£97,240 (Est: £68,000 - £84,000)
1972 Aston Martin DBS
United Kingdom • 19 Jul 2025 • Lot Lot 248
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1972 Aston Martin DBS, with 54,785 miles, underwent a bare metal respray and engine rebuild in 2020 after 18 years in storage. It comes with a comprehensive history file and is ready for its next owner.
Condition
7
The car is described as being in good order throughout, with recent restoration work including a bare metal respray and engine rebuild. The interior has been refreshed, but the description also implies that there was wear, which resulted in the seats and dashboard needing re-upholstering and re-stitching.
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[Transmission]
Transmission:
DBS5795R
Chassis No:
Odometer:
54,785 miles
JML 360K
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Year: 1972 Make: Aston Martin Model: DBS Registration: JML 360K Chassis No: DBS5795/R Engine No: 400/4877/S Odometer: 54,785 The DBS was for many years seen as the Cinderella of the AM world, outshone by the earlier seminal DB5 models.
Nowadays with prices of DB5’s having reached stratospheric values; the DBS cars are very much in the ascendancy and prices have firmed up for both barn finds and concourse examples.
Production run stretched between September 1967 and April 1972 during which 803 examples were produced.
Thus, the DBS, even though it was in production for almost five years, are rarer than the DB5.
This example was registered new on 1 st January 1972 and is showing a mere 54,785 miles on the odometer.
Previously this Aston was in private storage for around 18 years until it was bought by the current vendor and fifth owner in 2019 who carried out a full bare metal respray, and engine rebuild amongst various other works.
The car was subject to a full bare metal respray w...
Points of note
£5,850
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£47,181
Median Price (Since 2020)
£115,000
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Valid
Expires on Jul 09 2026
Latest MOT Mileage
52,794 miles
Registration Date
1972-01-01
MOT History
Passed
On Jul 10 2025 with 52,794 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- under sealed all under body
Passed
On Jun 09 2009 with 52,774 miles
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