Rocket Man’s ride
If you feel you need a little showbiz sparkle in your life, or you just fancy an apparently rather well-kept Aston Martin DB7, keep on reading.
The world-famous singer, songwriter and pianist Sir Elton John was the first owner of this car and now it’s for sale with H&H Classics.
It will cross the block during the company’s auction at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, on 9 April 2025.
Let’s find out more…
Can you feel the love?
This straight-six-engined example, from early in the model’s production run, goes to auction with a pre-sale estimate of £23-27,000.
That’s approaching the top of the market for these cars, if you look at the figures quoted by specialist Hagerty. But then this is no ordinary example.
Fourth time lucky?
While Elton John was this Aston Martin’s first keeper, in this car’s 30 years it has had just three custodians.
Proof of the musician’s ownership will be sold with the car, including the original warranty card in his name, plus a copy of its first V5 document.
Your Song
As you might expect, Elton John was keen to have a high-specification audio system in his Aston Martin and had bespoke equipment fitted.
It features a top-of-the-range Alpine stereo with a remote control, plus a six-stack CD changer in the boot as well as a large Alpine V12 amplifier.
Get settled
The heated driver and front-passenger seats in this custom, light-tan-leather-trimmed cabin help make this a comfortable place from which to enjoy your music as you waft along.
This Aston Martin DB7 has cruise control and working air-con, too, and a five-speed manual gearbox.
The joy of six
This 1995 DB7 is powered by a 3.2-litre, supercharged, straight-six engine.
It is no slouch, with 335bhp and 361lb ft torque which, with this car’s aforementioned manual gearbox, means it can do 0-62mph in less than 6 secs.
Wheely good
Despite having been on the road for three decades, this Rolls-Royce Brewster Green DB7 has covered only around 14,500 miles.
Which has definitely contributed to its good condition today.
Dream team
The Aston Martin DB7 broke cover at the 1993 Geneva motor show.
Its still-elegant shape was styled by Keith Helfet and Ian Callum, and the model was engineered by Tom Walkinshaw’s TWR Group, making use of a high proportion of parts from Jaguar, which, like Aston Martin, was owned by Ford at that time.
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
The DB7 is often credited as the model that saved Aston Martin.
When production ended, in 2003, more than 7000 examples had been built and, at that point in this historic marque’s life, the DB7 was the best-selling Aston Martin ever.
A bit tight
You might need to be a tiny dancer to fit in there… Sorry!
While the DB7 does, technically, have rear seats, in reality they serve as additional luggage capacity.
No sacrifice
As you might expect from an apparently pampered example, everything is present and correct.
This Aston Martin DB7 retains its space-saver tyre, and its jack, spare bulbs and tools are present, too, as are both sets of keys.
Super ‘six’
Granted, the ‘six’ has half the cylinders of the V12 that joined the range in 1999, but the Eaton supercharger provides drivers with a great spread of torque and is reliable if kept oiled.
But any Aston Martin DB7 is fabulous to be behind the wheel of, and should deliver you to your destination calm and unruffled.
Period item
This really evokes the mid-’90s era during which this car rolled off the production line.
Under the armrest in the centre console, you’ll find this Motorola car phone.
I’m Still Standing
This 1995 Aston Martin DB7 that was first owned by Elton John is going to auction with H&H Classics with a pre-sale estimate of £23-27,000.
It’s been consigned to the 9 April 2025 sale at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
To find out more and how to bid, just click here.
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