To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Paris event, 5 February
2020.
Estimate:
€550,000 - €700,000
- Rare left-hand-drive DB5 retaining its original engine
- Just four owners from new; offered from 16 years of single
ownership
- Maintained regardless of cost; benefits from a recent £38,000
engine rebuild
Factory-delivered left-hand-drive Aston Martin DB5s are rare cars
indeed. In fact, from a total production run of 1,021 cars, it's
thought that only around 20% were delivered in LHD configuration.
This DB5 stands out not only for its presentation in superb
Goodwood Green, but also for the fact that it has had just four
owners throughout its life.
Sold new in October 1965 to James Cannon of Beverly Farms, MA, for
$14,117 when he traded his green E-Type for the new DB5, this car
was supplied with extras including air conditioning, engine
breather, chrome wheels with three-eared spinners, heated rear
screen, and a Blue Spot radio. Mr Cannon kept the car for the next
15 years, during which time it was regularly used by him and fully
maintained by Seferian Esradrille of Cambridge, MA.
A subsequent owner undertook a restoration in 1996, where the car
was stripped to bare metal, repaired as necessary, and repainted.
At the same time, the interior was renewed with full leather, new
headliner, and wool carpeting. Continuing the fastidious upkeep of
this DB5, the current dedicated custodian has owned this car for
more than 16 years and has spared no expense in its maintenance,
always shipping the car to the UK for servicing at the Aston Martin
specialists Goodwood Green. Recent work includes an engine rebuild,
which cost in excess of £38,000. Unsurprisingly, it is accompanied
by a detailed history file, even including the original purchase
invoice of 20 October 1965.
Following its recent engine rebuild, this car is ready to be used
and enjoyed. It is ready to be used as intended, exactly as its
previous custodians have enjoyed it.
- Une raret� : une DB5 direction � gauche avec son moteur
d'origine
- Seulement quatre propri�taires depuis l'origine ; propri�t� du
vendeur depuis 16 ans
- Entretenue sans regarder � la d�pense ; moteur r�cemment refait
pour 38 000 £
Les Aston Martin DB5 sorties d'usine en direction � gauche sont
v�ritablement rares. On consid�re en fait que, sur les 1 021
voitures produites, environ 20% seulement l'ont �t� en direction �
gauche. Cette DB5 ne se distingue pas seulement par sa magnifique
livr�e vert Goodwood Green, mais aussi par le fait qu'elle n'a
connu que quatre propri�taires.
Elle a �t� achet�e neuve en octobre 1965 pour 14 117 $ par James
Cannon, de Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, en remplacement de sa Type
E verte. Elle �tait dot�e d'options telles que l'air conditionn�,
un reniflard moteur, des roues chrom�es avec �crous � trois
oreilles, une lunette arri�re chauffante et un autoradio Blue Spot.
M. Cannon la conserva quinze ans, pendant lesquels il l'utilisa
r�guli�rement et la fit entretenir par Seferian Esradrille �
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Un autre propri�taire entreprit en 1996 de la restaurer. Elle fut
repeinte apr�s un d�capage et toutes les r�parations n�cessaires
et, simultan�ment, son int�rieur fut remis � neuf avec une sellerie
int�grale en cuir, une nouvelle garniture de pavillon et une
moquette en laine. Son actuel gardien, qui poss�de cette DB5 depuis
plus de 16 ans, a continu� � l'entretenir minutieusement, sans
regarder � la d�pense, en l'exp�diant pour chaque op�ration chez
Goodwood Green, le sp�cialiste Aston Martin �tabli au Royaume-Uni.
On compte parmi les travaux r�cents une r�fection du moteur, qui a
co�t� plus de 38 000 £. La voiture est, comme il se doit, munie
d'un historique d�taill� dans lequel se trouve m�me sa facture
d'achat initiale, dat�e du 20 octobre 1965.
Du fait de sa r�cente r�fection moteur, la voiture est pr�te � �tre
utilis�e et appr�ci�e, dans les conditions appropri�es, exactement
comme l'ont fait ses pr�c�dents propri�taires.To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa20.
