£178.3k
1971 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Vantage Sports Saloon
Bonhams • UK • 15 Dec 2023
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£178,250
1971 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Vantage Sports Saloon
UK • 15 Dec 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1971 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Vantage Sports Saloon, one of only 71 made. It features a manual transmission, matching numbers, and has been under the same ownership since approximately 2012. However, it has been on static display since acquisition and requires recommissioning.
Condition
4
The vehicle has been on static display since 2012 and requires recommissioning before it returns to the road. The listing states that it's believed the current vendor acquired the Aston circa 2012 and has been on static display since that time. There is little known history of the car.
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Manual
GPF 754J
United Kingdom
DB6MK2/4258/R
1971
Auction
£178.3k
1971 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Vantage Sports Saloon
Bonhams • UK • 15 Dec 2023
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
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One of 71 DB6 Mark 2 Vantages • Manual transmission • Matching engine and chassis numbers • Present ownership since circa 2012 • Kept on static display since acquisition • Requires re-commissioning "On taking over the DB6 one is immediately astonished by its flexibility.
In spite of multiple carburettor chokes, it will idle through traffic like a dowager's limousine and will accelerate on a high gear in a manner which is rare even among the biggest V8 power units." - John Bolster, Autosport, 21st October 1966 (reviewing the DB6 Vantage).
The culmination of Aston-Martin's long-running line of 'DB' six-cylinder sports saloons, the DB6 was introduced in 1965.
Recognisably related to the Carrozzeria Touring-styled DB4 of 1958, the DB6 abandoned the Superleggera body structure of its predecessors in favour of a conventional steel fabrication.
Despite the change, the body shop continued to apply 'Superleggera' badges until stocks ran out! The wheelbase was now 4" longer than before, r...
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£76,140
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£204,754
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£570,885
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