Equipment
RHD. 3995/282hp, ZF 5-speed, wire wheels, burgundy hardtop, leather boot cover, woodrim steering wheel, power windows, pushbutton radio, tool roll.
Condition
Delivered new in the UK and one of 84 right-hand drive cars built. Offered with a very good looking yet practical and very rare removable hardtop. Accompanied by a factory build sheet and service records. Previously owned for 37 Years. Good paint and exterior trim with only a few small dings to the grille and minor imperfections to the chrome bumpers. Visibly faded leather and carpets but still a good showing. Never restored, just consistently and carefully maintained, most recently a 2019 repaint and a rebuilt rear axle in 2021.
Market commentary
The DB5 is arguably the prettiest of the David Brown era Astons and certainly the most famous thanks to James Bond. The convertible version, though, isn't as well known by virtue of just how rare it is. Aston Martin built over 1000 DB5s, but just 123 were convertibles and most of those were UK-market cars. A good left-hand drive DB5 convertible can easily bring over a million dollars in this country, but in their home country where they're a little more common, this result is more realistic.