1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Sports Saloon

DB6/2891/RroadUnited Kingdom

Engine: Twin-cam inline-six, Vantage tune (replacement unit dated 1970, same spec as original)
Colour: Oyster Shell

A genuine Vantage-specification DB6 sports saloon, one of 1,327 coupés built, delivered new in April 1967 to a UK dealer and originally finished in Pacific Blue. The car carries a period-correct replacement engine of identical specification to its original unit, and was later converted to left-hand drive and registered in France. A notable chapter of its history saw it housed in a prominent Arabian Peninsula private museum for roughly fifteen years. After returning to France and changing hands at a Paris auction, it received a comprehensive mechanical overhaul costing over €30,000, and is now finished in Oyster Shell over a red leather interior.

Ownership

2026-01-30Auction sale
Sold €168,000 (≈ $185K)
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1967 → 1974Acquisition unknown
Aston Martin dealer network owners (pre-1974)
partial documentation
Car was serviced within the official marque dealer network during this period; engine was likely replaced with a 1970-dated unit of identical specification at some point in this span.
1967-04-13 →Factory delivery
Wilmslow Garage
full documentation
Initial delivery recipient; factory build sheet confirms original specification including Vantage engine number. Precise role as first retail owner or dealer is not clarified.
→ 2008Acquisition unknown
French-registered owner (pre-2008)
partial documentation
Car was re-registered in France and converted to left-hand drive; roadworthiness inspections documented from 1995 through 2006, with the vehicle registered in the Calvados region by that latter date.
2008 →Private sale
Major Aston Martin collector (Arabian Peninsula)
partial documentation
Purchased via Royale Automobile dealership in La Baule; car was exported to the Arabian Peninsula and kept in the owner's private museum on static display for roughly fifteen years.
Date unknownAuction
Current owner, automotive classics enthusiast
partial documentation
Acquired at the Bonhams|Cars sale held at the Grand Palais Éphémère; subsequently commissioned an extensive mechanical refurbishment by Provost Automobiles in Le Mans exceeding €30,000.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1970
Engine rebuild
The original Vantage engine was replaced with a unit dated to 1970, carrying a different number but identical in specification to the factory-fitted motor.
Believed to have occurred while the car was still within the Aston Martin dealer network, prior to 1974.
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Modification
The car was converted from right-hand to left-hand drive and re-registered in France at an undetermined point after leaving the UK dealer network.
—Mechanical
Provost Automobiles
Comprehensive mechanical refurbishment encompassing a full suspension overhaul, steering system rebuild, renewal of mechanical seals, and extensive work on the engine together with its fuel and cooling systems. Total expenditure exceeded €30,000, supported by invoices in the history file.
Work quality was verified by a road test; Provost Automobiles is based in Le Mans.

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