1966 Aston Martin DB6 Shooting Brake
- Engine
- 4.0L DOHC inline-six with triple SU side-draft carburetors, 282 bhp
- Colour
- Goodwood Green
This Aston Martin DB6 Shooting Brake is one of only six built on DB6 chassis, a body style that traces its origins to a personal commission by Aston Martin chairman David Brown, who wanted a practical estate-bodied car suitable for country pursuits. Ordered at the 1966 New York Automobile Show by its first owner, who reportedly tested the car at Silverstone alongside David Brown before taking delivery, it was finished in Goodwood Green over Natural Connolly leather and has remained within the same family ever since. A comprehensive refurbishment was carried out in the early 1990s, and the car retains its original interior throughout.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$682,000
- 1966 → 1985Factory deliveryWilliam E. Weiss Jr.partial documentation
Ordered directly at the 1966 New York Automobile Show after a personal meeting with David Brown; the car was delivered to the US and used for hunting trips to Rolling Rock Club, kept mainly on Long Island.
- 1985 →InheritanceConsignor, son of William E. Weiss Jr.partial documentation
Inherited upon his father's death; has kept the vehicle at his Wyoming residence since then, commissioning restoration work in the early 1990s and a mechanical check more recently.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Maintenance
Car was tested at Silverstone by the first owner and David Brown prior to delivery.
Pre-delivery test drive conducted at Silverstone; not a maintenance event per se but the only pre-ownership mechanical activity noted.
- —RestorationNimrod Motor Cars
Full disassembly and inspection of all components, repaint to original Goodwood Green, replacement of all rubber seals and gaskets, engine tuning, and selective re-chroming of trim pieces.
Work carried out in the early 1990s by Nimrod Motor Cars of Stratford, Connecticut.
- —ServiceKevin Kay
Tuning, mechanical inspection, and general recommissioning to bring the car to a good running condition.
Carried out the summer before the sale by California-based Aston Martin specialist Kevin Kay.
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