DB5 Sports saloon achieved an impressive £860,600 at Bonhams Aston Martin sale


Lot 222 - 1964 Aston Martin DB5  · _BXA 850B_ s_n DB5_1436_R Est. £620,000 - 680,000 · $810,000 - 880,000 · €720,000 - 790,000 - Sold £860,600 €982,476

Lot 222 - 1964 Aston Martin DB5 · _BXA 850B_ s_n DB5_1436_R Est. £620,000 - 680,000 · $810,000 - 880,000 · €720,000 - 790,000 - Sold £860,600 €982,476

 

London, 20 May, 2019

A 1965 DB5 Sports saloon achieved an impressive £860,600, leading this weekend’s Bonhams Aston Martin sale, staged within the idyllic grounds of the Wormsley Estate in Buckinghamshire, in conjunction with the Aston Martin Owners Club’s Spring Concours. 

The subject of a recent ‘no expense spared’ restoration, offered in the classic finish of ‘Silver Birch’ paintwork and black leather interior, the DB5 sparked a three-way USA, Scandinavian and UK bidding war before finally being sold to a telephone bidder in the UK.


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Also breaking through the £800,000 barrier was a 1963 DB4 Series V Convertible, one of only 70 such models produced. This example, bearing the ‘Gold Standard’ of the Aston Martin Assured Provenance bumper to bumper inspection, realised a final sale price of £810,200

The Seventies’ classic V8 Series 4 ‘Oscar India’ sports saloon, (estimated at £70,000 - £90,000) achieved £132,250. This 1979 example, believed to have been supplied new to the Sultan of Oman, was bought by a UK bidder following another Trans-Atlantic bidding battle. 

Other results that demonstrate the spectrum of the sale include:

  • 1966 DB6 Sports Saloon, estimated at £200,000 - £250,000 and extensively restored between 2015 and 2018, realised £250,125.
  • 1955 DB2/4 3.0 litre Sports Saloon, estimated at £100,000 - £120,000, sold for £120,750
  • 1952 Lagonda 2.6 litre Drophead Coupé, the oldest car on offer at the sale and estimated at £70,000 - £80,000, achieved £80,500

 

Tim Schofield, Bonhams Head of Motoring UK, commented: “This was a fantastic result for the DB5 – and proves the perennial popularity of the quintessential ‘Bond’ car. The last three DB5s sold by Bonhams at Wormsley, Goodwood and in our Bond Street sale have all realised strong over-estimate results. 

“This is a very impressive result for this particular car, which has been restored without regard to expense, and is the highest price paid in the last few years for a right-hand drive DB5 without 'Bond' or celebrity-related provenance; showing that the market has yet again concurred with the specialist views.” 

Bonhams’ next UK motor car sale will be the Festival of Speed Sale at Goodwood on 5 July.

 

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Lot List
 

Lot

Description

S/N

Estimate (£)

Result

201

1970 David Brown 990 Selectamatic Tractor

990A 812464

7,000 - 10,000
(NR)

£13,800 €15,754

202

1998 Aston Martin DB7 Volante

SCFAA3115WK
201904

18,000 - 26,000

£23,000 €26,257

203

1999 Aston Martin V8

SCFDAM2S3XBR
79100

55,000 - 65,000

Not Sold

204

1959 Aston Martin DB MkIII  Project

AM300/3/1813

85,000 - 115,000

Not Sold

205

1961 Aston Martin DB4 'Series III'

DB4/619/R

220,000 - 300,000

£287,500 €328,215

207

2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage

SCFEABCF6DGS
01298

60,000 - 80,000

£66,700 €76,145

208

1979 Aston Martin V8 Series 4 'Oscar India'

V8SOR 12147

70,000 - 90,000

£132,250 €150,978

209

1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 3.0-Litre Mulliners

LML/948

100,000 - 120,000

£120,750 €137,850

210

1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Convertible

680,000 - 750,000

£810,200 €924,938

211

1974 Aston Martin V8  to 'Vantage' Spec

V8/11166/RCA

70,000 - 90,000

Not Sold

212

2004 Aston Martin Vanquish

SCFAC13373B
500674

65,000 - 80,000

Not Sold

214

1979 Aston Martin V8 Vantage  to X-Pack Spec

V8VOR 12183

230,000 - 280,000

Not Sold

215

1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage X-Pack

SCFCV81V8JTR
12576

320,000 - 360,000

Not Sold

216

1966 Aston Martin DB6

DB6/2450/R

200,000 - 250,000

£250,125 €285,547

217

1986 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato

SCFCV81Z9GTR
20018

420,000 - 480,000

Not Sold

218

1969 Aston Martin DBS

DBS/5373/R

100,000 - 120,000

£93,666 €106,931

219

1952 Lagonda 2.6-Litre Drophead

LAG/50/450

70,000 - 80,000

£80,500 €91,900

220

1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage

DB6/2498/R

330,000 - 370,000

Not Sold

221

1989 Aston Martin V8 Volante

SCFCV81C5KTR
15757

220,000 - 250,000

Not Sold

222

1964 Aston Martin DB5

DB5/1436/R

620,000 - 680,000

£860,600 €982,476

223

1996 Aston Martin V8

SCFDAM2S9TBTR
79009

70,000 - 90,000

Not Sold

224

1990 Aston Martin Virage 7.0-Litre

50119

90,000 - 110,000

Not Sold

225

1963 Aston Martin DB5

DB5/1336/L

625,000 - 700,000

Not Sold

226

1979 Aston Martin V8 Volante

V8COR15077

120,000 - 160,000

Not Sold

228

1992 Aston Martin Virage Volante

60021

70,000 - 80,000

Not Sold

229

1990 Aston Martin Virage 6.3-Litre

50131

100,000 - 120,000

Not Sold

230

1957 Aston Martin DB Mark III Drophead Conversion

AM/300/3/1361

200,000 - 300,000

£230,000 €262,572

231

1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 'X-Pack' Volante

15569

300,000 - 350,000

Not Sold

232

2019 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake

SCFNLCUZ7KGJ
54496

625,000 - 750,000

Not Sold

233

2004 Aston Martin DB AR1 Zagato Roadster

800039

300,000 - 350,000

Not Sold

234

1985 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

12472

220,000 - 260,000

Not Sold

235

1993 Aston Martin Virage Volante 6.3-litre 'Works Special'

SCFDAM2CXPBR
60083

150,000 - 180,000

Not Sold

236

2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante

SCFAC02A87GB
07966

35,000 - 45,000