1958 Aston Martin DB Mk III Saloon

AM300/3/1304roadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 3.0L inline-six, redesigned with stiffer block, stronger crankshaft, and larger-valve cylinder head
Colour: Peony

The 1958 Aston Martin DB MkIII is one of 551 produced between March 1957 and July 1959, notable as the first Aston Martin featured in Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the final model to use the W O Bentley-era six-cylinder engine. This left-hand drive example, finished from new in Peony with brown Connolly hide, was delivered on 5 July 1958 to its first owner in Los Angeles, California. Subsequently registered in France and later Belgium, the matching-numbers car has been in single ownership since 2007.

Ownership

2022-07-03Auction sale
Sold CHF 138,000 (≈ $152K)
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1958-07-05 →Factory delivery
William Robert Plunkett
full documentation
First registered owner, took delivery in Los Angeles; car was finished in Peony with brown leather interior. Documented by the original guarantee form copy.
→ 2007-06-19
Michael Olu Brinkert
partial documentation
Dealer who sold the car to the current owner on 19 June 2007; purchase invoice copy is retained on file.
2007-06-19 →Private sale
Current vendor
full documentation
Acquired from dealer Brinkert; car has been kept in storage since purchase and requires re-commissioning prior to road use.
Date unknown
French owner, first
partial documentation
One of only two subsequent owners listed on the guarantee form, both based in France.
Date unknown
French owner, second
partial documentation
Second of two French owners noted on the guarantee form; Belgian registration documents suggest the car also spent time registered in Belgium.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Service
The car requires recommissioning following an extended period in storage before it can be returned to road use.
Work had not yet been carried out at the time of cataloguing; noted as a requirement rather than a completed task.

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