1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
- Engine
- Twin-cam inline-six with triple Weber twin-choke side-draft carbs and revised cams, 315 bhp (Vantage spec)
- Colour
- Silver Birch
Chassis DB5/1401/R is a right-hand-drive Aston Martin DB5 originally delivered in Dubonnet to its first owner in Huddersfield and subsequently upgraded to Vantage specification, raising output to approximately 315 bhp via triple Weber carburettors and revised camshafts. The car passed through a small number of documented owners, benefited from a restoration in the early 1980s during a lengthy single ownership, and most recently underwent a comprehensive bare-metal restoration of over 750 labour hours, emerging finished in Silver Birch with a new black Connolly leather interior.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate £785,000 – £900,000
- → 1965Factory deliveryG.N. Lumbfull documentation
Original recipient of the car in Huddersfield; had the vehicle regularly serviced by the factory and accumulated nearly 10,000 miles in the first year. Build sheet documents factory servicing through 1965.
- 1965 →Private saleR.J. Chattingpartial documentation
Based in Staffordshire; held the car for approximately 30 years and commissioned a restoration in the early 1980s, during which the engine was upgraded to Vantage specification.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Undertook a comprehensive bare-metal restoration of over 750 hours, including chassis repair, full suspension rebuild, engine servicing, re-spray in Silver Birch, and a new black Connolly leather interior.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1965MechanicalAston Martin factory
A timing chain modification was carried out early in 1965; the car was also noted as having a non-standard Laycock clutch from new.
Regular factory servicing was also conducted through this period per the build sheet.
- —Restoration
A restoration was carried out during the early 1980s; the engine was also upgraded to Vantage specification at some point during this long ownership, adding triple Weber twin-choke carburettors and revised camshaft profiles to bring output to around 315 bhp.
Vantage specification was not available when the car left the factory, so the conversion is believed to date from this ownership period.
- —RestorationAston Martin
A comprehensive restoration exceeding 750 labour hours was completed shortly before the auction. Work included chassis dent repair and powder coating, full front and rear suspension rebuild, engine service with carburettor rebuild, bare-metal respray to Silver Birch, a completely new black Connolly leather interior with black carpets, and new wire wheels fitted with Avon radial tyres.
Photographic documentation of both this and the earlier restoration is said to accompany the car.
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