered on 28th April 2000 and still looks as handsome and impressive as it did when new. The car has covered only 66,000 miles in that time and has been regularly serviced, with 12 stamps showing in the service record – the last at 57,000 (June 2016) when the car received a full service and new coil packs. It also has its original handbook.

The current owner has had the car for three and a half years during which time he has fitted a new radiator and water pump, and new radius- and v-mounts. He has also had the original underseal stripped off, the chassis inspected and new underseal applied, so he is confident that the chassis is rust-free.

The car has an MOT to April 2020, with no advisories.