1969 Aston Martin DBS Vantage

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax (9%) on top of the winning bid price. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 10% Dutch import tax plus 21% VAT on the hammer. If exporting immediately to another country, then tax/duty will only be paid in that country.

The winning bidder will pay €500 customs charge on top of the ‘hammer’ price.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display in the Middle East for a number of years and the only history or paperwork available is displayed in the photo gallery. In all cases the papers shown are photocopies unless otherwise stated. We do not have the original paperwork.

Unless otherwise stated, we have not tried to start or drive the car and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. The car is not registered anywhere.

It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released until full payment received.

All storage charges (€30 + local VAT per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end) must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation. Collection and viewings are strictly by appointment only.

Please send an email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection.

CARS Europe BV will contact you after the balance payment is received to confirm onward transport requirements. For enquiries about import tax and shipping contact Madam Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

VIN: DBS/5291/L.

Engine No: 400/4013/SVC

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, this 1969 LHD manual Aston Martin DBS Vantage comes with little paperwork beyond whatever photocopied documents are shown in the gallery section.

All we know is that it appears to have taken part in the 2006 ‘Scottish Malts Reliability Trial’.

It has 38,244 kms on its odometer.

We haven’t tried to start or drive the car, so our appraisal of it is limited to its cosmetic appearance.

The car is blue with a blue interior.

There’s a simplicity and purity of line to these early DBSs which, we think, makes them particularly elegant and stylish. This example is no exception and, as far as we can tell, it is in really very decent all-round condition.

The car’s bodywork is very good, and all panels, panel gaps and shut lines are consistent, even and devoid of any significant dinks, dents, creases or scrapes.

The paintwork is also in decent overall condition.

The headlamps, chrome and wire wheels are good, as is the badging and other exterior fixtures and fittings.

There is a little bubbling starting to appear beneath the rear screen and a few scratches on the boot.

There are one or two stone chips around the ‘nose’ of the car and a few light swirly scratches in various places around the bodywork.

The car’s interior is really very well preserved, too.

The headlining, carpets, mats and door cards are all in rather better condition than you might reasonably expect of a car that’s now 54 years old.

The blue leather upholstery is fine.

There’s a small tear on the front edge of the rear bench seat on the driver’s side.

The rubber trim is perished and cracked in various places.

The boot is in pretty good order and contains a spare wire wheel.

The steering wheel, gear lever and other controls seem very reasonable, although we can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t started or driven the car.

The clean, dry engine and engine bay look to be in good order and everything appears to be in its right and proper place.

The undersides of the car appear to have a decent amount of structural integrity, as far as we can see, although there is some rust in evidence here and there.

Unless otherwise stated, this car comes with no history or service records beyond whatever photocopied documents are shown in the gallery.

No documents shown in the gallery in any way constitute any kind of licensing or registration certification.

It must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

This seems to us to be a diligently preserved and well cared-for example of the particularly desirable, Vantage variant of the straight-six DBS - provided, of course, that the engine, electrics and mechanicals prove to be amenable to recommissioning and as good as the rest of it.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located in a bonded warehouse near Amsterdam. To arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.