One to Buy: 1 of 19 in left-hand drive 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible
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Introduced during July 1963, Aston Martin’s DB5 was the ultimate British-built Grand Tourer of its day.
Offered in Coupe and Convertible trim with a choice of manual or automatic transmission, the fixehd head DB5 was a better looking alternative to Ferrari’s 330 GT and the ageing Maserati 3500 GTi, but in open top form the handsome 2+2 Aston had no true rivals.
Despite this, the DB5’s prodigious list price meant it remained an ultra exclusive and rarely seen model with just over 1000 built by the time production came to an end in September 1965.
Of these, just 123 were constructed with the Convertible body style and today these low volume iterations of aguably Aston Martin’s most iconic model rank among the most sought after motor cars of their era.
Currently on offer at The Houtkamp Collection in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the Netherlands, is one of just 19 DB5 Convertibles built to left-hand drive specification: chassis DB5C/1918/L.
Completed on March 19th 1965 and dispatched to the USA ten days later, it was configured in the sensational and highly evocative colour scheme of Primrose Yellow with Black leather upholstery and a matching Black roof. DB5C/1918/L also departed Aston Martin’s Newport Pagnell factory with the rarely seen option of air-conditioning plus chrome wheels and a Bosch Cologne radio with electric antenna.
Presented in excellent restored condition following a restoration by marque experts, this matching numbers example represents a rare opportunity to purchase a left-hand drive manual transmission DB5 Convertible in such a fabulous configuration.
