1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible

SOLD

This Aston Martin DB5 Convertible was purchased from H R Owen by Mr Robert C Taylor of London on 10th November 1965. It was originally delivered with engine number ‘400/2273’ and was finished in Sierra Blue with grey interior and matching Everflex hood. In 1968 the car went back H R Owen in part exchange.

In 1969 the DB5 was sold to Mr Geoff Budge. He was followed by Mr Stanley Cale of Cleckheaton (date unknown) and then Anthony Gorst Howarth, who purchased the car in May 1989. At that time the Aston was in a state of partial restoration, having been of the road, garaged for at least ten years. The car was not running but required no chassis work, though there was some electrolysis to steel parts. The hood fabric had been removed, as had the chrome trim, which waas in boxes. The valve gear was noisy so Mr Howarth replaced the valves and cylinder head gasket himself. Low oil pressure when hot led to Mr Howarth having the engine bottom end rebuilt. The non-standard chrome wire wheels were fitted in 1989 and the car repainted in 1993, a new hood being fitted at the same time.

Mr David Preece acquired the car on 1st May 1996 and it is known to have covered 74,680 miles by 15th October 1999. The current vendor acquired the DB5 on 21st November 2005. Fewer than 3,000 miles have been covered over the course of the last 15 years, and only some 300 between July 2011 and June 2014, when the total stood at 77,518.

In 2005, marque specialists Chris Shenton Engineering completed a comprehensive overhaul of the car. Works undertaken included remaking and fitting chassis sections; replacing the sills; de-denting the bodywork; removing rust from the bumpers; rebuilding the engine; overhauling the carburettors; dismantling and replaced seized brake callipers; re-carpeting the interior; re-plating the brightwork; balancing the wheels; and fitting a new convertible hood.

Finished in California Sage with sand Connolly hide interior, this ultra-rare and highly desirable soft-top Aston Martin is offered with sundry restoration invoices, current MoT certificate and V5C registration document