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Aston Martin DB6 Mk1

1965 · 76,000 miles · Manual · Silver Birch

£229,990

Listed today at James Paul Car Sales, Horsham. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1965
Mileage: 76,000 miles
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 4.2-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Saloon
Colour: Silver Birch
Generation: DB6 Mk1 (1965–1970)

About this car

The DB6 took the DB5's formula and made it more usable. A longer wheelbase gave real room for four, and the Kamm-style tail improved high-speed stability, which helped make it one of the better grand tourers of the 1960s. This is a 1965 Mk1 with the manual gearbox, right-hand drive and matching numbers.

It is finished in Silver Birch with a black hide interior. The seller has owned it for the last 16 years and used it for European trips and club events, rather than keeping it as a static exhibit. The odometer reads 76,000 miles.

Documentation is extensive: two large history files cover engine work and other jobs carried out over the car's life, along with restoration photographs and a large collection of invoices. The dealer is selling on behalf of the owner.

Written by Vertar from James Paul Car Sales’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 period factory figures (282 bhp gross, 3,995 cc Marek straight-six, standard non-Vantage). Weight, top speed and 0-60 left null because the period figures that survive are mostly magazine road tests, not confirmed factory data.).

Power: 282 bhp
Engine: 3,995 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated