Aston Martin DB6

The DB6 clearly evolved from the DB4 and DB5, the new model was announced at the London Motor Show in October 1965.

The most noticeable styling changes on the DB6 were the Kamm tail rear spoiler, which improved high speed stability, the split front and rear bumpers; a redesigned oil cooler aperture in the front valance, a higher roof line (136 cm) and longer wheelbase (258.5 cm), 9.5 cm more than the DB5, giving an overall length of 462 cm. The increase of space in the rear made the DB6 a more practical family proposition.

Other notable changes:

• Roof line raised by two inches improving headroom especially for rear seat passengers
• Genuinely useful leg room for rear passengers
• More steeply raked albeit taller windscreen
• Split front and rear bumpers
• Standard chrome wire wheels on bias-ply whitewall tyres [in USA market]
• Optional power steering
• Optional air conditioning
• Standard ZF five-speed manual unit and a BorgWarner or optional three-speed automatic gearbox available at no extra cost
• Optional Vantage specification retaining triple side-draft Weber 45DCOE carburetors with other minor revisions raising quoted output to 325 hp