1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
- Engine
- 4.0L inline-six with revised camshaft and triple Weber carburetors, 325 bhp
- Colour
- Silver Birch
Chassis 2136/L is a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage saloon in left-hand drive, one of only 21 such cars built — among just 60 closed Vantage examples in total. Delivered new in Sierra Blue with a 325 bhp triple-Weber engine to an Ohio owner, the car retains its matching-numbers Vantage motor. It has since been restored in Silver Birch over black and represents an exceptionally rare configuration within the 899-unit DB5 production run.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$940,000
- 1965 →Factory deliveryJoseph C. Clinepartial documentation
Ohio-based buyer who took delivery of the new car; already a marque devotee with a DB2 Vantage in his collection. The car was US-market specified.
- → 2013New York City collectorpartial documentation
Ownership confirmed as of October 2012; intermediary history between first owner and this custodian is not documented.
- 2013 → 2019-12-01Private saleGreenwich, Connecticut dealerpartial documentation
Described as a well-regarded trade specialist; acquired the car roughly a year after the New York collector's ownership was noted.
- 2019-12-01 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Purchased from the Connecticut dealer; the car underwent a restoration to Silver Birch over black during this ownership, departing from the original Sierra Blue scheme.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A fairly recent comprehensive restoration was carried out, resulting in a repaint to Silver Birch with a black interior replacing the original Sierra Blue and Dark Blue scheme; finished with period-correct details including Vantage fender badges, Smiths instrumentation, and Cibie fog lamps.
Restoration was complete by the time the consignor acquired the car in December 2019; exact date and workshop not stated.
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