• Year of manufacture 
    1975
  • Car type 
    Coupé
  • Drive 
    RHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Exterior brand colour 
    Celeste Blue
  • Interior colour 
    Other
  • Interior type 
    Leather
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Gearbox 
    Automatic
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

Bonhams Auction of Aston Martina and Related Automobilia
Aston Martin Works Service,
Newport Pagnell
Bucks
22 May 2010
Automobilia at 10:30
Motor Cars at 14:30
1975 Aston Martin V8 Series 2 Saloon
Registration no. NBO 783P
Chassis no. 8/11337/RCA
Engine no. V/540/1337
Estimate: £24,000 - 27,000
Footnote:
Although always intended to employ the new Tadek Marek-designed V8, the William Towns-styled DBS first appeared in October 1967 with the 4-litre 6-cylinder engine of the DB6, production of which overlapped the DBS for three years. Larger and more luxuriously appointed than the DB6, the four-seater DBS employed a platform-type chassis with independent suspension all round – wishbone and coil springs at the front, De Dion with Watts linkage at the rear.
From 1969, the new car was also available with the 5340cc 8-cylinder engine and, with an estimated 345bhp available from its fuel-injected four-cam motor, a V8-powered DBS could reach 100 mph in less than 14 seconds and run on to a top sp


Bonhams Aston Martin Sale at Newport Pagnell 22 May 2010
101 New Bond St, London, W2 4DL
W2 4DL
United Kingdom

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