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Aston Martin DB5

1965 · Manual · Balmoral Green

£475,000

Listed today at Dylan Miles, Tunbridge Wells. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1965
Registration: CSB 251D
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 4.0-litre straight-six
Power: 263 bhp
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Saloon
Colour: Balmoral Green
Doors: 2
Generation: DB5 (1963–1965)

About this car

This late-production DB5 left the Newport Pagnell works in May 1965 in Fiesta Red with Beige Connolly hides. It was specified with the five-speed ZF gearbox, a heated rear screen and three-eared hub caps. Only 886 right-hand-drive cars were built.

It was first registered CSB 251D in January 1966. The factory fitted a reconditioned engine in 1972, at 42,350 miles. The car was later repainted green and gained flared wheelarches, a period modification popular with club racers. Between 2007 and 2010 Aston Engineering rebuilt the Vantage-specification engine to 4.0 litres, and it was dyno tested at 263 bhp. The gearbox, axle, suspension and brakes were also rebuilt, with uprated Koni dampers and a larger anti-roll bar.

Haslams Body Repairs restored the bodywork and repainted it in Balmoral Green, with photographs on file. The car was bought from Aston Engineering in 2022 by an overseas collector and historic racer, and is now offered on behalf of his estate with a documented history. No mileage is stated.

Written by Vertar from Dylan Miles’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Aston Martin's period claim of 282 bhp (gross) from the 3,995 cc Tadek Marek straight-six with triple SU carbs, built at Newport Pagnell. Weight, top speed and 0-60 left null because the widely quoted figures come mainly from period road tests, not confirmed factory data.).

Engine: 3,995 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated