Aston Martin DB6 Mk II Volante

This sale proves that a rare car can be slightly modified from original with nary a complaint from a qualified and educated buyer

by Steve Serio

This quite exceptional DB6 Mk II Volante comes with what is surely every Aston enthusiast’s dream provenance—a complete, illustrated record of its total restoration at Works Service.

Prepared by the Aston Martin Heritage Center, this report runs to more than 80 pages and is thus far too lengthy to reproduce here. Included within it are details of every phase of the restoration, from the accident damage found after stripping, to the dynamometer reading of the engine on the test bed.

A team of eight people—among them possessing 105 years of Aston Martin experience—were hand-picked to carry out this restoration. Records have been produced tracking every item on this car, from being stripped to being reworked to being refitted.

During this process many photographs were taken, not only to aid restoration but also to build up an in-depth provenance record. The intention of this restoration was to return DB6/3768/R to its original condition in...