2003 Aston Martin DB7 GTA

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax on top of the winning bid price. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 9% Dutch import duty plus 21% VAT on the hammer.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to start or drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’. Registering the car will be for the winning bidder to do.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV (contact details below).

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds. All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation.

Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection. Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as the seller receives your payment, the accounts department will send a release note to the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

STORAGE CHARGES - €30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES - €500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

Built in 2003, this LHD auto DB7 V12 GTA was bought for the vendor’s collection of static display cars in 2005.

Prior to that, it had been living in France.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, the car comes with no history or service records.

We haven’t tried to drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic status.

Finished in Pentland Green Metallic paint with a Forest Green and Parchment interior, this car is in exceptional condition and has covered very few kilometres.

Odometer: 3,389 km.

VIN: SCFAB22323K304166

This car has covered fewer than 4,000 km from new in 2003 and, since 2005, has been kept warm and dry indoors.

Unsurprisingly, it looks pretty much like a new car.

The condition of the bodywork and paint finish is really very good indeed.

There are no dinks, dents or creases of any significance and the paint has plenty of shine and lustre.

There are just one or two marks here and there, but these are just dirt and will easily wash off.

The panel gaps and shut lines are consistent and even.

The wheels are in very good order.

The lights, lenses, badging and exterior trim are all fine.

It presents extremely well from every angle and looks far younger than its 19 years of life would suggest.

The interior of the car is in time-warp condition and looks as fresh and unused as you would expect with an odometer reading this low.

The leather upholstery is more or less pristine.

The seats are comfortable and supportive both front and back.

The carpets and mats are in excellent order.

The door cards are excellent as is the headlining.

All of the wooden veneers on the dashboard and door cappings are rich and glossy.

The dashboard, steering wheel and instruments are equally impressive.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t tried to start or drive the vehicle.

The boot is clean, tidy and in fine order.

The plaques on the kick plates are missing, presumably because they were personalised for the first owner.

Everything in the engine bay is clean, dry and seems to be in its right and proper place.

The undersides of the car appear to have a good deal of structural integrity and seem to us to be untroubled by either time or use.

This car doesn’t come with any history or service records.

It must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

Any paperwork shown in the gallery is a facsimile and in no way constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

This must be one of the best DB7 V12 GTAs out there.

It has covered very few kilometres and looks as if it only recently left a car showroom.

We think this is an exceptionally desirable example of a rare and very capable model – provided, of course, that the engine and mechanicals are as impressive as the rest of it.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €20,000 - €30,000.