2000 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante

It was Victor Gauntlett who first suggested that a new, smaller Aston Martin should be built alongside the big V8 Astons, a car that would, in terms, be a volume seller.

The advent of the Ford Motor Company and the appointment of the late Walter Hayes as Chief Executive of Aston Martin not only provided new funding, but a renewed vigour in the person of Rod Mansfield who, as Engineering Director in 1990, was charged with the development of the ’smaller’ Aston Martin, code names DP1999.

1999 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante

Originally available with a 6 cylinder supercharged engine, the Aston Martin DB7 received significant engineering enhancements in 1999 with the introduction of the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage – the first Aston Martin to use a V12 engine.

Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 1999

Originally available with a 6 cylinder supercharged engine, the Aston Martin DB7 received significant engineering enhancements in 1999 with the introduction of the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage – the first Aston Martin to use a V12 engine.

1999 Aston Martin DB7

Originally available with a 6 cylinder supercharged engine, the Aston Martin DB7 received significant engineering enhancements in 1999 with the introduction of the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage – the first Aston Martin to use a V12 engine.

Aston Martin Project Vantage 1998

The Aston Martin Project Vantage sports car is a prototype car that combines power, performance and elegance.

Aston Martin Project Vantage is powered by a 6-ltr V-12 engine. It was designed by Ian Callum and developed with the help of Ford Motor Co’s Advanced Vehicle Technology department and Cosworth Engineering.

1998 Aston Martin DB7 Volante Convertible

Aston Martin DB7 Volante Convertible 1998