1992 Aston Martin Virage

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 (9%) on top of the winning bid price. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 10% Dutch import tax plus 21% VAT on the hammer. If exporting immediately to another country, then tax/duty will only be paid in that country.

The winning bidder will pay €500 customs charge on top of the ‘hammer’ price.

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

This vehicle has been on static display in the Middle East for a number of years and the only history or paperwork available is displayed in the photo gallery. In all cases the papers shown are photocopies unless otherwise stated. We do not have the original paperwork.

Unless otherwise stated, we have not tried to start or drive the car and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. The car is not registered anywhere.

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 until full payment received.

All storage charges (€30 + local VAT per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end) must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation. Collection and viewings are strictly by appointment only.

Please send an 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.

CARS Europe BV will contact you after the balance payment is received to confirm onward transport requirements. For enquiries about import tax and shipping contact Madam Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, [email protected].

VIN: SCFCAM1SXNBL50380.

We think this LHD auto Aston Martin Virage entered the vendor’s collection of static display cars at some point in or before 2005.

While the car takes power to the dashboard and the engine turns over, the trip computer refuses to spring into life and, consequently, we can’t see or read the odometer.

We understand this to be a fairly common fault with Virages of a certain vintage.

We haven’t started or driven the car, so we can only assess it on its cosmetic condition.

In common with many cars from the vendor’s collection, it comes with very little in the way of history or records, although there are some itemised invoices from 2005, when the car had a good deal of maintenance work done and was the recipient of many replacement parts.

The car’s bodywork is excellent, save for a small dent on the boot lid, as is the rich red paintwork, which has lost little of its shine or lustre over the years.

The panels, panel gaps and shut lines are all as they should be on a hand-built car.

For some reason, the car is sporting various ‘Vantage’ badges (both outside and inside). These badges are inaccurate – the car is not a Vantage variant.

Currently, the passenger door is refusing to open.

While the paintwork is broadly good, there are a few scuffs and scratches on the doors and the front wings on both sides.

There’s also some discoloured paint on the driver’s-side fuel filler flap and some lumpiness beneath the paint on and beneath its passenger-side counterpart.

The bonnet and roof are pretty much free of any notable blemishes, and the wheels, lights, lenses and badging (both correct and bogus) are all decent.

Aside from one or two relatively minor issues, it’s an equally impressive story on the inside, where the cream leather upholstery (piped red) has very few signs of wear or use to attest for its years of life and just needs a good clean.

The back of the front passenger seat is a little loose.

The door cards are good, save for one or two small nicks and scuffs to the leather here and there.

The veneer inserts on the door cards are also erroneously declaring the car to be a ‘Vantage’.

There are a couple of thin cracks to the lacquer on the veneers above the trip computer.

The headlining, carpets and mats are also in good order.

There is a facsimile of the owners’ handbook inside the car.

Beyond knowing that the trip computer doesn’t work, we can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials, or other electrics as we haven’t driven the car.

The clean, dry engine and engine bay look a little dry and dusty but otherwise OK.

The car’s undersides look clean and tidy and seem to have a good deal of structural integrity as far as we can see.

There is a little rust and bubbling visible beneath the windscreen when the bonnet is open – currently a feat that can only be achieved by pulling on the bonnet release and the bonnet lid simultaneously.

Unless otherwise stated, this car comes with no history or service records beyond whatever photocopied documents are shown in the gallery.

No documents shown in the gallery in any way constitute any kind of licensing or registration certification.

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.

This car appears to have endured the passage of time with commendable fortitude.

We don’t know how many kilometres it’s covered, but the generally good all-round condition of the vehicle would suggest that it’s likely to be on the low side.

Provided, of course, that the engine, electrics and mechanicals are amenable to recommissioning and as good as the rest of it, this rare hand-built Aston Martin Virage should reward its next owner with many years of very classy and refined motoring.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located in a bonded warehouse near Amsterdam. To arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.