1966 Aston Martin DB6 Short-Chassis Volante
- Engine
- 4.2L inline-six, converted from original 4.0L, triple SU carburettors, unleaded compatible, ~282 bhp standard tune
- Colour
- Platinum
A 1966 Aston Martin DB6 short-chassis Volante, chassis DBVC/2306/R, is among only 37 examples constructed on the shorter DB5-derived wheelbase before the model transitioned to the longer DB6 platform in October 1966. Completed in March 1966 and the sixth of its series built, it was delivered new to a London-area restaurant business. Originally fitted with a ZF five-speed gearbox, it retains that specification following a return from automatic transmission. In 2014 the engine was professionally rebuilt to 4.2-litre specification at a cost approaching £50,000, and the car has covered fewer than 1,000 miles over the last three decades.
Ownership
- 2018-12-01Auction saleEstimate £1,400,000 – £1,600,000
- 1966 →Factory deliveryMessrs Granville Restaurant, Enfieldpartial documentation
Original recipient of the vehicle; registered under '7 KC'. A restaurant business rather than a private individual.
- 1979 →Acquisition unknownRoland Duce Ltd, Market Overtonpartial documentation
Recorded as the first owner by the DVLA, despite not being the original purchaser. Based in Rutland.
- 1985 → 1987Acquisition unknownGodfrey Nelson Knowlespartial documentation
Resident of Ampfield, Kent.
- 1987 → 1987-08-01Acquisition unknownMr A J Wilmot-Smithpartial documentation
Brief tenure before the car passed to a private collection. Old MoTs from 1987 reference the car under registration 'PVV 1'.
- 1987-08-01 → 2002-07-01Private saleWilliam Loughranfull documentation
Held as part of a private collection; serviced and maintained in-house. The car arrived with automatic transmission and was subsequently restored to its original ZF five-speed configuration. An interior re-trim was carried out in 1990.
- 2002-07-01 → 2009-04-01Private saleWilliam Hemmingspartial documentation
Private collector who held the car for roughly seven years before it was reacquired by the previous owner.
- 2009-04-01 → 2014Private saleWilliam Loughranfull documentation
Second period of ownership; commissioned a comprehensive engine rebuild converting to 4.2-litre specification with a new cylinder block and unleaded compatibility, carried out by Post Vintage at a cost approaching £50,000.
- 2014 → 2015Private saleMr Rileypartial documentation
Retained the car for approximately one year before selling it back to the prior owner.
- 2015 → 2016Private saleWilliam Loughranpartial documentation
Third and final period of ownership before the car passed to the current vendor.
- 2016 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Acquired from William Loughran in 2016; consigning the car to auction.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1990BodyworkAutotrim of Huddersfield
Full interior re-trim carried out; supporting invoice is present in the history file.
- 2014Engine rebuildPost Vintage
Comprehensive engine rebuild converting the unit to 4.2-litre displacement via a new cylinder block, with unleaded fuel compatibility incorporated. Cost approximately £50,000; original cylinder block retained and included with the car.
Detailed invoices are held in the history file. Work undertaken by marque specialists.
- —Modification
Transmission converted from original ZF five-speed manual to automatic at an unknown date prior to the 1987 acquisition by William Loughran.
The car had already been converted when Loughran first acquired it in August 1987.
- —Modification
Transmission returned to original ZF five-speed manual specification following Loughran's 1987 acquisition.
Work carried out during Loughran's first period of ownership.
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