The Aston Martin DBS is one of those cars that sits perfectly between eras. It was the last of the straight-six Astons, and it was the first step towards the modern Aston Martins that would follow.

This particular DBS is rare in both colour and configuration. The Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) has known of this car for quite some time.

It’s believed the car spent some time overseas at some point in its life before returning to the UK.

At some stage, the car’s colour was changed, but according to its build sheet, it originally left Newport Pagnell in Azzurro Blue with Dark Blue Connolly trim. AMHT described the car as built to “a nice spec, good colour and Vantage spec engine.”

From new, this was a very well-optioned car, and importantly, it’s a genuine DBS Vantage, not a later conversion. Again, to quote AMHT, “Yours is a ‘real’ DBS Vantage – sweet. Best of the crop.”

This DBS will obviously need restoring, ideally returning it to its original colour. Obviously, a restoration of this level will be a time-consuming (and expensive) job. However, for a genuine DBS Vantage, it’s one well worth doing.

This project is currently for sale. For more information, contact info@bridgeclassiccars.co.uk