1959 Aston Martin DB MKIII                                                     
Registration: 229 XVT
Chassis Number: AM300/3/1817
Engine Number: DBA/1407
Recorded Mileage: c.7,000 miles since restoration

- Multiple concours award-winning example
- Fully matching numbers
- Beautifully restored
- One of just 551 DB MKIII models produced, among the finest remaining examples

The DB Mark III occupies a particularly significant place in the history of Aston Martin.

Introduced in 1957 as the final development of the DB2/4, it represented the culmination of Aston Martin's early post-war sporting grand tourers before the arrival of the DB4.

Just 551 examples were produced, with its importance extending beyond rarity: it was the final Aston Martin to employ the twin-cam, Lagonda-derived six-cylinder engine and the final evolution of Claude Hill's chassis, while introducing the now-iconic Aston Martin grille.

Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957, the Mark III's new frontal treatm...