1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III
- Engine
- 3.0L inline-six DB/D variant, ~196 bhp (twin exhausts)
- Colour
- Desert White over red leather interior
Chassis AM300/3/1744 is a left-hand-drive Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark III, built in 1959 and belonging to a rare subset of 47 examples fitted with the higher-output DB/D engine. Specified with twin exhausts, chromed road wheels, Desert White coachwork, and red Connolly leather, it was delivered new to a dealer in French Algeria before passing through French ownership for several decades. The current custodian has returned the car to its factory colours following a period in grey, and an engine rebuild has been carried out retaining the original timing case.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €241,250 (≈ $265K)
- 1959-04-01 → 1962Factory deliveryÉtablissements J. Vinsonpartial documentation
Algerian dealer in Algiers that took new delivery; the car was subsequently shipped to France around 1961 and passed to a French dealer for onward sale.
- 1961 → 1962Acquisition unknownSonautopartial documentation
French dealership that handled the car after it arrived from Algeria and arranged its sale to a private buyer.
- 1962 → 1980Private salePrivate buyer in Alpes-Maritimespartial documentation
Unnamed regional buyer who held the car for approximately 18 years before selling it on.
- 1980 → 2013Private saleA. Sauvanpartial documentation
Cannes-based owner who kept the car for roughly three decades until it entered a curated collection.
- 2013 →Private saleThe Curated Collectionpartial documentation
Consigning owner who had the bodywork repainted to match the original factory finish and commissioned an engine rebuild by Clark & Carter Restorations.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
The car, which had been finished in grey during a prior ownership period, was repainted to its original factory-correct Desert White specification.
Work carried out after acquisition by the current consigning owner.
- —Engine rebuildClark & Carter Restorations
A full engine rebuild was performed, during which the timing case was replaced; the original timing case, stamped DBD/1429, was retained and accompanies the car.
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