1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage

DB5/2016/RroadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 3,995 cc DOHC inline-six, triple Weber twin-choke 45DCOE carburettors, 325 bhp

Chassis DB5/2016/R is one of only 65 Aston Martin DB5 Vantages built, a right-hand-drive example produced in 1964–65 and fitted with the high-compression Vantage engine producing 325 bhp via triple Weber twin-choke carburettors. The car retains a high degree of originality throughout the cabin and engine bay, and its Vantage specification was formally confirmed in writing by Aston Martin. Acquired in Germany near the end of the twentieth century, it underwent a meticulous multi-year restoration completed in 2002.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold £784,000 (≈ $980K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1965-02-01 →Factory delivery
H. Simmons and Co.
partial documentation
Recorded on the factory build card as the original purchaser; based in Bristol and registered the vehicle in early 1965.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Maurice J Eyles and Co.
partial documentation
Gloucestershire-based entity listed as a subsequent owner on the factory build card; no dates of tenure recorded.
Date unknownPrivate sale
German owner who undertook restoration
partial documentation
Acquired the car toward the close of the twentieth century; carried out an extensive multi-year refurbishment completed in 2002 and corresponded with Aston Martin to confirm the car's Vantage status.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2002
Restoration
A comprehensive multi-year restoration carried out over several years and finished in 2002, bringing the car back to its original condition while preserving as many original components as possible throughout the interior and engine bay.
Undertaken by the German owner; accompanied by service records documenting the scope of the work, along with a copy of the Aston Dorset build sheet.

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