Aston Martin DB Short-Chassis Volante Roadster - 1 von 37 convertible

Standort: im Zulauf / in transit in (PLZ )
location: 1
interior color: beige
interior type: leather
The rarest series production Aston Martin convertible model ever made
A very desirable car indeed
even King Charles is known to have this very type of Aston Martin
One of only 37 examples of the coveted Short-Chassis interim built
Believed to have been supplied new to the USA
presented in left-hand drive
Enjoyed in the possession of the consigning owner for over 10 years
Powered by Aston Martins celebrated all-alloy
twin-cam straight-six
330 horsepower
with 3 carburetors
Matching Numbers
The last thirty-seven DB5 chassis were used in conjunction with some DB6 design cues to build the desirable Aston Martin Volante (often called Short-Chassis Volante)
completed between October 1965 and October 1966. This was indeed the first Aston Martin convertible to be called a Volante a derivation of the Italian word for flying
Come late 1965
the arrival of the new DB6 left Aston Martin with a surplus of DB5 chassis built to a shorter wheelbase. Rather than simply putting those spares to one side
the Newport Pagnell factory conceived an interim convertible that combined the sporting proportions of the outgoing car with the latest styling flourishes adorning the DB6
including split bumpers and special chrome finishers for the taillights. They retained Tourings patented Superleggera construction technique
which wrapped handcrafted alloy panels around a lattice of small-diameter steel tubing to create light but rigid coachwork
Just 37 of these so-called DB Short-Chassis cars would be built to make it the rarest-ever series production Aston Martin droptop. New lettering on the boot lid also signified the marques first use of the Volante nomenclature that remains a fixture six decades later. The early example offered here is believed to have been delivered new to North America
constructed in October 1965 in an even rarer configuration
with only 11 Short-Chassis believed to have been finished in left-hand-drive form. The car is believed to have been built with an automatic transmission and
according to an accompanying British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate (available to view on file)
the Aston Martin left the factory finished in Goodwood Green with a Black interior and hood
Understood to have been registered for the road in July 1966
the cars earlier years in the United States are not documented. By 1996
the Aston Martin had been purchased by a German collector
who acquired the car from the esteemed enthusiast
Herr Hartmut Ibing
alongside a DB6 Shooting Brake. Shortly afterwards
the Aston Martin was sold to a French broker
at this point painted red and in need of restoration
A purchase invoice (available to view on file) records that this example was later traded through London-based marque specialist Nicholas Mee and was then sold by the Autosport Designs exotic car dealership of Long Island
New York to the consigning German owner in January 2012. Thereafter
the car has been registered in Germany. Today
it is presented in red over cream hide and cream roof. The car has most recently been subjected to German roadworthiness tests in 2019 and 2021 before being issued with its latest TÜV certificate in March 2023. The car is accompanied by a Vehicle Heritage Certificate issued by Aston Martin Heritage Trust in July 2024
which confirms that the DB Short-Chassis retains its matching-numbers engine
Near-mythically rare
beautifully designed
and with sporting character thanks to the DB5s more agile underpinnings
this Short-Chassis would be equally suited to classic grand touring events as it would drawing the attention at concours gatherings
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