Lot details Registration No: SNR710H Chassis No: DB6MK2/4109/R Mot Expiry: March 2016
- One of just 239 DB6 Mk2 examples built
- Automatic transmission with triple SUs
- First registered 7/11/69
- In the current ownership since 2001
- Engine overhaul 2002 - 2005 & bare metal respray in 2006 by Bowling-Ryan Ltd
- Used sparingly since
- Silver with blue leather interior
- 41,436 unwarranted miles
- Original registration number
- Much expenditure in the current ownership
Further info:
Entering production in July 1969 but not formally unveiled for another month, the rakishly elegant DB6 Mk2 was the ultimate evolution of the iconic Aston Martin DB4/DB5/DB6 line. Sharing the same sheet steel platform chassis as its immediate predecessor complete with all-round coil-sprung suspension (independent double wishbone front, trailing arm / beam axle rear), four-wheel disc brakes and Armstrong Select-a-ride adjustable rear shock absorbers, the newcomer nevertheless incorporated a host of detail improvements. Sharper and more responsive to drive thanks to wider wheels and fatter tyres (hence the need for its trademark flared wheelarches), the Mk2 also benefited from the provision of standard-fit power assisted rack and pinion steering. Automatic transmission remained a `no cost' option.
The fabulous Tadek Marek designed 3995cc DOHC straight-six engine could be had with a nascent form of electronic fuel injection. However, the majority of buyers wisely opted for carburettor-fed variants in standard (triple SU, 282bhp) or high-performance Vantage (triple Weber, 325bhp) tune. Indeed so troublesome did the AE Brico EFI system prove that several Mk2s were converted to Vantage specification by the factory. Revised seating both front and rear meant that the last of the classic DB-series family could also lay claim to being the most comfortable. Only in production until November 1970, just 239 DB6 Mk2 saloons are thought to have been made (of which a mere 122 were reputedly to triple SU carburettor-fed specification).
An automatic transmission model, first registered on 7th November 1969, SNR 710H was purchased by the vendor in 2001. In his ownership it has been maintained to a high standard with much of the work being carried out by specialists Bowling-Ryan Ltd of Bolton. This includes a comprehensive engine and gearbox overhaul, painstakingly carried out over a period of three years, between 2002 and 2005. The first service following completion of the running in period being performed in September 2005. Works completed in May 2006 include re-trimming of the front seats and re-connolising of the rear seats, overhauling of the starter motor and alternator, refurbishment of the chromework and the fitment of a new set of stainless steel wire wheels (the invoice on file totalling some £6649.88). That same month, the car was stripped to bare metal, the bodywork refurbished where necessary and repainted in Silver at a cost of over £10,000 for which invoices are on file. Accompanying invoices covering the period July 2005 to March 2014 total some £27977.19 and it is expected that copies of invoices for the works carried out by Bowling-Ryan Ltd for the period 2002 - 2005 detailing much further expenditure will also be available by the time of sale. It has been fitted with a stainless steel exhaust system.
Registering some 41,400 miles on its odometer, we are informed by the vendor that just c.2,000 miles have been covered since the engine work was completed. It has not been out in wet conditions.
Finished in what is arguably the best colour of silver complimented by a blue leather interior, SNR 710H is accompanied by a Swansea V5C document showing just four former keepers, aforementioned invoices and assorted correspondence, a photostat of the original guarantee, Instruction book and other sundry paperwork including many expired MoTs covering the years 1995 to date. Benefiting from a recent service and tune-up, this rare and extremely desirable DB6 Mk2 has a full 12 month MOT certificate as from 27 March 2015 and is in wonderful condition. Even the factory fitted radio and aerial work perfectly.
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