We’ll leave you a moment to drink in the sharp, mimimalist lines of this better-than-new 1970 Aston Martin. It’s an original DBS which has been pampered from new and features a rare British-built fuel injection, fitted to just 15 examples of the V6 engine that drives this sublime grand tourer. As you can probably tell, we’re hooked.
Upwards of £200,000 has been spent on recent work so your hand-built 1970 Aston Martin DBS has a good chance of serving you faithfully for many decades to come. Gleaming finish is the result of a bare-metal restoration with renewed paintwork in the same Azzurro Blue specified by the 1970 Aston Martin's lucky first owner, a Mr Stanwell of Lincolnshire. Correct badges to Aston Martin signature front wing side vents remind onlookers that this is the scarce fuel injection version. Just in case you haven’t told them already.
For Aston Martin, the DBS was a gear change - this one is equipped with a manual gearbox, replacing the automatic that Mr Stanwell asked for - and this 1970 Aston Martin has a design that was meant to be a break from the past, as a successor to the DB6 and a pointer to what was hoped would be a prosperous future for the perennially-struggling British firm. Lines were drawn by in-house designer William Towns, whose fondness for a straight line was illustrated to more dramatic effect by the Aston Martin Lagonda limousine which so startled the motoring world when introduced in 1974.
Power on this 1970 Aston Martin comes from the company’s storied V6, fuel injected for extra efficiency, and a sculptural sight under the long front-hinged bonnet with its distinctive scoop. Expect more than sufficient performance, with a top speed of 137 mph. We’d suggest more moderate progress since after all, being a 1970 Aston Martin, this venerable grand tourer is well over 50 years old and a little respect is in order.
Retrimmed seats on the car are in Dark Blue Connolly leather, while wood-rimmed steering wheel, a suite of elegant dials monitoring engine health and your progress and a push-button radio are present and correct. Rear accommodation is plushly upholstered but is better thought of as useful only for short journeys, or for your Harrods shopping that just won’t fit into the boot.
All of that rebuild work means that you’re effectively getting a brand new 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Its modern day counterpart, equipped admittedly with a twin-turbo V12 and all sorts of electronics we don’t pretend to understand, will cost you around £260,000. Against that, this minimal 1970 Aston Martin DBS is a bargain. Classic Motor Hub Sales will allow you to drive away in their 1970 Aston Martin for a mere £185,000, which - on our maths - gives you £75,000 to play with. Win, win, we’d say.
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