1963 Aston Martin DB5 'Project'
A 1963 Aston Martin DB5 (chassis 1316/R), finished in Dubonnet over Fawn Connolly leather, delivered in October 1963 to C.E. Marshall in Wolverhampton. Subsequently held by the F.A.G. Bearing Co. before passing to Patrick Davey of Aberdeenshire in 1971, who retained it for roughly four decades of active use across Britain and Europe. Now a project car requiring full restoration, it presents an unusually straightforward two-owner history since 1971 and retains its original registration number.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £342,500 (≈ $428K)
- 1963-10-22 →Factory deliveryC.E. Marshall (automotive lock manufacturer, Wolverhampton)partial documentation
Car delivered to company premises in Wolverhampton; likely driven by a senior executive there. Registration number 7667 UK assigned at this time.
- → 1971Acquisition unknownF.A.G. Bearing Co., Wolverhamptonpartial documentation
Also Wolverhampton-based firm; ownership period between initial delivery and 1971 sale is only partially documented.
- 1971 → 2011Private salePatrick Davey, Banchory, Aberdeenshirepartial documentation
Noted the engine had been swapped prior to or at acquisition; drove the car extensively during the 1970s and 1980s, averaging roughly 7,000 miles yearly, with a five-year storage gap while abroad. Last ran vehicle in 2010; odometer showed 75,011 miles at point of sale.
- 2011 →AuctionCurrent owner, Kuwait-based private collectorpartial documentation
Acquired at a 2011 auction and subsequently had the car exported to a private collection in Kuwait, where it remains unrestored.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
The original factory engine was replaced with a unit bearing the number 400/1643; this substitution had already occurred before Patrick Davey's purchase in 1971 and the replacement unit remains installed.
Exact date and circumstances of the engine swap are unrecorded.
Are you the owner of this car?
This car's public record is built from its auction and competition history. Register your ownership and privately add your own records to make it a verified Legacy Metrics passport — provenance that backs your car's value at sale and gives your insurer evidence to price against. Roy reviews and verifies every registration personally.