An Aston Martin DB7 fitted with a race-fettled V8 engine will be sold at Historics’ autumn sale on 1 September at Brooklands.
The pretty (pre-spoiler we hasten to add) youngtimer was only officially available in 6-cylinder supercharged or V12 form.
This car, though, was commissioned by a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family and offers a 6350cc AMR1 race-derived engine from a V8 Vantage.
The result is an entry-level Aston that (with 452bhp) should be significantly faster than any off-the-shelf job. Uprated AP brakes, suspension and steering mean it should handle better, too.
Power bulges, side skirts and that spoiler are questionable visual additions.
It should make somewhere in the region of £70-80,000.
Those unconvinced by the Saudi-ordered Aston might prefer the two high-spec VW Beetles that will cross the block at the same sale.
