2004 Aston Martin DB9

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.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase (9%). Cars less than 30 years old will pay 10% Dutch import tax plus 21% VAT on the hammer.

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’.

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.

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 Market by Bonhams will receive your payment, The Market by Bonhams accounts service will inform the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored: a release note will be sent to them.

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, [email protected].

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).

VIN: SCFAD01AM5GA01324

Odometer: 3,837 km.

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

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to start or drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this LHD automatic 2004 Aston Martin DB9 Coupé is an exceptional example of a superb GT car from one of the world’s most prestigious marques.

We believe it may have been imported new to Qatar, then sold to someone in Switzerland, then bought for the vendor in 2014.

It may have been returned to Aston Martin’s Works Service department for preparation before being placed in the vendor’s static display collection.

This is, in effect, a virtually brand-new car, having done little more than delivery kilometres since leaving the factory in 2004.

This car has barely made an impression on the odometer and looks and feels like a new vehicle.

The Merlot Red paintwork has plenty of shine and lustre to it and, aside from one of two tiny stone chips in the usual places (front valance, sills, wheel arches) and some light scuffs at the front of the bonnet, looks pretty much as good as new.

The same is true of the bodywork, with no panels compromised by any indentations, bumps, nicks, scratches or creases as far as we can see.

All exterior trim is good, as are the chrome, badging, lights and lenses.

The wheels seem to be good all round.

The interior looks just as exceptional as the exterior.

The colour scheme is a combination of what Aston Martin describes as ‘Cream Truffle’ upholstery, with ‘Black Cherry’ carpets, ‘Ivory’ suede headlining and ‘Bamboo’ wood veneers.

It comes with a Linn 260W audio system (Limbik 5.2).

It’s all very classy, very luxurious and in very good condition.

The seats are unmarked and uncreased – both front and back.

It looks like what it is – the interior of a car that’s hardly been used since it was purchased.

The steering wheel is immaculate, as is the gear selector, the door cards, the headlining, the carpets, the mats and all fixtures and fittings.

There are a couple of smudges, no doubt caused by the ingress and egress of the driver, on the kick plate and at the bottom of the dashboard on the driver’s side.

They look like the sort that would soon surrender if threatened with a damp cloth.

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 the vehicle.

Everything looks almost showroom-fresh. There is no rust anywhere that we can see.

All visible exhaust, braking and suspension components are present, correct and apparently untroubled either by time or use.

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

The car doesn’t come with any history or service record.

Any paperwork we have is photographed and displayed in the photo gallery. We do not have anything else. They are photocopies (we do not have the originals.

Forget the fact that it was made in 2004.

It might as well have been made last week.

It is in very good condition indeed.

Provided that the engine and mechanicals are as good as the rest of it, this car could well be one of the best-preserved Aston Martin DB9s of this vintage you’ll find anywhere.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €30,000 - €60,000.

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