1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III Drophead Coupé

AM/300/3/1475roadUnited Kingdom

Engine: Enlarged inline-six, 164 bhp, twin SU carburettors
Colour: Green with matching green soft-top

A left-hand-drive Aston Martin DB Mark III Drophead Coupé, one of only 84 such open cars built among a total production run of 551 examples. Delivered new to Paris on 6 June 1958, originally finished in Black over Off White Connolly leather and equipped with a manual gearbox and front disc brakes, it was later acquired by a German collector before entering The Curated Collection in 2005. The car retains its FIVA identity card and a copy of its factory build sheet.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €342,500 (≈ $377K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1958-06-06 →Factory delivery
Enterprise Andre Laine
full documentation
Initial recipient per factory build records; described as a Champagne producer based in Paris. Car was specified in black with off-white leather and equipped with manual gearbox and front disc brakes.
→ 2005-05-01
Matthias Löhr
partial documentation
Based in Bocholt, Germany; held the car by the mid-2000s before it transferred to the next owner.
2005-05-01 →Private sale
The Curated Collection
partial documentation
Current custodian; car is accompanied by registration documents, FIVA identity card, and correspondence generated during this ownership period.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Bodywork
The car was repainted in green with a matching green soft-top and tonneau cover, and the interior was retrimmed in green leather with matching carpets and door cards, replacing the original black-over-off-white specification.
Exact date of the colour change is not stated in the catalogue.

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