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1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon

DB6/2820/LroadUnited Kingdom
Engine
3,995cc inline-six, triple SU carburettors, 282 bhp (325 bhp in Vantage tune)
Colour
Silver Birch

A left-hand drive 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon, chassis DB6/2820/L, factory-delivered to New York City through the US agent J S Inskip. Finished in Silver Birch over dark blue Connolly leather, the car was specified with automatic transmission, Normalair air conditioning, a limited-slip differential, and auxiliary fog lamps among other options. The ownership history traces from its original New York owner through an intermediate UK custodian before moving to the current owner via a California dealership in 2009.

Ownership

  1. 2021-06-30Auction sale
    Sold €160,000 (≈ $176K)

    Bonhams catalogue lot →

  2. 2009-05-01 →Private sale
    Current owner
    full documentation

    Purchased from Heritage Classics; export purchase order on file along with California title documentation.

  3. → 2009-05-01Acquisition unknown
    Heritage Classics
    partial documentation

    West Hollywood dealership that sold the car to the current owner; a California Certificate of Title issued November 2005 was associated with this period.

  4. Date unknownFactory delivery
    Nahum Tychacbasov
    partial documentation

    First registered owner, based in New York City; vehicle delivered via US agent J S Inskip in left-hand drive, finished in Silver Birch with dark blue hide.

  5. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    Howard Edwards
    partial documentation

    Subsequent owner based in Farnham, Surrey, UK; change of ownership undated on the copy guarantee form.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. Mechanical

    A mechanical overhaul and minor cosmetic rectification are noted as needed before the car returns to road use; work had not yet been carried out at time of cataloguing.

    The car is described as being in generally good condition overall, with these works still outstanding.

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