1986 Aston Martin V8 Volante EFi

History

This glorious V8 Volante was one of the first ‘V585’ series cars fitted with the Weber Marelli electronic fuel injection system and the Aston Martin works record confirms it was specified in Burnham Green coachwork with Natural 846 hides piped Special Mid Green, Steering wheel matched to piping, Natural hood trimmed in Everflex, Beige carpets and automatic transmission

The Volante was consigned to supplying dealer HW Motors on 29^th January 1986 and sold to the first owner via H.R.Owen on 7^th March 1986. The original warranty card retained on file denotes the first owner as Mr J.J.Morris Esq of Elstead, Surrey, issued on March 7^th 1986 with registration C321 SPH

The original service book that remains with the Volante shows the first service completed by HW Motors on 17^th March 1986 at 955 miles. The original V5 confirms the sale to the second owner Mr Ashworth, Lancs, on 24^th February 1987 and the second service was undertaken by main agents JCT 600 on 9^th July of the same year at 4962 miles

After his acquisition Mr Ashworth assigned the cherished registration JA 444 which would remain on the car until 1995 when it was replaced by the marque appropriate AM 444 registration

The Volante returned to JCT 600 in June 1988 for repairs to a leaking radiator, new tire and some minor adjustments with mileage at 9246 miles. In June 1989 the Aston was sent to Strattons of Salford for an oil service at 9959 miles and was saw minimal use until it was sent to Chapman Spooner Ltd in June 1994 where it received a 10,000 mile service, automatic gearbox rebuild and attention to the air conditioning system

Further sundry parts invoices from Stratstone were issued in February 1999 and the MoT history outlined at the bottom of the description shows the car was used sparingly for the following few years. The Volante was only used by Mr Ashworth on high days and holidays and lived alongside a very original DB5 that we entrusted to sell on behalf of the family in 2012 as well as a Commerative V12 E Type Roadster

The decision was made by the family in December 2018 to commission restoration specialists Mitchell Motors of Wiltshire to carry out chassis restoration works, mileage now reading just over 13,000 miles

The history file contains invoices and photographs depicting the works which included cutting away lower sections of front and rear wings, blasting back to bare aluminium, removing the doors, cutting away sills on both sides, cutting away box sections and remanufacturing box sections and floor sides where required, weld in new outrigger sections, weld in new sills, weld wing bottoms back on, refit doors and repaint the sides, the total cost of which was GBP 12,000

Since the works listed above the Aston has lived in professional temperature-controlled storage and has seen very little use since. We are delighted to have been selected by the Ashworth family to find a new loving home for their Volante and upon its arrival with us it flew through an MoT, issued in July 2024 with total mileage today showing 13,488

We are very fortunate to handle some great Aston Martin motorcars but rarely do we see cars with such low mileage and ownership in such great colours. This two owner Volante is supplied with two sets of keys, original owners book containing original service booklet and warranty card, original Blaupunkt Toronto radio and manual, associated history file with service records and original V5 documents (old and current) and retains the cherished registration ‘AM 444’ which is available for purchase via separate negotiation  

Without question one of the lowest mileage right hand drive V8 Volante’s extant, our research shows this to be the sole RHD EFi Volante delivered in Burnham Green and is a genuine, very original and unmolested low mileage example. Interested parties should note that the car will require recommissioning prior to use as it has not been used regularly for many years as the MoT history shows, however it represents a unique opportunity to own a unique and desirable Aston Martin at a very reasonable price level

MoT History

MoT – March 31^st 1989 – 08959 miles

MoT – March 31^st 1990 – 09459 miles

MoT- March 23^rd 1991 – 09929 miles

MoT – March 28^th 1992 – 09959 miles

MoT – April 15^th 1993 – 09982 miles

MoT – April 29^th 1994 – 10,042 miles

MoT – April 26^th 1995 – 10,122 miles

MoT – May 15^th 1996 – 10,262 miles

MoT – May 28^th 1997 – 10,296 miles

MoT – April 30^th 1999 – 11,230 miles

MoT – August 21^st 2004 – 11,743 miles

MoT – November 18^th 2005 – 11,817 miles

MoT – May 12^th 2008 – 11,928 miles

MoT – April 7^th 2012 – 11,974 miles

MoT – June 16^th 2014 – 12,449 miles

MoT – May 15^th 2017 – 12,606 miles

MoT – January 31^st 2019 – 13,341 miles

MoT – July 16^th 2024 – 13,488 miles