For Sale -1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage Restoration Project

Full restoration by Bridge Classic Cars – due to be completed in August 2026
Price upon completion: £275,000

This is our genuine factory DBS Vantage, finished new in Azzurro Blue over Dark Blue Connolly trim, which is one of the rarest specifications ever produced.

Current Status: Undergoing full restoration
Expected Completion: August 2026
Restoration Location: Bridge Classic Cars, Suffolk
Price: £275,000 (fully restored to original factory specification)

Details

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Original Specification

Colour and Trim

Engine

Gearbox

Production and Rarity

Confirmed by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust, who described the car as: “A real DBS Vantage – best of the crop.”

Restoration

Expected Completion: August 2026

The car will be restored to factory-correct specification with all work documented, photographed, and available to the purchaser.

Here are the most recent updates in the restoration process.

• Side Lights and Engine Bay on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage24th March 2026
  The 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage is on the ramps in the finishing room here at Bridge Classic Cars where our technician Ben is heading up the refit of the car. Recently, Ben has been working on getting the sidelights and grille set into the classic GT car. Ben has made and modified the mounts… Read more: Side Lights and Engine Bay on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage
• Working on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage16th March 2026
  The 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage, a ground up restoration project, is moving ahead at quite the speed here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Suffolk. Our technicians Ben and Greg have been working away in the finishing room to fit up and refurbished various components in the dashboard as well as in the… Read more: Working on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage
• Workshop Gallery – 13th March 202613th March 2026
  Another crazy week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ! The restoration team have been working their way through recommisions, restorations, serving and maintenance on everything from modern classics to a 1940’s Morris. Tech talk: Canon 6D Canon 24-105 L series lens Adobe Lightroom
• Working on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage10th March 2026
  The restoration team have been going full speed into getting the suspension and some of the driveline components back into the bodyshell of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Ben and Greg, two of our incredible restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars, have been getting the car back to being a rolling chassis before it… Read more: Working on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage
• Workshop Gallery – 6th March 20256th March 2026
  It’s been another busy week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Over a dozen projects happening in our restoration workshops, multiple competition shoots, rehearsals, meetings… the list goes on. But, I took the chance to go around the workshop and grab some photos of some of the amazing projects that the team are working… Read more: Workshop Gallery – 6th March 2025

Full details of the project can be seen here

Provenance

• Known to AMHT since the early 1980s
• Tracked throughout its life, including a recent auction
• Highly praised factory specification
• Confirmed as a genuine, original Vantage
• Believed to have spent time overseas before returning to the UK
• Colour changed during its life, but the restoration will return it to factory Azzurro Blue

Our 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage

The Aston Martin DBS is one of the most important models in Aston Martin’s evolution. It combines a modern shape powered by the last of the straight-six engines.

This particular car is the rarest version of an already rare car.

With the restoration carried out by Bridge Classic Cars, the buyer secures:

• A historically significant DBS
• One of just 11 in this exact configuration
• Fully restored, fully documented
• Built to the original specification
• Delivered exactly as it left Newport Pagnell in 1970

This is a chance to own an Aston Martin that combines rarity, provenance, and originality. The new owner will also be an important part of its preservation for the future.

Project Available To Purchase

If you’d like to discuss purchasing this DBS Vantage, please email info@bridgeclassiccars.co.uk

More information about the car can be found here.