Summary:
This rare UK specification Vantage is one of only 16 right hand
drive "Fliptail" cars built featuring "Blue", as the car is known within the
AMOC in the UK, features a full "Kangaroo Stable" upgrade which includes
16" wheels and tyres, full handling kit, race starter motor, MSD ignition,
big bore air intake system, It has traveled 61,000
documented miles. At 44,000 miles it
received a new gearbox and clutch, in the last six months it's chassis has
had all rust removed, new sections welded in and the car repainted down
the sides. It drives
brilliantly without any rattles or squeaks and is now the one of the driest, most rust free Vantages
on the road. A
History: delivered to
Aston Martin Sales in London with registration XYN314T. Sold new to a Honk
Kong based enthusiast who exported it in late 1978. Forge Motor
Company of Birmingham returned the car to the UK in March 1984. During
1985 it underwent a bare metal respray in Suffolk Red, replacing the
original Jubilee Silver paint that suffered from humidity problems in HK.
The interior was also retrimmed and recarpeted from the original Blue, it
also having suffered in the tropics. In November 1985 it was
purchased by Mrs. J. Verner of Slough. She retained the car until it
passed into the hands of Mr. J. Sherwood of Devon in July 1989. He
fitted the private registration plate VIA 297. It stayed in his care
until April 2000 when it went into storage after Mr. A. Webb of
Southampton bought it as an investment. The Kangaroo Stable obtained
the car in early 2004 and set about recommissioning it before importing it
into Australia in February of 2005. "Blue" Cosmetic details: The car was subject to a full
respray in Aston Martin Suffolk Red, a 1980's colour featured on the
Vantages of that period. The original rear under valence
has been removed, replaced with a later style unit and
repainted in satin black.
Mechanical details: Complete brake system overhaul. Brake master cylinder overhauled, calipers rebuilt, brake discs machined and skimmed. DOT approved stainless braided brake hoses fitted. New pads and non-return valves. New clutch slave cylinder, master cylinder and hydraulic line fitted. Engine rebuilt
to 5.7 liters with high compression pistons. Carburetors
disassembled and rebuilt. Tappet clearance adjusted to specification, valve timing adjusted. Stainless steel exhaust system, gaskets renewed,
exhaust flexes renewed, exhaust adjusted for correct clearance from
chassis. Big bore airbox and air filters fitted, powder coated in
crackle black. Engine bay stripped, rustproofed and repainted and all
fittings powder coated before reassembly.
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Works preparation completed at The Kangaroo Stable
Copyright February 20th. 2008