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.

• 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
• Front End Fitment – Getting the Grille to Fit on our 1970 Aston Martin DBS17th November 2025
  The fabrication shop have been working steadily on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS, this time our technician Greg has been adjusting the appeture that frames the front grille. Greg has made a template of the cars grille that we have, but it wouldnt fit as it should. To get the piece to fit, Greg has… Read more: Front End Fitment – Getting the Grille to Fit on our 1970 Aston Martin DBS
• Next Round – Continuing the Metal Repairs on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS14th November 2025
  The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team have been diving in head first to the 1970 Aston Martin DBS project. Every time they turn around, theres another area of corrosion that they need to tackle. Greg and Clinton, our fabricators, have been working in tandem to get the metal work sorted on the classic Aston Martin.… Read more: Next Round – Continuing the Metal Repairs on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS
• Stripping Out – Removing the Engine from the 1970 Aston Martin DBS5th November 2025
  As part of the extensive restoration of our 1970 Aston Martin DBS, the fabrication team have been working alongside the restoration workshop to safely remove the engine from the classic Aston Martin for the fabrication shop to carry out some rust repairs. Each of the system have been carefully disconnected, labelled and stored away before… Read more: Stripping Out – Removing the Engine from the 1970 Aston Martin DBS

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.