Three very rare Aston Martin DB5 Vantages are up for sale. The price for the complete collection? A cool £4 million.
Offered through Nicholas Mee & Co, the trio of DB5 Vantages – a coupe, convertible and one-off shooting brake estate – is said to be a one-in-a-lifetime sale.
Just 66 DB5 Vantages were built originally, with the production run consisting of 60 coupes, five convertibles and the single shooting brake.
Vantage specification cars had their engines enlarged from 3.7 litres to 4.0 litres. They also produced an extra 40hp above the standard model’s 282hp.
The shooting brake was reportedly built to accommodate former Aston Martin chairman David Brown’s gun dog and polo equipment, and was commissioned by dealer Cyril Williams of Wolverhampton. It features a hand-built aluminium body by London-based coachbuilders Harold Radford & Sons.
The three cars were collected over a 12-year period and have never been offered together before. Each has been restored and the company claims they are in ‘as new’ condition.
They all come with a history file populated with original build details, BMIHT certificates, maintenance records, ownership documentation and restoration particulars, detailing the stories of each individual car from new.
“In the 40 or more years I have been dealing in Aston Martin cars, I have never been more excited than to offer this fabulous collection of iconic DB5 Vantages,” said Nicholas Mee.
“Each one of them is extremely rare, they are all in a beautifully restored condition and we are delighted to bring to market, this once in a lifetime opportunity for a collector to invest in this unique DB5 Vantage collection.”
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