1971 · Aston Martin · RHD · Grand Touring Coupé
1971 Aston Martin DBS
William Towns' masterpiece — the muscular grand tourer made famous on Her Majesty's Secret Service.
The story
Penned by William Towns, the DBS blended British elegance with genuine muscle, and earned cinematic immortality in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. It was the final flowering of Aston Martin's straight-six era before the V8 took over.
This 1971 right-hand-drive example is a handsome 2+2 grand tourer with the triple-SU-carburettor 4.0-litre six, Connolly leather and real walnut throughout — a rare and increasingly sought-after piece of Aston Martin history, especially desirable in manual form.
Highlights
- Design by William Towns — one of the great British GT shapes
- The model driven by James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- 4.0-litre straight-six with triple SU carburettors, approx. 283 bhp
- De Dion rear axle and four-wheel ventilated discs
- Key transitional model in Aston Martin history, values rising
Specification
- Engine
- 4.0 L straight-six (3,995 cc)
- Induction
- Triple SU carburettors
- Power
- Approx. 283 bhp @ 5,500 rpm
- Torque
- Approx. 390 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed ZF manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
- Top speed
- Approx. 225 km/h (140 mph)
- 0–100 km/h
- Approx. 7.1 s
- Body
- Steel structure, aluminium panels
- Seats
- 2+2
- Interior
- Connolly hide, walnut veneers
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