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LOT 126 ▲
1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 'Fuel Injection' Sports Saloon Registration no. not UK registered Chassis no. DB6MK2/4257/R Engine no. 400/4653/VC
Sold for £178,250 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 126▲
1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 'Fuel Injection' Sports Saloon
1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 'Fuel Injection' Sports Saloon
Registration no. not UK registered
Chassis no. DB6MK2/4257/R
Engine no. 400/4653/VC
Registration no. not UK registered
Chassis no. DB6MK2/4257/R
Engine no. 400/4653/VC
• Rare fuel-injected model from new
• Original right-hand drive UK-market car
• Matching chassis and engine numbers
• Requires recommissioning
With the introduction of the Mk2 development of the DB6 in June 1969, the final incarnation of the concluding DB Series, begun in 1958 by the DB4, had arrived. The option of AE Brico fuel injection, fitted to 46 of the 240 DB6 Mk2s made, was the most significant mechanical development, while flared wheelarches, necessitated by the adoption of the wider DBS wheels, were the most obvious. In a further effort at standardisation, DBS front seats were fitted to the DB6 Mk2, which now came with power-assisted steering as standard equipment. Elsewhere, the only significant changes concerned the transmission, which featured a larger clutch and lower bottom gear ratio. The more powerful Vantage engine had gone through a series of developments during production of the Mk1 DB6, finally arriving at 'VC' specification in 1967, in which form it was used for the succeeding DB6 Mk2, while all Mk2s fitted with the optional fuel injection came with the Vantage-specification, 9.4:1 compression ratio cylinder head.
Last-of-the-line models are always sought after by discerning collectors, and among Aston Martins few are more highly prized that the final flowering of the glorious 'David Brown' six-cylinder series. A relatively rare fuel-injected model when new (since converted to carburetors), this DB6 Mk2 was built in right-hand drive configuration for the UK market in Olive with Natural trim. In recent years the car has been kept on static display overseas and will require recommissioning before further use.
Offered with a Nova document.
Please note that this vehicle is not offered with a registration document, bidders should satisfy themselves as to registration requirements in their own jurisdiction. Please contact the department for further information.
• Original right-hand drive UK-market car
• Matching chassis and engine numbers
• Requires recommissioning
With the introduction of the Mk2 development of the DB6 in June 1969, the final incarnation of the concluding DB Series, begun in 1958 by the DB4, had arrived. The option of AE Brico fuel injection, fitted to 46 of the 240 DB6 Mk2s made, was the most significant mechanical development, while flared wheelarches, necessitated by the adoption of the wider DBS wheels, were the most obvious. In a further effort at standardisation, DBS front seats were fitted to the DB6 Mk2, which now came with power-assisted steering as standard equipment. Elsewhere, the only significant changes concerned the transmission, which featured a larger clutch and lower bottom gear ratio. The more powerful Vantage engine had gone through a series of developments during production of the Mk1 DB6, finally arriving at 'VC' specification in 1967, in which form it was used for the succeeding DB6 Mk2, while all Mk2s fitted with the optional fuel injection came with the Vantage-specification, 9.4:1 compression ratio cylinder head.
Last-of-the-line models are always sought after by discerning collectors, and among Aston Martins few are more highly prized that the final flowering of the glorious 'David Brown' six-cylinder series. A relatively rare fuel-injected model when new (since converted to carburetors), this DB6 Mk2 was built in right-hand drive configuration for the UK market in Olive with Natural trim. In recent years the car has been kept on static display overseas and will require recommissioning before further use.
Offered with a Nova document.
Please note that this vehicle is not offered with a registration document, bidders should satisfy themselves as to registration requirements in their own jurisdiction. Please contact the department for further information.
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