Richard Stafford
Senior Specialist, Head of Research
LOT 18 *N
1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon Registration no. LTO 828E (see text) Chassis no. DB6/3093/R
Sold for £184,000 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 18*,N
1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon Registration no. LTO 828E (see text) Chassis no. DB6/3093/R
1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon
Registration no. LTO 828E (see text)
Chassis no. DB6/3093/R
Registration no. LTO 828E (see text)
Chassis no. DB6/3093/R
*Previously in the long-term ownership of an AMOC member
*Extensively refurbished by Alan Smith Motors (2008-2009)
*Fitted with a rebuilt ZF five-speed manual gearbox (originally automatic)
*Harvey Bailey handling kit
*Extensively refurbished by Alan Smith Motors (2008-2009)
*Fitted with a rebuilt ZF five-speed manual gearbox (originally automatic)
*Harvey Bailey handling kit
Footnotes
We are pleased to confirm that some original paperwork will accompany this lot, namely a V5C registration document.
"Stage by stage, as the DB has become dominant in the Aston Martin strain, the successive cars have changed their image. Today the aim is to offer the maximum of luxury and refinement as well as the ultimate in road performance. The minor barbarities of so many great sports cars of the past are no longer acceptable – at least in the hand-built models now leaving Newport Pagnell. Obviously such a car as the DB6 is expensive and exclusive but the value matches the price." – Autocar, 1966.
The DB6 was introduced in 1965, replacing the DB5 and effectively brought an end to the lineage that could trace its heritage to the DB4. Increased rear-seat space was the prime DB6 objective so the wheelbase was now a little longer than, resulting in an extensive re-style with more-raked windscreen, raised roofline, and reshaped rear quarter windows. 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". 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 and Borg-Warner automatic transmission was offered alongside the standard ZF five-speed gearbox.
The accompanying (copy) guarantee form shows that '3093/R' was delivered new to a Mr Kearsley of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The car left the Newport Pagnell factory equipped with Borg Warner automatic transmission; chrome road wheels; heated rear screen; three-ear hubcaps; safety belts; and a power operated aerial. Subsequently the DB6 was owned for many years by AMOC member John Fritchley of Nottinghamshire (erroneously recorded as first owner on the last UK V5C document, copy on file). Mr Fritchley sold the Aston in 2008 and subsequently acquired by Jonathan Nebbitt of London, who commissioned respected specialists Alan Smith Motors of New Romney to carry out a comprehensive refurbishment. Completed in 2009, the works included extensive body repairs; wax-injection of chassis/body cavities; rust-proofing and under-sealing the chassis; fitting a Harvey Bailey handling kit; and replacing the automatic transmission with a BPA-rebuilt ZF five-speed manual gearbox. A detailed description of the works is on file (as is the copy V5C) and it is understood that some £28,000 was spent on the restoration. In 2012 the DB6 was acquired by the owner, exported and laid up in secure storage.
As a result, it may require some re-commissioning prior to being used on the road. If it is to remain in the UK it attracts the low import duty rate of 5% and will require re-registering.
Saleroom notices
We are pleased to confirm that some original paperwork will accompany this lot, namely a V5C registration document.
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