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Aston MartinV8

1969–1989 United Kingdom Grand tourer 21 production years
Record depthReference-ready→ ComparePlace beside another car⇄
Production1969–1989
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassGrand tourer
Built4,021 units
Background

The Aston Martin V8 is a grand tourer manufactured by Aston Martin in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1989. As with all traditional Aston Martins, it was entirely handbuilt – with each car requiring 1,200 man-hours to finish.

Text adapted from “Aston Martin V8” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1969–1989

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗21 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1978

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗1 year
Production timeline

1969–1989

196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
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