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1973 Aston Martin Vantage

United Kingdom • 18 Jul 2020 • Lot 192

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This 1973 Aston Martin Vantage is a rare, single-headlamp model, one of only 70 built. It was originally Tudor Green with Natural leather, but was repainted red in the 80's, and then brought back to it's original color in 2015. It features a numbers-matching engine that has been rebuilt.

Condition

8

The car is described as being in excellent unmolested condition, but underwent a restoration to bring it back to its original specifications, including a full engine rebuild and other mechanical work. Close to £50,000 was invested to bring the car back to its original condition.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

AM6050RA

Odometer:

18,672 miles

Reg Number:

RPA 984L

RHD/LHD:

RHD

This car can be viewed in person from 14th to 18th July 2020 at our the auction site, Windsorview Lakes, Datchet, SL3 9HY The arrival of the DBS signified a real revolution at Aston Martin in the late 1960’s.

British stylist William Towns, a, then junior, Aston Martin interior designer, penned a thoroughly modern GT design that has been celebrated ever since as one of the most elegant yet muscular shapes to emerge from the golden age of Sports GT motoring.

The single-headlamp version of William Towns design was launched in 1972 and named ‘Vantage’ and retained the well proven, six-cylinder, 3,995cc, Tadek Marek engine.

With only 70 examples built, it is now one of the rarest post-war Aston Martin models and the purest of the ‘single-headlamp’ Towns design that was to pilot Aston Martin through to the end of the 1980’s.

Aston Martin’s heritage department confirmed this car, AM/6050/RA, as one of the rare cars specified brand new with the five-Speed manual gearbox.

Body colour ‘Tudo...