The most popular James Bond car ever, a silver DB5, was equipped with a number of gadgets including an ejection seat, smoke screens, and machine guns. As a man who plays as hard as he works however, we wonder if Bond would have been better served by a car with a little more cargo room for, you know, lady friends and stuff.
-This 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Shooting Brake sounds like it could’ve done the trick, were it not a few years too young for James’s DB5’s on-screen debut in 1964.
-Shortly after the DB5s launch, David Brown, chairman of Aston Martin, wanted a vehicle he could use to transport his dogs around the countryside. The resulting DB5 Shooting Brake was well received by Brown’s friends and a limited number were put into production. The first 12 examples were built on DB5 platforms, and the last six using DB6s. The custom body’s manufacturing was outsourced, with most being built by London coachbuilder Harold Radford and the remaining few by FLM Panelcraft.
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According to RM Auctions, this DB6 was originally ordered in 1966 by the current owner’s father, William Weiss Jr., shortly after meeting David Brown at the New York Auto Show. It spent most of its life on Long Island until Weiss’s death at which point the car was relocated to Wyoming. In the early 1990s, it received an in-depth refresh that included a new coat of paint and a motor overhaul, and it currently sits with just under 35K on the clock.
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The car will make its auction debut this August at RM’s annual Monterey auction in California during the world-famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. RM expects bidding to push into the $500K range.
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