LOT 22 *

1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon Chassis no. DB6/2753/LN Engine no. 400/2749

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Lot 22^*

1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon
Chassis no. DB6/2753/LN Engine no. 400/2749

The Zoute Sale|10 October 2021, 14:00 CEST|Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute

1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon
Chassis no. DB6/2753/LN
Engine no. 400/2749

• Delivered new to the USA
• Matching numbers engine and chassis
• ZF five-speed gearbox
• Factory Normalair Air conditioning

Please note this motor car is subject to the reduced local import tax should it remains in the EU.

Bonhams is the guarantor of the customs duties and taxes clearance: consequently, this motor car cannot be released to the buyer or his transporter immediately after the sale.

Footnotes

The culmination of Aston Martin's long-running line of 'DB' six-cylinder sports saloons and thus considered by many to be the last 'real' Aston, the DB6 had been introduced in 1965, updating the DB5. Although recognisably related to the elegant, Touring-styled DB4 of 1958, the DB6 abandoned the Carrozzeria Touring-developed Superleggera body structure of its predecessors in favour of a conventional steel fabrication while retaining the aluminium outer panels.

Increased rear-seat space was the prime DB6 objective, so the wheelbase was now 4" (101.6mm) longer than before, resulting in an extensive re-style with more-raked windscreen, raised roofline, and reshaped rear quarter windows. Opening front quarter lights made a reappearance but the major change was at the rear where a Kamm-style tail with spoiler improved the aerodynamics, greatly enhancing stability at high speeds. These many dimensional changes were integrated most successfully, the DB6's overall length increasing by only 2" (50.8mm). Indeed, but for the distinctive Kamm tail one might easily mistake it for a DB5.

The Tadek Marek-designed six-cylinder engine had been enlarged to 3,995cc for the preceding DB5 and remained unchanged. Power output on triple SU carburettors was 282bhp, rising to 325bhp in Vantage specification, complete with triple Webers. Borg-Warner automatic transmission was offered alongside the standard ZF five-speed gearbox, and for the first time there was optional power-assisted steering.
It is an irony that, having brought the original DB4 concept to perfection in the form of the DB6, Aston Martin chose to change direction with the larger DBS and successor V8-engined models. Today the accomplished DB6, despite being the most evolved and practical of the original DB family is also, somewhat paradoxically, the most affordable.

A left-hand drive example with the desirable five-sped manual gearbox, chassis number '2753/L', was despatched new to the importer J S Inskip in New York, USA and sold to a Mr Bernard Chaus of New Jersey. The accompanying guarantee form copy shows that the Aston was originally finished in Autumn Gold with natural Connolly leather trim. The following items of non-standard equipment are listed: engine breather system; 3.73:1 limited-slip differential; Normalaire air conditioning; chrome wheels; heated rear screen; Fiamm horns; Britax safety belts; 3-ear hubcaps; Bosch Köln radio; and two Marchal fog lamps.

Now being offered having been on static display, this matching numbers DB6 with the more desirable ZF five-speed manual transmission will naturally require recommissioning before returning to the road. Please also note the car will be subject to EU import taxes should it remain in the EU.

Saleroom notices

This lot is offered with a photocopy of a German Fahrzeugbrief (original not offered with the lot); photocopy of sales invoice dated August 2008; and photocopies of build sheet records.

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