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Written by Vijay Pattni
In 1968, a brand new Aston Martin DBS would have set you back 4,473. Today, in a ruinous state and left untouched for 30 years, one is expected to sell for between 50- 60k.Needs a bit of work, as you"ll spot from the pictures above. But then this Aston Martin DBS - which is going up for sale at Silverstone Auctions" May sale - hasn"t been driven since 1986. You see, it was delivered to its first owner on 5 November 1968 (in Surrey), finished in mink bronze, and sporting a red Connolly" leather interior. Said owner specced it with a Motorola radio, a Borg Warner automatic gearbox, power steering, fog and spot lamps, and air conditioning.In 1970, it passed into the ownership of a Mr Pasqua, who took it over to Jersey and enjoyed the DBS until 1986. At this point, it had done 30,565 miles. Then, one day, he rolled it into a barn, and it has stayed there ever since.So everything on the Aston is as it was in 1968. Only worse. Naturally, it will need a thorough restoration, and Silverstone Auctions tells us the mechanical condition is "unknown". Great. It"s the early DBS, which means it gets a 4.0-litre straight-six and whatever"s left from the factory 280bhp (later DBSs had a V8). When new, it was capable of going from 0-60mph in 7.1s and a top speed of 140mph. Today? You"re in luck if it even startsStill, it"s a gorgeous, classic old Aston Martin DBS. A car originally planned as the successor to the DB6, and the second Aston after the DB5 to star in a Bond film; 1969"s underrated On Her Majesty"s Secret Service with George Lazenby.Fancy it? It"ll go up for auction on Friday 20 May. That upper estimate matches that of a Mercedes-AMG C63 saloon. Which would you rather have?
Date written: 10 May 2016
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ID: 3356
In 1968, a brand new Aston Martin DBS would have set you back 4,473. Today, in a ruinous state and left untouched for 30 years, one is expected to sell for between 50- 60k.Needs a bit of work, as you"ll spot from the pictures above. But then this Aston Martin DBS - which is going up for sale at Silverstone Auctions" May sale - hasn"t been driven since 1986. You see, it was delivered to its first owner on 5 November 1968 (in Surrey), finished in mink bronze, and sporting a red Connolly" leather interior. Said owner specced it with a Motorola radio, a Borg Warner automatic gearbox, power steering, fog and spot lamps, and air conditioning.In 1970, it passed into the ownership of a Mr Pasqua, who took it over to Jersey and enjoyed the DBS until 1986. At this point, it had done 30,565 miles. Then, one day, he rolled it into a barn, and it has stayed there ever since.So everything on the Aston is as it was in 1968. Only worse. Naturally, it will need a thorough restoration, and Silverstone Auctions tells us the mechanical condition is "unknown". Great. It"s the early DBS, which means it gets a 4.0-litre straight-six and whatever"s left from the factory 280bhp (later DBSs had a V8). When new, it was capable of going from 0-60mph in 7.1s and a top speed of 140mph. Today? You"re in luck if it even startsStill, it"s a gorgeous, classic old Aston Martin DBS. A car originally planned as the successor to the DB6, and the second Aston after the DB5 to star in a Bond film; 1969"s underrated On Her Majesty"s Secret Service with George Lazenby.Fancy it? It"ll go up for auction on Friday 20 May. That upper estimate matches that of a Mercedes-AMG C63 saloon. Which would you rather have?
Date written: 10 May 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3356
