Beschreibung
This very rare 1972 Raven Black DBS V8 with black leather interior has just completed a five year restoration which included a bare metal respray, full engine & gearbox rebuild, refurbished front and rear suspension, new springs (new koni shocks on rear), new suspension bushes all round, new cooling water hoses, new distributor and high tension leads, new brake piping, refurbished master cylinder and servos, new fuel piping, refurbished fuel injection pump, new injectors, refurbished radiator, refurbished starter motor, new battery, refurbished clock, new switch gear, new fuel tank sender, new handbrake / speedometer cables, refurbished fuel pump, new stainless steel front and rear bumpers, refurbished alloy wheels, new tyres, chrome plating, new windwscreen, new glass seals, refurbished interior – the list is endless. The total cost of the restoration was in the order of £92, 000 with parts predominantly supplied by Aston Martin Works Service and Aston Engineering.
This DBS V8 has had 8 former keepers. From the records it appears very few miles were done by its previous owner Mr Andrew Stewart Couper who bought the car in 1993 with around 68, 442 miles recorded on it’s MOT on 07 November 1994, and just 71, 301 miles on it’s MOT on 02 September 2014 twenty years later. It’s current mileage is 72, 278 miles with just 300 miles post engine rebuild.
The current owner bought this aston on the 26th February 2015 and immediately set about doing whatever was necessary to sympathetically bring the car back to it’s former glory. It had some early works carried out by Aston Martin Works Service, followed by an initial tuning assessment by Rikki Cann who determined the cylinder compressions were low and could therefore benefit from a comprehensive engine rebuild.
This DBS V8 has matching numbers, runs beautifully and is absolutely stunning to look at from any angle (better than the pictures in fact). Please do not contact seller if you don’t like being distracted while driving as other road users can’t stop themselves waving, winding down their windows and giving ‘thumbs up’ signs.
One neighbour (when asked whether she thought it was pretty), deliberately paused for several seconds only to be asked the same question again – at which point she finally looked up and said “No, pretty is the wrong word” looking thoughtfully back at the car, .. “this car is a beast” !
The first to see will find out why.
