1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Sport Saloon
- Engine
- 4.0L DOHC inline-six, triple Weber 45DCOE carburetors, 325 bhp at 5,500 rpm
- Colour
- Silver Birch over red leather
A 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Sport Saloon, chassis DB6/2744/LN, built to the highest specification as a demonstrator for the American market distributor AML Inc. and subsequently sold to its first private owner in the United States. Finished in Silver Birch over red Connolly leather, the car was optioned with the 325bhp Vantage engine, ZF five-speed gearbox, left-hand drive, Normalair air conditioning, limited-slip differential, and chrome wire wheels. It later entered a Dutch collection and received a restoration in its original colours at some point before changing hands again in 2008.
Ownership
- 2022-06-05Auction saleSold US$315,000
- 1966 →Factory deliveryA.M.L. Incpartial documentation
Acquired as a factory demonstrator vehicle, specified with the highest available options to showcase the model's full capabilities.
- 2000 →Acquisition unknownRaphael Eschmannpartial documentation
Dutch collector who held the car by 2000; the vehicle had been restored at some prior point in its original color scheme, though restoration records are absent.
- 2008-07-01 →Acquisition unknownCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Has kept the car in static display for approximately 14 years; mechanical recommissioning advised before driving use.
- Date unknownPrivate saleWilliam N Naamanpartial documentation
Purchased from A.M.L. Inc following its use as a demonstrator; car was based in the United States.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
The car was comprehensively restored in its factory-correct colour scheme at some point several decades before the catalogue date; however, no supporting documentation from this work is present with the car.
Described as having taken place 'a few decades ago'; no records accompany the car.
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