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1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible Coachwork by Touring Chassis no. DB5C/1520L Engine no. 400/1783

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2.000.000 $ - 2.500.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
1.450.000 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 139

1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible Coachwork by Touring Chassis no. DB5C/1520L Engine no. 400/1783

Schätzpreis
2.000.000 $ - 2.500.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
1.450.000 $
Beschreibung:

3,995cc DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine 3 SU Carburetors 282bhp at 5,500rpm 5-Speed ZF Manual Transmission Front Independent Suspension - Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Disc Brakes *Delivered new to New York *One of 123 DB5 Convertibles produced *One of 39 original left-hand-drive example *Continuous service history from 1976 to present *Factory build sheet confirms original details *Two owners from new THE ASTON MARTIN DB5 "More and more cars today reach the magical "ton" but those which can do it with the same ease and rapidity of the Aston can be counted on the fingers of one hand. High-speed stability and safety is not cheap to engineer, and with few people to pay the price, production costs are never reduced by the quantity of the work. The DB5 therefore fills a unique corner of the market, a corner at the top end both in the way it performs and the price one pays for the privilege." Autocar , September 18th 1964. Introduced in 1963, the DB5 was a development of the preceding DB4 that had represented such a giant step forward in Aston Martin's post-war evolution upon its arrival in 1958. Classically proportioned, the DB4's Touring-designed body established an instantly recognizable look that would stand the marque in good stead until 1970. Its engine was still an all-alloy twin-overhead-camshaft 'six' but the old W. O. Bentley-designed 3.0-liter unit had been superseded by a new design by Tadek Marek. Proven in racing before it entered production in the DB4, the new 3,670cc engine featured 'square' bore and stroke dimensions of 92x92mm and developed its maximum power of 240bhp at 5,500rpm. The David Brown gearbox was a new four-speed all-synchromesh unit. Touring's Superleggera body construction, which employed a lightweight tubular structure to support the aluminum-alloy body panels, was deemed incompatible with the DB2/4-type multi-tubular spaceframe, so engineer Harold Beach drew up an immensely-strong platform-type chassis. Independent front suspension was retained, the DB2/4's trailing links giving way to unequal-length wishbones, while at the rear the DB4 sported a live axle located by a Watts linkage instead of its predecessor's Panhard rod. Five series were built as the model gradually metamorphosed into the DB5. The latter's distinctive cowled headlamps had first appeared on the DB4GT and the newcomer was the same size as the lengthened Series V DB4. The DB5's 3,995cc engine, first seen in the Lagonda Rapide, produced 282bhp and was mated to a four-speed, overdrive-equipped gearbox, a 'proper' ZF five-speed unit being standardized later. Other improvements included alternator electrics, Girling disc brakes instead of Dunlops, Sundym glass, electric windows and an oil pressure gauge as standard equipment. The DB5 was also offered in convertible form (the 'Volante' name would not be applied to the soft-top Aston until the DB6's arrival) while independent coachbuilder Harold Radford offered a shooting brake conversion. 1,021 DB5s were manufactured between July 1963 and September 1965, a total that included a mere 123 convertibles and 12 shooting brakes. THE MOTORCAR OFFERED This rare DB5 Convertible was ordered new by Michael Goth of Straatsburg, New York in November of 1964. Goth, a rising star in the world of sports car racing who would go on to have successful starts in SCCA, Can-Am, Tasman, and Formula 5000, clearly knew what he was doing when he ordered his DB5. Specified in the elegant and classic color scheme of Goodwood Green over Beige hides, there was no hesitation in ordering a raft of options including Normalair air-conditioning, a Bosch Blue Spot radio with power operated aerial, a pair of detachable headrests for both front seats, chrome wheels shod in whitewall tires, a tonneau cover with center zip-in, and a detachable hardtop painted to match the car. A ZF 5-speed manual transmission rounded out the spec. This DB5 would be one of just 39 left-hand drive convertibles to roll out of the Newport Pagnell factory.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 139
Auktion:
Datum:
03.06.2018
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
Greenwich Greenwich 100 Arch Street Greenwich CT 06830 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 motors.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

3,995cc DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine 3 SU Carburetors 282bhp at 5,500rpm 5-Speed ZF Manual Transmission Front Independent Suspension - Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Disc Brakes *Delivered new to New York *One of 123 DB5 Convertibles produced *One of 39 original left-hand-drive example *Continuous service history from 1976 to present *Factory build sheet confirms original details *Two owners from new THE ASTON MARTIN DB5 "More and more cars today reach the magical "ton" but those which can do it with the same ease and rapidity of the Aston can be counted on the fingers of one hand. High-speed stability and safety is not cheap to engineer, and with few people to pay the price, production costs are never reduced by the quantity of the work. The DB5 therefore fills a unique corner of the market, a corner at the top end both in the way it performs and the price one pays for the privilege." Autocar , September 18th 1964. Introduced in 1963, the DB5 was a development of the preceding DB4 that had represented such a giant step forward in Aston Martin's post-war evolution upon its arrival in 1958. Classically proportioned, the DB4's Touring-designed body established an instantly recognizable look that would stand the marque in good stead until 1970. Its engine was still an all-alloy twin-overhead-camshaft 'six' but the old W. O. Bentley-designed 3.0-liter unit had been superseded by a new design by Tadek Marek. Proven in racing before it entered production in the DB4, the new 3,670cc engine featured 'square' bore and stroke dimensions of 92x92mm and developed its maximum power of 240bhp at 5,500rpm. The David Brown gearbox was a new four-speed all-synchromesh unit. Touring's Superleggera body construction, which employed a lightweight tubular structure to support the aluminum-alloy body panels, was deemed incompatible with the DB2/4-type multi-tubular spaceframe, so engineer Harold Beach drew up an immensely-strong platform-type chassis. Independent front suspension was retained, the DB2/4's trailing links giving way to unequal-length wishbones, while at the rear the DB4 sported a live axle located by a Watts linkage instead of its predecessor's Panhard rod. Five series were built as the model gradually metamorphosed into the DB5. The latter's distinctive cowled headlamps had first appeared on the DB4GT and the newcomer was the same size as the lengthened Series V DB4. The DB5's 3,995cc engine, first seen in the Lagonda Rapide, produced 282bhp and was mated to a four-speed, overdrive-equipped gearbox, a 'proper' ZF five-speed unit being standardized later. Other improvements included alternator electrics, Girling disc brakes instead of Dunlops, Sundym glass, electric windows and an oil pressure gauge as standard equipment. The DB5 was also offered in convertible form (the 'Volante' name would not be applied to the soft-top Aston until the DB6's arrival) while independent coachbuilder Harold Radford offered a shooting brake conversion. 1,021 DB5s were manufactured between July 1963 and September 1965, a total that included a mere 123 convertibles and 12 shooting brakes. THE MOTORCAR OFFERED This rare DB5 Convertible was ordered new by Michael Goth of Straatsburg, New York in November of 1964. Goth, a rising star in the world of sports car racing who would go on to have successful starts in SCCA, Can-Am, Tasman, and Formula 5000, clearly knew what he was doing when he ordered his DB5. Specified in the elegant and classic color scheme of Goodwood Green over Beige hides, there was no hesitation in ordering a raft of options including Normalair air-conditioning, a Bosch Blue Spot radio with power operated aerial, a pair of detachable headrests for both front seats, chrome wheels shod in whitewall tires, a tonneau cover with center zip-in, and a detachable hardtop painted to match the car. A ZF 5-speed manual transmission rounded out the spec. This DB5 would be one of just 39 left-hand drive convertibles to roll out of the Newport Pagnell factory.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 139
Auktion:
Datum:
03.06.2018
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
Greenwich Greenwich 100 Arch Street Greenwich CT 06830 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 motors.us@bonhams.com
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