1968 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Sports Saloon
- Engine
- 3,995cc inline-six, triple SU carburettors, 325 bhp (Vantage tune)
- Colour
- Oxford Blue
The 1968 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Sports Saloon, chassis DB6/3468/R, was delivered new through a UK dealership finished in Oxford Blue with black interior, equipped with the higher-output Vantage engine, Borg Warner automatic transmission, and power steering among other factory options. One of 1,327 saloons built, it has covered remarkably few miles and spent recent years as part of a static private collection, requiring recommissioning before road use.
Ownership
- 2023-12-15Auction saleSold £115,000 (≈ $144K)
- 1978 → 1989Acquisition unknownMr Delaneyfull documentation
Ownership confirmed by old V5 registration documents on file; car carried UK registration SJN 166G during this period.
- 1989 → 2009Acquisition unknownMr Daviesfull documentation
Ownership corroborated by UK registration documents; MOT records on file extend back to 1984, showing the car at roughly 70,800 miles at that point.
- 2009 →Private saleSwiss buyerpartial documentation
Purchased in 2009 at a recorded odometer reading of approximately 76,460 miles; may subsequently have sold the car to the current vendor, though this is not confirmed.
- Date unknownFactory deliveryPlough Motors (Stroud Valley)partial documentation
Original supplying dealer; car was dispatched from the Newport Pagnell factory through this dealership finished in Oxford Blue with a black interior.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Car has been kept in static display within a sizeable private collection; minimal use since acquisition, with only around 24 additional miles recorded on the odometer.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Service
Recommissioning will be necessary before the car can be returned to road use, having been kept on static display for an extended period.
Car has covered only approximately 24 miles since 2009, suggesting minimal mechanical activity throughout that period.
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