3,996cc DOHC aluminum inline six-cylinder engine Trip 45DCOE Weber carburetors 325bhp at 5,750rpm Five-speed ZF manual transmission Independent front suspension and live rear axle with four-wheel coil springs Four-wheel hydraulic servo-assisted Girling disc brakes -Rare model specification -Noted previous ownership history -Manual transmission The DB6 Vantage Volante 'I have driven most of the Aston Martin models that have been produced, from the racing twin-cam 1½-litre of the 1920s onwards.

For years my favourite has been the DB3S sports-racer, but now my allegiance is wavering.

There can be little doubt that the DB6 is the best Aston yet and it is a credit to British engineering.' - John Bolster, Autosport, 21st October 1966.

Like this car, John Bolster's 1966 test car was a Vantage model, which despite its heightened state of tune surprised the veteran journalist with its good road manners: 'on taking over the DB6 one is immediately astonished by its flexibility.

In spite of mu...