Lot details

Year: 1968
Make: Aston Martin
Model: DB6
Registration: PYR 892F
Chassis No: DB6/3346/R
Engine No: 400/3432
Odometer: 13,865

• Matching numbers and painted in David Brown's favourite colour, 'Roman Purple'
• Engine uprated to 4.2 litres and rebuilt by Aston Engineering
• Gearbox rebuilt by Jim Stokes Engineering

The DB6 represented the next evolution of Aston Martin's DB4 and DB5, with a slightly longer chassis and 'Kamm tail'. A revised front bumper allowed more airflow through to the radiators, while in the more spacious interior, the seat shapes were changed to give greater shoulder and lumbar support.

First purchased by Bland, Welch & Co, London, it first changed hands in 1970 to Bernard Whaley of Havant, and in 1974 passed to William Fielder in Winchester, before a period of storage with John Sussex Motors, an Aston Martin dealer. The records then have John Prizeman as the registered keeper from 1979. In 2000, the car was restored extensively after its twenty plus year storage. It was finally sold to the current owner with a recorded mileage of 1,618. He made copious notes during his ownership; you will see lists of invoices detailing its service history as well as numerous works he undertook himself, and when it came to the major work, he still relied on professionals.

Most recently, the engine has been rebuilt and uprated to 4.2 litres by Aston Engineering in Derby and to refit the refurbished engine and gearbox, he chose one of the finest specialists classic car engineers available, Jim Stokes Workshops Ltd. in Hampshire. It's worth noting that this fine Aston Martin, was originally painted in David Brown's favourite colour, 'Roman Purple' and with its recent upgraded engine and gearbox with work completed by the Jim Stokes' team, represents an investment in the excellence of two specialists by the owner of over £60,000 thus making this an outstanding prospect for any new owner. Consigned by Edward Bridger-Stille

Service and Maintenance Record

04.05.07- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Stratton Parts only: Boot
04.06.07- Mileage: 03,309- Service Agent: Landspeed - MoT test
13,06.07- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Landspeed Labour charge
17.07.07- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Hursley Garage Restoration including parts listed.
30.08.07- Mileage: 03,447- Service Agent: Landspeed
Remove cam cover and adjust timing chain tension, replace HT lead on cylinder 4
11.10.07- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Landspeed, visit customer house to investigate fuel leak - remove carburettors, strip and rebuild using new jets and diaphragms, refit
09.11.07- Mileage: 3,760- Service Agent: Landspeed, remove dashboard to wire in hazard warning switch, refit dashboard
17.03.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Sheldrake & Wells, pressed steel number plates
31.03.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Frost Art Ltd Parts: shock absorber oil
28.04.08- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Frost Art Ltd Parts: Stay cool 1 litre
12.05.08- Mileage: 03,986- Service Agent: Landspeed - MoT test
03,986- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Creasey Car Trimmers, Aston front seat, remove cushion cover, replace Pirelli webbing straps and repair foam, refit cover, back rest, clean up and re-colour side panel
27.06.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors. Parts: Hylomar Uni Blue
04.07.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM Parts: hoses, gaskets, rad stay bush
06.07.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Sheldrake & Wells, Aston radiator, supply, fit core
09.07.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors parts: Heater hose
10.07.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors parts: Flasher unit
10.07.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors, parts: Super LL red
18.07.08- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors Parts: Flasher unit
28.05.09- Mileage: 04,595- Service Agent: Pearce Motors, replace rear springs MoT test
25.08.1- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors Parts only: oil filter
31.03.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: J&L Spares Export parts: 2 x filter cap kits
31.03.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM parts only: gaskets, gaiter for power steering
06.04.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM Parts: Spark plug shroud
19.05.11- Mileage: 06,041- Service Agent: Hayden Garages - MOT
02.08.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM Parts: Universal joint, bolt
02.08.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: BRT Bearings Parts: Universal joint
22.08.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM parts: engine rubber, hoses & tubing
24.08.11- Mileage: 06,248- Service Agent: Crucial Automatics, replace all power steering, oil feed hose clips, remove gearbox rear mounts, modify cross member and refit with new mounts, modify gearbox cooler outlets, fabricate new cooler hoses with corner angled ends, fit hoses and top up gearbox fluid
28.09.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Burlen Fuel Systems, Parts: electric pump kit
12.10.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Frosts Parts only: Ethomix 250ml
14.10.11- Mileage: 06,363- Service Agent: Crucial Automatics, remove low pressure hoses from PAS pump, replace hose under inlet manifold with the correct type. Remove anti-rill bar brackets and disconnect high pressure hose from pump. Fabricated new union and refitted hose, fitted new low-pressure hoses between reservoir and pump, secured hoses and refitted anti roll bar brackets. Put new PAS fluid in system, checked system, bled air out of system and topped up fluid
11.11.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Blue Diamond Parts only: Bio-Zyme OTB 5 litre
15.11.11- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Setyres, puncture repair and supply one new tube
12.03.12- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: The Upholstery Shop: 3 metres Ercol webbing
01.06.12- Mileage: 06,808- Service Agent: Hayden Garages MoT test
24.05.12- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM Parts: Rawlnut M5 w/out scr
04.06.13- Mileage: 07,726- Service Agent: Hayden Garages MoT test
07.06.13- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM, parts only: choke and heater knob
11.06.13- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Bondtech Ltd, parts only: plastic repair static mixers, dispenser gun, 50ml of metal-metal adhesive
25.06.13- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Hayden Garages, carry out body & paintwork
19.03.14- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors: antifreeze, motor oil
29.04.14- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Aston Service Dorset
Shock absorber, Selectaride RH, shock absorber kit, Pair Koni shock rear absorbers
16.05.14- Mileage: 08,646- Service Agent: Hayden Garages - MoT test
04.06.14- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Hayden Garages, repair and reshape n/s/f wing, spray to match
26.06.14- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors: points, 6 x NGK plugs
13.11.14- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Hayden Garages, Repair n/s/f wing and door, flat, prime & respray to match
16.03.15- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors: DOT4 fluid, radiator stop
13.07.15- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM, Parts: screw, sling, washer
05.08.15- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Holden Parts: brake lamp switch
06.08.15- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: HWM Parts: stud, manifold gasket
04.12.15- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors, parts: Classic motor oil, Super Coldmaster 5 litres
07.12.15- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors: Oil filter, motor oil
08.08.16- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Southsea Motor Factors: Lucas premium battery
20.01.17- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Frosts: Castrol XL 20W50 Classic Oil
23.07.18- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL
Address leak from both cam covers, head gasket, gearbox dipstick tube to box, power steering rack. Oil cooler damaged bottom, leak from timing cover and sump
17.08.18- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Hankins Oil Company: Classic light 5 litres
22.08.19- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Service Dorset
Parts only: Oil seal, taper roller bearing x 2 split pin
09.10.19- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Service Dorset
Parts only: Brake fluid reservoir, brake fluid indicator
25.10.19- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Havant Motor Factors - parts: Line filter
25.10.19- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Burlen - parts only: Screw x 2
09.01.20- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Service Dorset
Parts only: cam cover gasket, gaiter and clip
29.01.20- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: vintage Tyres
5 x 185VR 15 Dunlop SP Sport Aquajet tyres, 5 x Michelin tubes 5 x Waymaster rimbands
17.02.20- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Burlen parts: electronic pump
01.07.20- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Hankins Oil: 4 x 5 litre Classic 20W50
13.08.20- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Carnoisseur Revotec fan control over ride switch, Revotec high power Fan
14.08.20- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: The Hosemaster parts: radiator hose
23.11.20- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Holden, Parts: contact set, paper air filter
30.11.20- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Holden parts: rotor arm
07.05.21- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Burlen parts: throttle return spring
21.06.21- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Holden parts: foot valve with filter
02.07.21- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Holden parts: 12v high output washer pump
20.01.22- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Holden parts only: Panel light rheostat switch
14.07.22- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: The Green Spark Plug Company: 6 x Champion N9YC Spark Plug Copper Plus
20.07.22- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Aston Service Dorset: thermostat, thermos gasket
19.06.24- Mileage: 13,828- Service Agent: Crucial Automatics
Carried out gearbox diagnostic checks, flushed gearbox oil, adjusted carb linkage and kickdown linkage, removed and cleaned governor, adjusted gear shift linkage.
27.06.24- Mileage: 13,828- Service Agent: Crucial Automatics
Remove gearbox, overhaul gearbox, recondition the torque converter, rebuild gearbox and refit to car
21.10.24- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Aston Service Dorset: Exhaust manifold gasket
22.10.24- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Burlen parts: Screw
29.10.24- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Service Dorset: stud, nut (exhaust manifold)
30.03.26- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Engineering Derby
Following arrival of engine on pallet, fully Strip down engine assembly. Customer advised that incorrect valve timing had taken place causing valves to make contact with pistons, whilst engine cranked. Cylinder head previously partially stripped, but all parts boxed up. wash/degrease all parts and assess condition. Heat engine block and remove cylinder liners. Carefully check for cracks in liner area, no cracks evident. Send all aluminium castings away for specialist soda blasting and upon return, acid clean and wash.
30.03.26- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Engineering Derby
Bottom end Fully line bore cylinder block using new undersize rear oil seal supplied and set liner protrusions. Machine compression grooves into new 4.2 litre liners, fully clean, de-burr block and install liners using new O rings and sealer. Original crankshaft found to require regrind to .010” undersize. Following specialist grinding, balance, clean and refit crankshaft with new thrust washers/bearing shells, plastigauge and adjust accordingly. Original oil pump found to be in good condition, strip, clean and refit with new O-ring.
30.03.26- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Engineering Derby
Clean all front cover components including timing gears. Rebuild front of engine with new chains/tensioner, intermediate spindle and refit front engine cover. Supply and fit new pressure relief valve assembly. Build up new front pulley assembly with new Torsional vibration damper and balance as required. Install No. 1 piston, check compressions and valve drop. Machine pistons as required to obtain correct compression ratio. Clean and install new 4.2 ltr Omega pistons/ Arrow 'I' beam Conrods. Check piston ring gaps and build up with new big end bearings. Refit original sump, oil strainer and install with lockwire to all sump bolts. Set engine cam timing and chain tension with new locking plates and install upper front oil filler cover.
30.03.26- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Engineering Derby
Cylinder head Completely strip cylinder head, removing guides and valve seats. Wash/degrease all parts and access condition. No. 5 combustion chamber found to have damaged from valve, hand peen and fettle to dress combustion chamber surface. Supply new camshafts as both inlet and exhaust camshafts worn. Heat cylinder head and fit new standard inlet and exhaust valve guides. Machine valve seat areas to accept new inlet and exhaust seats, heat cylinder head and install. Pressure test head, all ok. Mount cylinder head onto Rottler headshop and cut exhaust and inlet seats to depth and cut valve seat angles. Check and set new valve clearances, blend ports and clean head. Build up cylinder head with new valves springs and tappet buckets. Supply and fit new LH and RH rubbing strips. Re-check valve clearances and vacuum test- all ok. Install cylinder head with new gasket and torque down re-chromed cylinder head nuts on new head studs/ bevelled washers. Clean and install repainted hammer silver cam covers.
30.03.26- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Aston Engineering Derby
Ancillaries Supply and fit new water pump assembly. Strip down /rebuild original 25D6 distributor supplied. Refit distributor with electronic ignition, cap, rotor arm, coil and HT chrome tube/ leads. Completely strip, clean, dull nickle, zinc plate, soda blast and fully rebuild triple SU carburettors using new spindles and gaskets. Mount carburettors on manifolds and re-fit to engine. Install and set up linkages with new improved bell crank supplied.
07.05.26- Mileage: n/a.- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd.
Check new gearbox, fitting gearbox to stand and cleaning the exterior. Remove sump and prepare for new filter
08.05.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd. Finish cleaning gearbox. Prepare exterior and paint. Clean sump on gearbox, prepare and paint. Clean sump bolts.
12.05.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd. Go to customer's house and collect car. Unload, move cars and begin fitting engine. Get & install gearbox. Remove bonnet for access. Prepare engine for fitting and sort parts from storage.
14.05.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd.
Fit new engine mounts, fit engine to car. Couple up torque converter & gearbox pipework. Fit alternator and steering pump brackets, fir alternator and steering pump. Fit aux. belts and o/s under wheel arch covers
15.05.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd. Fit radiator cooling fan and shroud. Fit water pipework. Connect exhaust. Fill engine with oil. Connect oil cooler pipes. Refit power steering reservoir and pipework
18.05.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd. Continue assembly, shape and fit fuel pipes from pump to carburettors. Fit carburettor & linkages. Install interior.
29.05.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd. Fit new ignition system into distributor. Wire into car loom.
03.06.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd. Modify bonnet catch mount to clear new distributor, tidy wiring and refit bonnet
17.06.26- Mileage: n/a- Service Agent: Classics by JSWL Ltd. Remove spark plug leads and reset timing, start engine, run up to temperature, carry out road test and check fluid levels on return.