"Serial number SCFCAM1SJMBL50302
Rare left hand drive - 357 units worldwide
Nice condition - Unknown collector
French registration
Tomorrow never dies!
If Aston Martin is today a brand that can keep up with
its competitors, this was not the case at the beginning of the
1980s when the British firm was in great difficulty.
difficulty. Indeed, the "James Bond" years were already
and the AM V8 model had been in the catalogue for almost 10 years
for almost 10 years at a very elitist price and with a reputation
reputation as a typically British car: very elegant but
elegant but unreliable. Financially affected, Aston
Martin had to sell shares in the company to the highest bidder.
to the highest bidder, and it was Ford who bought the car in 1987.
A year later, on the winged brand's stand at the Birmingham
show in Birmingham, a UFO appeared. If one recognises
characteristic features of Aston coupes, the Virage model was
Virage is a totally innovative design, with a straight
bodywork with straight, taut lines and muscle in true Aston style.
muscle in the purest style of the late 1980s.
1980.
The brief given to the designers was both simple and
and terribly complicated to achieve: to design a car that
that appeals to the conservative old Europe, the American
American excess and the emergence of Asia. The
The car's overall design is not unanimously approved.
too heavy, not slim enough and really out of step with the
with the elegance of Aston Martin's earlier models. The
price also slowed down the visitors; more than 1,000,000 francs were
1,000,000 francs are needed to drive the latest model (excluding options).
the latest model (excluding options).
An Aston Martin has to be pretty, but it also has to be sporty.
be sporty, and in this respect, the brand echoes its past by
echoes its past by reworking the V8 that already equipped its
models from the mid-1970s. However, many improvements will be made in order to improve the performance of the car,
many improvements were made to modernise the
modernise the whole; the mechanics will no longer be powered
will no longer be powered by carburettors but by injection
injection and a lot of work was done to comply with
anti-pollution standards has been carried out. Finally, this
new engine gradually loses its British character and adopts a very
character and adopts a very American behaviour:
power and robustness.
Robust yes, but certainly not soft; the block sends 335
to the rear wheels, allowing the Virage to accelerate from
the Virage to go from 0 to 100 km/h in under 6
seconds. Despite this, the weight of the car makes it a comfortable GT car that allows you to
to swallow the kilometres with surely one of the
one of the world's most beautiful crests in the centre
of the steering wheel.
First registered in October 1995
1995, the Aston Martin Virage we present is one of the
we present to you is one of the last cars
produced. The car is presented in a beautiful English green
green paint, our car is in good mechanical and
and mechanical condition; its interior is in cream leather with green
in cream leather with green piping, is very elegant
is very elegant and invites to long trips.
Mechanically revised, our model equipped with an automatic
automatic gearbox is very smooth to drive but also
smooth to drive, but it is also sporty and
when the right foot mashes the accelerator pedal.
the accelerator pedal.
Rare on our roads, this coupe will take you to the end of the world.
the world; it's up to you to decide whether
Money Penny goes with you. "
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