Odometer reading: TBC
MOT: N/A


*The first production Series 3 car
*Desirable manual transmission
*Long-term AMOC member ownership 1983-2011

Introduced for 1973, the Series 3 version of Aston Martin's V8 employed a quartet of Weber 42 DCNF carburettors instead of the previous Bosch mechanical fuel injection. Fuel economy improved and even in automatic-transmission form the Weber-equipped car proved almost as quick as the preceding manual version, being capable of over 145mph flat-out.
Originally finished in Imperial Blue with off-white interior trim, '11002 is historically significant as the first of the Series 3 V8s, and was first registered to Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd as recorded in the accompanying despatch records copy. For the majority of its life, '11002' belonged to AMOC member David Boyd of Southampton, its custodian from 1983 to 2011. The first private owner was Icknield Way Farm Limited of Dunstable. In November 1977, ownership passed to Brian Cawley, also of Dunstable. There then followed a succession of ownership and registration changes before the Aston was acquired by Mr Boyd in December 1983 (see documentation on file). Servicing and maintenance undertaken during Mr Boyd's ownership are listed together with MoT history, the mileage total in February 2011 being recorded as 50,987. Latterly the car was SORN'd and used sparingly, covering fewer than 1,000 miles between 1997 and 2011.
The current owner purchased '11002' from well-known Aston Martin brokers Byron International in June 2011; a copy of the sales invoice is on file and the car also comes with its last UK V5C Registration Certificate. There is also an interesting letter from Aston Martin's Roger Stowers concerning the engine number.
The V8 has been on static display for a number of years and as such will require recommissioning prior to road use. Please also note this Lot is subject to UK import tax at the reduced rate of 5% if it is to remain in the UK.