Aston Martin DBS Saloon, 1969
Aston Martin DBS I
Aston Martin DBS I•
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Chassis No.: DBS/5050/LAC
Engine No.: 400/3686/S
€52,900 EUR | Sold
- The 50th DBS made
- Delivered new to the USA
- Desirable manual transmission
- Present ownership since 2008 Please note that this motor car will be available for viewing by prior appointment in the Netherlands.
- Please note this motor car is subject to the reduced local import tax should it remains in the EU.
As Bonhams is the guarantor of the customs duties and taxes clearance, these motor cars cannot be released to the buyer or his transporter immediately after the sale.
Although always intended to house the new Tadek Marek-designed V8 engine, the Aston Martin DBS was launched in October 1967 with the 4.0-litre 'six' of the concurrently produced DB6. Styled in-house by William 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 DBS was, inevitably, heavier but the Vantage version's top speed of 140mph and a standing quarter-mile time of 16.3 seconds were highly respectable figures nonetheless.
Assessing the virtues of Aston's new flagship, Autocar judged it superior to the DB6 in many areas, the bigger DBS offering four full-sized seats in addition to transformed handling and roadholding courtesy of the new rear suspension and standardised power steering. "Turning to matters other than performance, we really were most tremendously impressed by the DBS," enthused Car magazine. "The interior, especially merits praise not only for its uniquely satisfying aesthetics and superb finish (way, way ahead of any Italian rival in this respect) but also for the thought that has gone into the ergonomics of its layout." Although less well known as such than the earlier 'DB' series, the DBS is yet another 'James Bond' Aston Martin, having featured in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and, albeit briefly, Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
The 50th DBS made, left-hand drive chassis number '5050/LAC' was delivered new to the USA and first owned by one Richard C Grosser of Villanova, Pennsylvania. Its accompanying guarantee form copy shows that the Aston was originally finished in Charcoal Grey with (natural) Connolly leather interior, and that it left the factory equipped with the ZF five-speed manual gearbox; air conditioning; power assisted steering; Fiamm horns; two rear lap belts; and a Bosch Köln radio. It is not known when the DBS left the USA, but a French Carte Grise on file shows that the car was registered to Garage Lamy of Villejuif on 27th July 1993.
The current vendor bought the Aston in the UK on 6th August 2008 from renowned marque specialist, Desmond Smail (purchase invoice on file). Now, the car is finished in brilliant white paint assorted to a fuchsia interior. Please note this motor car is subject to import tax if remaining in the EU and, as it has been on static display for a number of years, will require recommissioning for road use.
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223,138 AED
