LOT 239

1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage 4.7-Litre Sports Saloon Registration no. YHR 832E Chassis no. DB6/2769/R Engine no. 400/2755/V

Sold for £253,000 inc. premium

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Lot 239

1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage 4.7-Litre Sports Saloon

Goodwood Festival of Speed|14 July 2023, 14:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage 4.7-Litre Sports Saloon
Registration no. YHR 832E
Chassis no. DB6/2769/R
Engine no. 400/2755/V

• Delivered new to Zambia
• Engine rebuilt and uprated to 4.7 Litre Specification by R S Williams Ltd
• Professionally restored in South Africa circa 2018
• UK registered since 2019

"I have driven most of the Aston Martin models that have been produced, from the racing twin-cam 1½-litre of the 1920s onwards. For years my favourite has been the DB3S sports-racer, but now my allegiance is wavering. There can be little doubt that the DB6 is the best Aston yet and it is a credit to British engineering." - John Bolster on the Aston Martin DB6 Vantage, Autosport, 21st October 1966.

Its accompanying copy guarantee form shows that this DB6 Vantage was sold new in May 1967 to a Mrs J N Cloete of Kitwe, Zambia. The car is recorded as a 'home delivery' with the UK registration 'NLD 515E'. The original colour combination was Fiesta (red) with black Connolly trim, and the car left the factory equipped with the optional 3.73:1 ratio limited-slip differential; chrome wheels; a heated rear screen; 3-ear hubcaps; and a power operated aerial.

In the 1970s the Aston was sold to a Mr Richards of South Africa, who kept the car in his possession for 25 years. It was during his ownership that car was repainted in the iconic Aston Martin colour Silver Birch. After Mr Richards' 25 year ownership of the car, it passed to a Mr Moti (still in South Africa) and subsequently by a Mr N Scheibe of Cape Town, SA.

While the DB6 was in Mr Scheibe's possession the engine was despatched to renowned marque specialists R S Williams Ltd for a complete rebuild to 4.7 litres specification, the work being invoiced on 28th August 2014 (see detailed bill and dynamometer printout on file).

The car subsequently passed to a Mr Webb of Webb & Sons in Cape Town, whose company carried out a comprehensive cosmetic restoration (bodywork and paint) circa 2018. Its restoration completed, the Aston was shipped back to the UK and registered in this country. Serviced by Chiltern Aston Martin earlier this year (at 62,535 miles), this professionally restored and upgraded DB6 is offered with a UK V5C registration document, an original instruction book, and a history file of bills, photographs, etc.

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