1957 Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon

AM300/3/1321roadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 3.0L inline-six (DBA type), 162–178 bhp depending on exhaust configuration
Colour: Ice Blue

The 1957 Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon (chassis AM300/3/1321) is one of 551 examples produced between March 1957 and July 1959. Delivered new in left-hand drive to a French agent on 17 June 1957, it was first registered to a physician in St Tropez. Notable as the first Aston Martin model to appear in a James Bond novel and the last to use the W.O. Bentley-era six-cylinder engine, it has been comprehensively restored and its engine rebuilt by the current owner's workshop since 2004.

Ownership

2025-10-12Auction sale
Sold €120,000 (≈ $132K)
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1957-06-17 →Factory delivery
Dr J. Claude Roy
partial documentation
First registered owner, resident of St Tropez, France. Car was delivered new via French agent Garage Mirabeau and was recorded as still in France as late as 1989.
2004-02-01 →Private sale
Current vendor
partial documentation
Undertook a comprehensive mechanical restoration including a full engine rebuild carried out by his own workshop team; the car forms part of a broader personal collection.
Date unknown
French owner or owners between 1957 and 2004
none documentation
AMOC records indicate the car remained in France through 1989; further custodianship prior to 2004 is unspecified.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2004Restoration
Current owner's in-house mechanics
Comprehensive restoration of the entire car carried out after the current owner's acquisition in 2004, including a full engine rebuild; the timing cover was replaced during the engine work, meaning the original engine number cannot be confirmed.
Odometer shows approximately 198 km since the engine rebuild was completed.
—Service
Current owner's in-house mechanics
Ongoing routine maintenance by the owner's personal team of mechanics, keeping the car in running order alongside others in the same collection.

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