1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible
- Engine
- 4.0L straight-six with three SU carburetors, ~283 bhp
- Colour
- Dark Blue
A left-hand-drive 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible, one of only 123 produced and among just 39 built for export markets, chassis DB5C/1921/L was completed on 9 April 1965 and dispatched to a US distributor. Originally finished in Silver Birch with Dark Blue leather, it was ordered with an extensive list of factory options. Subsequently restored to a Dark Blue exterior with Parchment leather, the numbers-matching 4.0-litre straight-six remains correct to its build record.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$1,160,000
- 1965-04-01 →Factory deliveryOriginal US-based ownerpartial documentation
Car was dispatched from Aston Martin to their American distributor in April 1965 and acquired by this first owner, who specified numerous optional extras including air conditioning, fog lamps, and a radio with aerial.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A comprehensive restoration of evident quality was carried out at an unknown date, resulting in a colour change from the original Silver Birch to Dark Blue, with the interior retrimmed in Parchment leather and a matching soft-top fitted. The original Bosch radio was replaced with a Blaupunkt unit.
Date of restoration is unspecified in the catalogue prose.
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