Station wagon Aston Martin DB 6 Aston Martin Shooting Brake by FLM

Standort: im Zulauf / in transit in (PLZ )
only a single DB6 Shooting Brake by FLM Panelcraft was completed in left-hand-drive form: chassis DB6/2366/L offered here
location: 1
interior color: beige
interior type: leather
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One of reportedly only three DB6 Shooting Brakes bodied by FLM Panelcraft
the sole example configured in left-hand drive
Conversion commissioned by the original Texan buyer
more recent ownership in France and Belgium
Saloon base car originally finished in Pacific Blue over Beige Connolly leather
now presented in light green
Factory equipped with Normalair air conditioning
chrome wheels with three-ear hub caps
heated rear screen
engine breather valve system
Fiamm horns
and a limited slip differential
Retains its matching-numbers 4-litre straight-six paired to a five-speed manual gearbox
Aston Martin owner David Brown wanted his hunting dog to ride in style and comfort in the back of a DB5
so coachbuilder Radford created a Shooting Brake conversion. Reportedly
only a dozen were made. When the outfit gave a similar treatment to the larger DB6
half as many were built. Then FLM Panelcraft of Broughton Street in London
best-known for its Rolls-Royce bodies
devised an even more practical design with a higher roof line
split-folding tailgate
and opening side windows
This design won the heart and mind of Lotuss 1961 United States Grand Prix victor
Innes Ireland. The Formula 1 driver bought the first of the three examples produced. Of the trio
The basis was a 1965 saloon ordered to North America by Mr Farrish of Texas specified in Pacific Blue over Beige Connolly leather. He commissioned the conversion
however
it is claimed that the Aston Martin dealer tasked with delivering the car damaged it
causing Mr Farrish to lose interest. While the immediate history thereafter is not clear
after a series of owners the car surfaced in a partly dismantled condition in the Netherlands
Subsequently purchased by a French collector
this DB6 was restored in England over a period of 15 months by marque specialist Spray Tec of Wellingborough. Advertised for sale in Auto Passion magazine in April 1990
it was then pictured in British racing green
Come an appearance in the July 1999 issue of the short-lived Auto Live publication
this car wore the light green hue that it is presented in today. Having been displayed at several concours events
including at Goodwood
Parc de Bagatelle
and Schwetzingen at the turn of the millennium
chassis DB6/2366/L was acquired by The Curated Collection in September 2006
Accompanied by an owners guide and concours awards
this Shooting Brake further benefits from retaining its matching-numbers 4-litre straight-six engine
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