1964 Aston Martin DB5
- Engine
- 4.0L inline-six grand tourer engine
- Colour
- Silver Birch (grey), originally Black Pearl over red interior
Chassis DB5/1849/L is a left-hand-drive 1964 Aston Martin DB5 built for the North American market and completed on 16 November 1964. Originally finished in the rare Black Pearl over Red interior, it was equipped from new with factory Normalair air conditioning, a five-speed ZF gearbox, chrome wire wheels, and Selectaride dampers. At some point it was refinished in Silver Birch over black. The car retains its matching-numbers chassis and engine and spent time registered in New Jersey and Massachusetts before being exported from the United States in 2007.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €747,500 (≈ $822K)
- 1964 →Factory deliveryFirst North American owner via R. & J. Dick Company Inc.partial documentation
Car was completed in November 1964 and shipped to the US within a week, delivered through the dealership R. & J. Dick Company Inc. Registered in New Jersey and later Massachusetts.
- → 2007Acquisition unknownNew Jersey and Massachusetts registrant(s)partial documentation
Vehicle was documented as registered in two US states before being exported in 2007. At some undetermined point the paintwork was changed to Silver Birch over black interior.
- 2007 →Acquisition unknownCurrent consigning sellerpartial documentation
Car has been kept in a private collection on static display, not driven. A pre-sale mechanical inspection and service is advised before returning it to active use.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
The car was refinished from its original Black Pearl paintwork and Red interior to Silver Birch with a black interior, the specification in which it currently presents.
The date of this colour change is not recorded in the catalogue.
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