Description
UTAC | Millbrook, Bedford
Viewing: Tues 24th June from 12pm
Auction: Wed 25th June from 9am
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JQ
1966 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon
Estimate
£200, 000 - £240, 000
Registration No: OPD 219D
Chassis No: DB6/ 2503/ R
MOT: Exempt
Subject to recent works to the cylinder head, big end bearings and rear axle by marque specialist RS Williams
A UK market example originally supplied in the attractive colour scheme of Silver Birch over Bordeaux Connolly Hide
Displaying matching chassis and engine numbers
Understood to have been subject to restoration during the early 1990's
Upgraded with a five-speed Tremec manual gearbox
Introduced at the 1965 London Motor Show, the Aston Martin DB6 shared the same iconic visage as its DB5 predecessor but benefited from a more commodious interior and better high-speed stability. Still clothed in aluminium over a steel substructure, the newcomer was barely any heavier despite incorporating a 3. 75-inch longer wheelbase. Powered by the famous Tadek Merak designed 3995cc DOHC straight-six engine in either standard (282bhp) or ‘Vantage’ (325bhp) tune, the two-door fixed head could be had with ZF five-speed manual or Borg Warner three-speed automatic transmission. A true four-seater, the DB6 attracted a select clientele including King Charles III (then the Prince of Wales), Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney. Expensive and exclusive in equal measure, just 1, 327 DB6 MK1 saloons were made.
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