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: £225,000

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: £225,000 (fully restored to original factory specification)

Details

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Original Specification

Colour and Trim

Engine

Gearbox

Production and Rariy

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.

• Preparing the 1970 Aston Martin DBS for paint15th December 2025
  The fabrication team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working their way through the metalwork as part of the restoration on our 1970 Aston Martin DBS. After finshing the final lower parts of fabrication on the classic Aston Martin, the team then began to get the car ready to be undersealed. All of… Read more: Preparing the 1970 Aston Martin DBS for paint
• The Engine Bay of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS9th December 2025
  Our fabricator Greg, who’s been working on the metal work of our 1970 Aston Martin DBS, has been working in the engine bay of the ultra-rare classic GT car. With so much work done by Greg to sort out the metal work of the car, that the team have been applying rust encapsulator throughout the… Read more: The Engine Bay of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS
• Changes on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS3rd December 2025
  Our technician Greg has been progressing his way through the metalwork repairs on our barn find 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Greg has been working his way through the entire car to make sure it is a sound base for the team to begin transforming the rare classic GT car back to its former glory. Greg… Read more: Changes on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS
• For Sale -1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage Restoration Project1st December 2025
  Full restoration by Bridge Classic Cars – due to be completed in August 2026Price upon completion: £225,000 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 restorationExpected Completion: August 2026Restoration Location: Bridge Classic Cars,… Read more: For Sale -1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage Restoration Project
• Front End Friday – The Aston Martin DBS is Coming Together21st November 2025
  Our fabrication team have been diving deep into the 1970 Aston Martin DBS currently undergoing its restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. With each of the 70 or so DBS’s, no two are exactly the same, so Greg has had to work his magic on getting this to fit up properly as there’s… Read more: Front End Friday – The Aston Martin DBS is Coming Together

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.