Golden opportunity

The DB6 represents the best value of any David Brown-era Aston Martin.

PHOTOGRAPHY Paul Harmer

Robert Coucher examines its worth on a drive from the heart of England’s capital YOU HAVE TO BE rather comfortable in your own skin to drive a metallic gold motor car. But just look at it – fantastic. Aston Martins have always been lookers, especially the DB4, 5 and 6 trilogy, but most are painted the cliché Silver Birch, thanks to the Aston product placement in the James Bond films, so the Autumn Gold of this example makes a fetching change. With plenty of brightwork and those sparkling chrome wire wheels, this 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Mk1 saloon is no shrinking violet. But over the years the DB6 has been, in some ways, just that. The definitive Aston shape was born with the DB4 in 1958, the work of the design house…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 1, 2015

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