Description
Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire
Viewing: Tues 9th September from 12pm
Auction: Wed 10st September from 9am
Location: Main Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX
1968 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage
Recent subject to an extensive body renovation by Post Vintage
Estimate
£220, 000 - £240, 000
Registration No: PRH 75F
Chassis No: DB6/ 3371/ R
MOT: Exempt
An original Vantage specification car
Subject to extensive renovation work by Aston Martin specialists Post Vintage and supplied with bills for over £100, 000 during the vendor's ownership
Repainted and trimmed in the attractive colour scheme of Metallic Grey over a Red Leather interior
Unveiled at the 1965 London Motor Show, the DB6 was 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, 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 a claimed kerb weight of 3, 232lbs that was actually only 17lbs heavier than its predecessor. Praised by the contemporary motoring press for its poise, the DB6 employed all-round coil-sprung suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering. Powered by the famous Tadek Marek designed 3995cc DOHC straight-six engine, the model boasted some 325bhp and 288lbft of torque in uprated Vantage 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 Vantage to be capable of 0-60mph in 6. 3 seconds and 150mph. A total of 1, 327 MkI Saloons were produced between October 1965 and the MkII's July 1969 arrival.
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