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
1967 Aston Martin DB6
An exciting opportunity to acquire a stalled restoration project with much of the hard work completed
Estimate
£60, 000 - £70, 000
Registration No: OHX 145E
Chassis No: DB6/ 2980/ R
MOT: Exempt
UK registered and supplied with V5C
In the current ownership for the last 20 years as recorded with AMOC
Steel chassis restoration work completed by leading expert in the field, Shaun Rush of ASR
Supplied with Aston Martin factory build sheet
Originally supplied in Platinum MO73-3659 over a Black Leather Interior
Comprehensive inventory of major and minor components and parts, original and new, available on request
Supplied with a 4. 0 Litre DBS Vantage engine numbered 400/ 4426/ SVC plus Borg Warner Automatic Transmission
Unveiled at the 1965 London Motor Show, the DB6 was notable for being the first Aston Martin model to be engineered following the company's move from Feltham to Newport Pagnell. Although, a direct development of the DB5, with the same visage, the newcomer enjoyed notably better high-speed stability thanks to the provision of a Kamm tail with built-in spoiler, and superior interior space courtesy of a 3. 7-inch longer wheelbase and taller roofline. Grafted over a sheet steel platform chassis, the four-seater's hand-finished aluminium panels helped contribute to the claimed kerb weight of 3, 232lbs that was actually only 17lbs heavier than its predecessor. Praised by the contemporary motoring press for its poise and handling, the DB6 employed all-round coil-sprung suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering. Powered by the fabulous Tadek Marek designed 3995cc DOHC straight-six engine, the model boasted some 282bhp and 280lbft of torque in standard tune and could be had with five-speed ZF manual or three-speed Borg Warner automatic transmission. A contemporary road test found a manual DB6 to be capable of 0-60mph in 7. 4 seconds and 150mph. A total of 1, 327 MkI Saloons were produced between October 1965 and the MkII's July 1969 arrival.
Unveiled at the 1965 London Motor Show, the DB6 was notable for being the first Aston Martin model to be engineered following the company's move from Feltham to Newport Pagnell. Although, a direct development of the DB5, with the same visage, the newcomer enjoyed notably better high-speed stability thanks to the provision of a Kamm tail with built-in spoiler, and superior interior space courtesy of a 3. 7-inch longer wheelbase and taller roofline. Grafted over a sheet steel platform chassis, the four-seater's hand-finished aluminium panels helped contribute to the claimed kerb weight of 3, 232lbs that was actually only 17lbs heavier than its predecessor. Praised by the contemporary motoring press for its poise and handling, the DB6 employed all-round coil-sprung suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering. Powered by the fabulous Tadek Marek designed 3995cc DOHC straight-six engine, the model boasted some 282bhp and 280lbft of torque in standard tune and could be had with five-speed ZF manual or three-speed Borg Warner automatic transmission. A contemporary road test found a manual DB6 to be capable of 0-60mph in 7. 4 seconds and 150mph. A total of 1, 327 MkI Saloons were produced between October 1965 and the MkII's July 1969 arrival.
According to the copy of the factory build sheet supplied on file, the guarantee for chassis DB6/ 2980/ R was issued on the 16th February 1967 from the supplying agent, Odeon Motors Ltd of Whetstone. Attractively finished in the very desirable colour-scheme of Platinum Silver over a Black Leather Connolly Hide interior, the DB6 was further specified with a Borg Warner Automatic Gearbox, plus chrome wheels, three-ear hub caps, heated rear screen and an electrically operated radio aerial. The Aston was registered to its first owner, Vaughan Associates Ltd of Curzon Street, London W1 on the 21st February 1967 as ‘OHX 145E’, which is pleasingly retained today.
Little is known of the history from its time parading around the streets of swinging 60’s London until the 2000s, when it was acquired by the vendor in 2005 stripped down and in need of restoration work and now supplied with a DBS Vantage engine unit, with serial number 400/ 4426/ SVC. Immediately, Shaun Rush of ASR was commissioned to shotblast the steel chassis back to bare metal and then comprehensively repair and refabricate as necessary all areas of corrosion. The scale of this very extensive work is evidenced not only with the invoice to the tune of over £9, 000 back in 2005 but also numerous photographs on file taken at the time. Along with the supplied originals taken from the car, a mass of spare parts was also accumulated for the Aston, all of which having been inventoried and boxed up by the vendor in the view of someday completing the project.
After lying dormant now for some twenty years, and with deep regret, the vendor has finally come to accept that the project grand tourer is never going to get completed in his hands and so has decided to let it fly the nest. David Brown era Aston Martin projects that have remained in the UK since birth are now excruciatingly hard to find, and ‘OHX 145E’ is now presented as an extremely exciting project for any potential purchaser who has dreamt of building a car from a blank canvas. With much of the hard work completed, the car is offered complete with the aforementioned V5C, invoices for works already completed, complete inventory of parts (available on request), and the copy of the works build sheet.
PLEASE NOTE: Only a fraction of the photographs of parts are included in the image library for this listing. A larger, comprehensive image library is available upon request to back up the parts inventory mentioned.
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