Aston Martin DB6 Vantage

This DB6 Vantage was built in 1967 and has spent most of its life in New Zealand, where it arrived in 1980. It left the factory in Fiesta Red, was later painted purple, and has now been refinished in the period-correct Aston Martin shade of Old English Pewter, with black Connolly Vaumol leather inside.

The restoration was a bare-metal, nut-and-bolt job that took 13 years. A photo history and receipts file document it. Small areas of rust in the driver's footwell and sills were cut out and replaced with new metal, and the chassis cavities were rust proofed. New stainless fasteners are used throughout.

It is not strictly original. The 4.2-litre engine has been rebuilt with a block machined by JMB Services, and fuel injection with Jenvey throttle bodies styled like the original Webers replaces the carburettors, which stay with the car. The ZF five-speed gearbox and differential have been rebuilt. Other changes include electric power steering, uprated brake boosters, Harvey Bailey suspension with Konis, twin electric fans and a stainless exhaust. The original Armstrong Selectaride dampers are also included.