Vehicle Description
1966 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 1 Vantage RHD
The Aston Martin DB6 was introduced in September 1965 as a
replacement for the DB5 and featured a revised body shape with a
new rear lip-spoiler and abbreviated Kammback tail, which Aston
Martin had previously used on their sports-racing prototypes. The
new styling significantly improved the car's aerodynamics and
handling by reducing tail lift at higher speeds and further
performance enhancement was available in the form of a Vantage
specification engine, which delivered increased power output from
282 up to 325 bhp.
The example offered here is a rare RHD Mk1 Vantage and one of an
even smaller number that had the Vantage engine fitted with triple
SU HD8s. It was finished on June 24th 1966 and delivered to its
first customer, a Mr John D Wrisdale of Lincoln, on July 21st. The
factory build sheets note that the original colour was Mink with a
Blue interior and the car came fitted with a number of options in
addition to the Vantage engine, including chrome wheels, heated
rear screen, power operated aerial and 3 eared wheel spinners.
Having benefitted from a full professional restoration, which has
recently been completed by noted specialists Aston Engineering,
this delightful DB6 Vantage benefits from an uprated 4.2 Litre
engine and is now finished in the highly desirable colour scheme of
Silver Birch with Red interior and presents beautifully on a set of
new Borrani wheels. Importantly it retains a full set of numbers
that match the factory build sheet and comes accompanied with a
book that fully documents the restoration work as well as a copy of
the Aston Martin Heritage certificate, factory build sheet and
service history.
Please contact us for further details.
