Hadn't see one of these before... V400 Vantage

[mhurley]

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

came with an individually numbered sill plaque

[bogie]

Yep, it was a dealer special, put together before the official ones. So it had the 20bhp power pack upgrade and sports pack wheels (without the suspension) and a few custom bits to make it a "special" edition.

[BamfordMike]

bogie said:

Yep, it was a dealer special, put together before the official ones. So it had the 20bhp power pack upgrade and sports pack wheels (without the suspension) and a few custom bits to make it a "special" edition.

Put together before the official ones??? What do you mean by official ones?

N400 came out in 2007 and subsequently the power pack was made available for sale individually. 4.7L came out in 2009 with N430 in 2010.

The featured car is a 2009 4.3L, so the run of 10 is little more than a end of production standard car (read that as all bells and whistles because 4.7’s could be bought at the same time) that a dealer slapped the power pack on in the attemp to sell a few straggling 4.3L’s because it was the outgoing model.

Now years later and none of that matters (it was a dealer initiative not a factory special edition) surely means the car is nothing more than the last of the 4.3L’s with a power pack on? It’s no doubt an absolutely cracking car, but at the asking price a banging Vantage S is also within reach!

[bogie]

I thought these HWM dealer specials came out in 2008....and the N400 2009...my bad ..didnt realise these dealer special 4.3s were around the same time as N400 (official special editions with power pack etc)...seems a bit of an odd thing to do, but as you say, likely to shift some old stock

Edited by bogie on Tuesday 4th September 17:59

[Dewi 1]

Is a dealer order of ten 4.3 cars, something that now really makes them worth 19% (£9,000) more, than a 4.7 Roadster with similar mileage ?

My own 4.7 V8V, happens to be one of only seven (same colour) cars in the UK, but I don't think that rarity makes it worth any extra.

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Edited by Dewi 1 on Tuesday 4th September 19:39

[bogie]

They are only worth what someone will pay...and personally id sooner have a newer 4.7 too

discussion in 2008 about them here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[AstonV]

BamfordMike said:

N400 came out in 2007 and subsequently the power pack was made available for sale individually. 4.7L came out in 2009 with N430 in 2010.

You mean N420?

[BamfordMike]

AstonV said:

You mean N420?

Yes, I can never get calling the N420, N430 out of my head.

Allegedly, N420 was destined to be called N430 from the outset, then at the last minute whilst in Prototype Vantage S had a twin throttle inlet manifold pulled by the magnificent bean counters meaning power output dropped from 450 to the same as a normal 4.7L + valved airbox, which was... N430 spec! So to not pee on the chips of the Vantage S N430 was reigned in and hey presto N420 was born