Description
1967 ASTON MARTIN DB6.
2 PREVIOUS OWNERS
101, 898 MILES
COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY WITH 20 ESSO SERVICE SHEETS FROM 19, 491 TO 79, 800 MILES.
This wonderful motor car was built in 1967 at the Newport Pagnell works, with Dubonnet Rosso paintwork, 5 speed ZF gearbox, black Connolly VM 8500 hides and Avon Turbospeed tyres.
First registered 3rd April 1967. Supplied by Arnold Wilson Ltd of Leeds to Mr Heaton of Heaton Fluids Ltd. There are 20 Esso Service Sheet records on file for maintenance up until 79, 800 miles.
In December 1979 it was bought by Mr Harry Hennis of Houghton Le Spring, later moving to Annfield Plain. He ran the car for a short time before storing in his parents garage, where it remained for over 25 years.
In 2004 Mr Hennis, an engineer by trade, stripped it down to a bare shell and restored the car, bringing in necessary experts to carry out work as required. The fabulously original interior was retained.
His wife wanted the car to be blue, to which Mr Hennis acquiesced, as he was anyway colour blind.
In 2007, not having used it on the road at all, he very reluctantly decided to sell due to moving to their retirement cottage in Scotland, where there was no room to keep the car. He would not take the car on the road, even for an MOT, as if he drove the car he would never be able to bring himself to sell, thus purchased by me in September 2007. The car has been cherished for the last 17 years and I've taken the mileage up to 102, 000.
On acquisition, I did around 2, 000 miles and then put it with renowned marque specialist Four Ashes of Stratford-upon-Avon for an extensive check-over, service and fitting electronic ignition.
In 2015 the car was stripped to the bare aluminium and resprayed in the same Dubonnet Rosso (ICI MO 35-2400) as it left the factory in 1967 and the headlining was replaced.
It has the original footwell fitment Bradex fire extinguisher (and box), working Radiomobile radio, with instructions and correct electric aerial. Fitted with Avon Turbospeed tyres (as fitted when new). Even the clock works.
This is a highly original very well cared for matching numbers car with a detailed history file, reluctantly offered for sale due to a downsizing house move.
Also with the car:
DB6 Instruction Book, with booklet for the Radiomobile radio.
DB6 Workshop Manual and Parts Manual
Original folder of 20 Esso Service Sheets
Aston Martin "Manhattan Windsor" key fob + set of spare keys.
Original fold-out brochure.
Original and wonderful brochure " A LIVING LEGEND" - 29 pages of factory photos and descriptions of the manufacturing processes of these hand built cars.
