1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Vantage
- Engine
- Triple-carb inline-six, 325 bhp ('C' tune)
A left-hand drive 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 in desirable Vantage specification, one of only 71 such cars built before production ended in November 1970. Believed delivered new to France and first registered on 14 May 1970, it spent its documented life in the Loire-Atlantique region. The car's history includes a period of Kuwaiti registration, and it has been in static storage since 2007, requiring recommissioning before road use.
Ownership
- 2024-06-30Auction saleSold CHF 210,000 (≈ $231K)
- 1970-05-14 → 1985Factory deliveryFirst French owner (Loire-Atlantique)partial documentation
Car believed delivered new in France and first registered on 14 May 1970; yellow headlights and French registration document support this. A Kuwait title also exists in the documentation, suggesting a possible period of ownership or registration outside France before 1985.
- 1985 → 2001Loire-Atlantique owner registered 1985–2001partial documentation
Car was registered in the Loire-Atlantique department under this owner's name for approximately sixteen years.
- 2001 → 2007Private saleLoire-Atlantique owner registered 2001–2007partial documentation
Registered in the same French department as the preceding owner; sold the car to the current vendor via a British-car specialist dealership.
- 2007-10-01 →Private saleCurrent vendorfull documentation
Acquired from Royal Automobile in La Baule, France; since purchase the car has been kept in static display and will need recommissioning before use. Purchase supported by a 2007 invoice.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Service
Recommissioning identified as necessary prior to further road use, following an extended period of static storage.
No specific workshop or date given; the requirement was noted at the time of consignment.
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