1964 Aston Martin To Be Featured At Bonhams’ Upcoming Sale
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A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon to Vantage Specification will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ upcoming auction, “Goodwood Members’ Meeting,” which will be held on April 7, 2019, in Chichester, Goodwood. The pre-auction estimate of this rare car
1964 Aston Martin To Be Featured At Bonhams’ Upcoming Sale
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon to Vantage Specification will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ upcoming auction, “Goodwood Members’ Meeting,” which will be held on April 7, 2019, in Chichester, Goodwood. The pre-auction estimate of this rare car is £580,000 - £660,000 and it will be featured in lot 52 at the auction. “Introduced in July 1963, the Aston Martin DB5 represented a further evolution of the preceding DB4 series rather than the beginning of an entirely new model line. The major change was the adoption of a 4.0-liter version of the (previously) 3.7-liter six-cylinder engine, this enlarged unit having been seen first in the Lagonda Rapide of 1961. Equipped with three SU carburettors the ‘400’ engine produced 282bhp at 5,500rpm and was mated to a four-speed/overdrive gearbox, a ‘proper’ ZF five-speed unit being standardized later. Outwardly there was little to distinguish the DB5 from the final Series 5 DB4 apart from twin fuel filler caps, though these had already appeared on some cars. Beneath the skin however, there were numerous improvements including alternator electrics, Girling disc brakes instead of Dunlops, Sundym glass, electric windows, and an oil pressure gauge as standard equipment. From September 1964, the 314bhp, triple-Weber Vantage engine became available and was fitted to 95 cars out of the total of 1,021 DB5s manufactured up to September 1965,” states the auction house. The chassis number of this unique car offered at Bonhams is DB5/1900/R and it was first registered on January 1, 1965. Harold Wilson (Insurance) Ltd purchased this car towards the end of 1964 from C H Truman & Co of Mansfield Road, Nottingham, and thereafter it went for restoration. As Bonhams mentions in their auction release, “This superb restoration is testimony to the high degree of craftsmanship needed to return a 54-year-old classic to ‘better than new’ condition. The car was stripped back to its chassis and ‘Superleggera’ framework before being painstakingly rebuilt in the workshops of Bell Classics. All mechanical components have been rebuilt and restored to the highest standards. The engine has been converted to Vantage specification with triple Weber carburettors and up-rated camshafts, and the ‘Vantage’ script added to the front wing air vents. The interior has been retrimmed with new Connolly leather and all the chromework has been refurbished. Accompanying documentation consists of restoration invoices, a fresh MoT, and a V5C Registration Certificate. Benefiting from in excess of £340,000 spent on its restoration, this is an outstanding example of this most iconic car Aston Martin.” https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more
