1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Coupe

The Aston Martin DB6 was introduced in October of 1965 at the London Motor Show. It was constructed from hand-formed aluminum and retained the DB4GT/DB5 covered headlamps, and featured a new aero-efficient Kamm tail with an integral spoiler. It was given a slightly revised wheelbase adding to the passenger comfort with useful rear seats and improved headroom. Standard features included Connolly leather upholstery and a robust 4.0-liter dual overhead cam inline six-cylinder engine that delivered 282 horsepower. Zero-to-sixty took just six seconds with a top speed in the neighborhood of 140 mph. The Vantage-specification examples increased the performance even further with its 325 horsepower engine, a five-speed ZF gearbox, and four-wheel disc brakes.

This DB6 Vantage coupe is an original left-hand-drive example. It was sold to its first owner Walter Cabot Paine of Woodstock, Vermont, via J.S. Inskip, Inc. on July 18th of 1966. It came equipped with the triple-Weber Vantage engine, gray exterior finish, and red Connolly leather upholstery. It came equipped with a speedometer calibrated in miles, an engine-breather system, chrome wheels, three-eared hub caps, a heated rear window, power-operated radio antenna, 3.73:1 limited-slip differential, twin detachable headrests, Fiamm horns, dual-wing (fender-mounted) mirrors, a Bray immersion-type engine-block heater, a DB owner's parts kit, and one gallon of Gray DuPont Duco paint.

This car was later owned by Mr. Gerald A. Liod of Ossining, New York by 1988. The next owner was an enthusiast, also from New York who had mechanical work performed to the car, including a new head gasket, clutch slave cylinder, and battery. In 1989, the Aston Martin was acquired at 40,672 miles by Mr. Charles Gnaedinger, who had it exported to Switzerland. In June of 1989, it was purchased by Mr. Muller of Wintersingen, Switzerland who immediately commissioned its restoration by Roos Engineering. A Swiss vehicle license was issued for the DB6 on July 26, 1991, and the next recorded owner of the Aston Martin is Horst Wendorff Larghi of Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.

On July 1st of 2004, the car was sold to Mr. Uwe Bauer, a resident of Leipzig, Germany. Under his care, the car received further sympathetic care and preservation with the interior restored, and the engine was removed and overhauled. Various other work was performed on the car.

Recently, the car was acquired by an Aston Martin collector who imported it to the United States. The car is currently finished in red livery with black leather upholstery.

By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2014