The Sultan of Oman’s Aston Martin V8 Oscar India is up for auction at Bonhams. The vehicle in question is one of the few to air left the factory with the specifications of the British house’s Vantage models. Ordered new by the Sultan of Oman in its high performance version, on order it was also equipped with a 5-speed manual gearbox, making it a super sports car in all respects.
The Oscar India nickname was given to the Aston Martin 4 Series V8 with a reference to the phonetic alphabet used by NATO organisations. This Aston Martin V8 model made its debut in 1969 and all of its representatives were built individually by hand, with a minimum of 1,200 man hours per car.
The Aston Martin V8 was produced in five generations, between 1969 and 1989. The Oscar Indias were the fourth generation, with just 352 examples built between 1978 and 1985.
The Aston Martin V8 also became famous thanks to appearances in the 1987 James Bond film ‘The Living Daylights’ with Timothy Dalton and then again alongside 007 in 2021 with ‘No Time to Die’ and Daniel Craig.
The car ordered by the Sultan of Oman was originally finished in Windemere Green, with Magnolia leather upholstery and the ZF 5-speed manual transmission, as well as other details such as detachable headrests, rear seat belts, badge holder and dual fog lights.
Over the next few years, since the car left the Sultan’s garage, a different owner made the decision to remove the 5-speed manual transmission and replace it with an automatic. The V8 was also repainted but the interior remained original.
The sultan’s former car will go to auction on March 3 and the expected realization price fluctuates between 80 and 100,000 dollars.
Source: Ansa
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