A whopping twenty-eight variants of Aston Martin’s Vantage were produced within the car’s twelve-year production run, but the V12 Vantage S Roadster sits among the rarest and most desirable, especially when fitted with the dogleg seven-speed manual gearbox. While the model was initially introduced equipped only with Aston Martin’s Sportshift II transmission in 2013, the dogleg manual transmission option was announced three years later. Allegedly 351 seven-speed manual-equipped examples were built by Aston Martin in total, split between 91 roadsters and 260 coupes. Only 100 manual gearbox cars were earmarked for the US market, with 35 of those being roadsters.

Completed by Aston Martin in August of 2016 for the 2017 model year, this Vantage S Roadster is one of those thirty-five cars equipped with the dogleg manual gearbox. Shipped new to its first owner via Miller Motorcars in Connecticut, it is finished in Lightening Silver over an interior trimmed in Obsidian Black leather. Over $11,000 in optional extras were selected, including red brake calipers, a second glass key, front parking sensors, full-length twill carbon facia trim, glass switches, and a polished aluminum fuel filler cap.

Acquired by its first owner in September 2016, the car remained registered in New York for the first four years of its life, having covered less than 1,000 miles before it was acquired by the second registered owner in 2020. Purchased by the current owner in early 2023, it has been driven just 700 miles in his ownership showing less than 8,800 miles from new. With the current owner, it has been serviced twice by Long Island Sports Cars in Rosyln, NY, an official Aston Martin dealer. In April 2023, the car received a 6th year annual service and was fitted with an aluminum gear shifter (the original accompanies the car), and an additional annual service in May 2024. Since its last service, it has been driven less than 100 miles. At some point in prior ownership, the car’s original wheels were painted black, and the current owner replaced the previously silver center caps with black replacements (the originals will accompany the sale).

Considered by many to be one of the best driving variants of Aston Martin’s Vantage in either V8 or V12 guise, the V12 Vantage S with the dogleg manual gearbox provides a visceral, analog driving experience coupled with the sophistication and comfort that one would expect from the Gaydon-era Aston Martins—a driving experience which is becoming increasingly prized in today’s market. With only 91 examples built, it is important to note that these cars are the only convertible V12 Vantages offered to the US market with a manual gearbox. This low-mileage example needs nothing but an enthusiastic owner ready to enjoy it on the open road.