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£110,400 (Est: £90,000 - £120,000)

1969 Aston Martin DBS Vantage 4.2-Litre Sports Saloon

United Kingdom • 13 Sept 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1969 Aston Martin DBS Vantage is a rare, extensively upgraded classic, professionally restored between 2010 and 2012. It features a 4.2-Litre engine, five-speed manual gearbox, and numerous enhancements by marque specialists, with related bills totaling £242,566.

Condition

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The car is described by the vendor as being in excellent condition throughout. It has had a professional full restoration between 2010 and 2012. Also, it has benefited from extensive refurbishment and upgrading carried out by marque specialists Pugsley & Lewis.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

DBS/5305/R

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

ANK 220G

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

• Manual transmission (see text) • Present ownership since 2009 • Extensively upgraded • Professional full restoration 2010-2012 • Bills available Although always intended to house the new Tadek Marek-designed V8 engine, the Aston Martin DBS first appeared with the 4.0-litre 'six' of the concurrently produced DB6.

Styled in-house by Bill Towns, the beautiful DBS caused quite a stir, Autocar magazine observing: "Without the aid of an Italian stylist the Newport Pagnell team came up with something as modern, handsome and Italianate as anything from the Turin coachbuilders at that time." Beneath its shapely exterior the DBS employed a platform-type chassis with independent suspension all round: wishbone and coil-spring at the front, De Dion with Watts linkage at the rear.

Larger and more luxuriously appointed than the DB6, the heavier DBS disappointed some by virtue of its slightly reduced performance, but the Vantage version's top speed of 140mph and a standing quarter-mile time of 16....