1965 Aston Martin DB5 Saloon
- Engine
- 3.995L straight-six, ~290 bhp, paired with five-speed manual ZF gearbox
- Colour
- Silver Birch
Chassis DB5/2072/L is a left-hand-drive 1965 Aston Martin DB5 saloon, one of just 193 built for the North American market. Delivered new in California with factory options including air conditioning and chrome wire wheels, it retains its matching-numbers 3,995-cc straight-six engine and ZF five-speed gearbox. It spent decades in American hands, notably taking second place at the 1976 Lime Rock Concours, before passing to a German collection and receiving a respray in Silver Birch.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €702,500 (≈ $773K)
- 1965 → 1976Factory deliveryHazen Piercefull documentation
First registered owner, based in Sacramento, California. Car delivered new via British Motor Car Distributors in San Francisco. Originally finished in Autumn Gold with beige interior.
- 1976 → 1981Acquisition unknownMr Morriseypartial documentation
East Coast American owner. During his tenure the car competed at Lime Rock Concours and was subsequently repainted black.
- 1981 →Private saleKeith Brownpartial documentation
Resident of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Acquired the car early in the year while it was still wearing the black repaint.
- 2018-08-01 →Acquisition unknownAumann Collectionpartial documentation
German collection that imported the car from the US and commissioned a respray to the current Silver Birch finish.
Competition
- 19761976 Lime Rock Concours2nd place
Held in Connecticut; result documented in the Aston Martin Owners Club registry. Car was owned by Mr Morrisey at the time.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1976Bodywork
Exterior repainted black at some point during or shortly before the ownership change in early 1981.
- 2018Bodywork
Exterior colour changed from black to Silver Birch following importation to Germany by the Aumann Collection.
Are you the owner of this car?
This car's public record is built from its auction and competition history. Register your ownership and privately add your own records to make it a verified Legacy Metrics passport — provenance that backs your car's value at sale and gives your insurer evidence to price against. Roy reviews and verifies every registration personally.