1965 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Superleggera
- Engine
- 4.0L straight-six with triple Weber carburettors, 325 bhp
- Colour
- Dubonnet red (dark red, resprayed from original Fiesta red)
Chassis DB6/2438/R is a 1965 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage in the desirable Superleggera-bodied configuration, completed at the factory on 30 December 1965. Originally delivered in Fiesta Red, it was subsequently resprayed in Dubonnet Red and retains its matching-numbers 4.0-litre triple-carburettor straight-six and five-speed manual gearbox. Believed to have been comprehensively restored in the 1990s by Aston Martin factory personnel working privately, it represents one of the last examples of the DB-series Vantage lineage.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €207,000 (≈ $228K)
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCurrent vendor (consignor)partial documentation
Maintained the vehicle carefully during their tenure, with service records available from 2016 onward. The car underwent an informal restoration in the 1990s by Aston Martin factory staff in their personal time, with photographic documentation in the history file.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1990RestorationAston Martin factory workers
The car is understood to have undergone a comprehensive restoration carried out informally by Aston Martin factory employees in their own time; photographic documentation of the work is held in the history file.
Described as an unofficial out-of-hours project rather than a formal factory commission. Decade given only; precise year unknown.
- 2016Service
Ongoing maintenance work during the current owner's tenure, supported by workshop invoices from 2016 to the present, available in the history file.
- —Bodywork
The original Fiesta Red paintwork was replaced with a darker Dubonnet Red finish at some point after original delivery.
- —Modification
A sliding Webasto sunroof was fitted to the car during the original ownership period, as a period-correct addition.
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