Aston Martin prices exceeded expectations at Bonhams auction in Newport 2015

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Created on May 10, 2015

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Aston Martin DB5 Convertible to 'Vantage' Specification (1966) - angeboten als Lot 254 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon (1958) - angeboten als Lot 201 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Virage Coupé (1990) - angeboten als Lot 202 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin V8 Series 2 Sports Saloon (1972) - angeboten als Lot 203 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon (1967) - angeboten als Lot 204 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Lagonda Saloon (1984) - angeboten als Lot 205 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB4 Series I 4.2-Litre to DB4 GT Specification (1959) - angeboten als Lot 206 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Virage Volante Convertible (1994) - angeboten als Lot 207 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante Convertible (2000) - angeboten als Lot 208 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe (1952) - angeboten als Lot 209 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 'Mark 1' Volante Convertible (1967) - angeboten als Lot 210 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB5 4.2-Litre Sports Saloon (1964) - angeboten als Lot 211 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage 'Series 2' Sports Saloon (1980) - angeboten als Lot 212 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB4 'Series I' Sports Saloon (1960) - angeboten als Lot 214 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante Convertible (1988) - angeboten als Lot 215 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Competition Coupe (2010) - angeboten als Lot 216 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 'Mark 1' Vantage Sports Saloon (1969) - angeboten als Lot 217 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB4 'Series II' Sports Saloon (1961) - angeboten als Lot 219 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Virage Coupe (1990) - angeboten als Lot 220 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark II Sports Saloon (1956) - angeboten als Lot 221 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon (1964) - angeboten als Lot 222 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin AMV8R 'Evo 4' (1971) - angeboten als Lot 223 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB7 V12 Race Car (2004) - angeboten als Lot 224 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Lagonda Saloon (1984) - angeboten als Lot 228 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon (1964) - angeboten als Lot 229 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Vanquish Coupe (2004) - angeboten als Lot 230 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB7 V12 Vantage Coupe Prototype (1999) - angeboten als Lot 231 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DBS Sports Saloon (1968) - angeboten als Lot 232 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB4 'Series S II' Sports Saloon (1961) - angeboten als Lot 233 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin V8 Series 3 Auto 'Stage 1' Sports Saloon (1978) - angeboten als Lot 234 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Sports Saloon (1966) - angeboten als Lot 235 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 'Mark 1' Volante (1968) - angeboten als Lot 236 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB4 4.0-Litre Series IV Convertible (1962) - angeboten als Lot 237 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB2/4 2.6-Litre Sports Saloon (1954) - angeboten als Lot 238 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Vantage Sports Saloon (1973) - angeboten als Lot 239 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB5 4.2-Litre Sports Saloon (1964) - angeboten als Lot 240 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante 'Series 2' Convertible (1988) - angeboten als Lot 241 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DBS Sports Saloon (1971) - angeboten als Lot 242 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin Virage Volante (1994) - angeboten als Lot 243 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon (1963) - angeboten als Lot 244 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB 4 'Series II' Sports Saloon (1960) - angeboten als Lot 245 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin V8 Series 2 Sports Saloon (1973) - angeboten als Lot 246 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB2/4 'Mark I' Vantage Sports Saloon (1954) - angeboten als Lot 248 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DBS Sports Saloon (1971) - angeboten als Lot 250 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 Automatic Sports Saloon (1966) - angeboten als Lot 251 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB2/4 MkII Coupé (1966) - angeboten als Lot 252 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon Project (1959) - angeboten als Lot 253 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Automatic Sports Saloon (1969) - angeboten als Lot 255 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB7 Race Car V12 GT Body Shell, Engine and Components - angeboten als Lot 225 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB7 GT Six-cylinder Race Car Project - angeboten als Lot 226 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB7 Prototype Body Shell - angeboten als Lot 227 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB4 Series IV Vantage (1962) - ex Peter Ustinov, verkauft für über £ 1,5 Millionen von Bonhams in Newport im Jahr 2015 (Lot 247)

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Aston Martin DB4 'Series III' Sports Saloon (1962) - angeboten als Lot 218 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

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Aston Martin DB4 Series III (1962) - von Bonhams als Restaurierungsobjekt für über £ 300'000 in Newport 2015 verkauft (Lot 218)

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The town of Newport Pagnell has a good name among car connoisseurs, as Aston Martin sports cars were built there on Tickford Street from 1954 until modern times. So there could hardly have been a better place to auction 53 of these sports cars - including a David Brown tractor.

Bild Aston Martin DB6 'Mark 1' Volante Convertible (1967) - angeboten als Lot 210 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

Just over £10 million (€13.9 million, CHF 14.4 million) was the total proceeds (including surcharges/commissions) from the approximately 70% of the vehicles sold, all of which were from the post-war period. On average, each car changed hands for 266,213 pounds (365,676 euros, CHF 379,755) and thus for more money than the estimated values suggested.

Barn finds as secret high-flyers

30,000 to 40,000 pounds was the estimate for a restoration of a 1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon, which sold for an impressive £ 104,540 (Euro 143,598, CHF 149,127), 2.6 times the estimate.

Bild Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon (1958) - angeboten als Lot 201 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

This was an impressive start to the vehicle auction, especially as the 1970 tractor offered as lot 171 had already achieved 173% of the estimate.

Bild Aston Martin DB4 Series III (1962) - von Bonhams als Restaurierungsobjekt für über £ 300'000 in Newport 2015 verkauft (Lot 218)

A 1962 Aston Martin DB4 from the third series also achieved an impressive price as a restoration object, £ 303,900 (Euro 417,445 or CHF 433,516) was paid for the car, which will still require a lot of investment.

Valuable convertibles

Among the last vehicles on offer were three rare convertibles from the DB4 and DB5 series, all of which exceeded the one million euro mark.

Bild Aston Martin DB5 Convertible to 'Vantage' Specification (1966) - angeboten als Lot 254 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

The most expensive convertible of the entire auction was a 1966 DB5, which found a new garage for £1.524 million (Euro 2.09 million, CHF 2.18 million), closely followed by the 1962 left-hand drive DB4 Series IV Vantage convertible originally driven by Sir Peter Ustinov, which fetched £1.513 million (Euro 2.08 million, CHF 2.16 million), almost 1.6 times its already immodest estimate.

Bild Aston Martin DB4 Series IV Vantage (1962) - ex Peter Ustinov, verkauft für über £ 1,5 Millionen von Bonhams in Newport im Jahr 2015 (Lot 247)

Completing the trio was a 1962 DB4 Series IV Convertible with a 4.0-liter engine, which landed at £830,000, while a 1967 DB6 Mark 1 Volante Convertible failed to sell.

DB4 to DB6 still in high demand

Eight closed variants of the DB4 to DB6 models achieved a combined total of around £3.6 million, proving that demand for these vehicles remains strong. The estimated prices here proved to be largely accurate.

Bild Aston Martin V8 Vantage 'Series 2' Sports Saloon (1980) - angeboten als Lot 212 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

The sales results of a 1980 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 'Series 2' Sports Saloon and a 1978 Aston Martin V8 Series 3 Auto 'Stage 1' Sports Saloon proved that V8 models from the 1970s are also on the rise, with both finding new owners at just over and under Euro 200,000 respectively.

30% remained standing

It was probably more the collectors of beautiful touring sports cars who had gathered in Newport Pagnell. The more recent racing cars also on offer hardly found any buyers.

A total of 17 cars were left standing, including various DB4 to DB4 models. Not among the unsold vehicles, however, were the two Aston Martin Lagonda saloons, which came into new hands for a surprisingly high £ 98,940 (Euro 135,906, CHF 141,138) and £ 50,600 (Euro 69,505, CHF 72,181), in both cases around 50 percent above the estimated price. Is this a new trend?

Bild Aston Martin Lagonda Saloon (1984) - angeboten als Lot 205 an der Aston Martin Werksversteigerung von Bonhams am 9. Mai 2015

In addition to the vehicles, around 170 automobilia, from sales brochures to signed photographs, were also auctioned off, and here too there was a great response.

Results of the auction

The following list shows the vehicles offered on May 9, 2015 with estimated prices in £ and sales prices in £, euros and CHF (incl. surcharge/commission).

The column "% Est" compares the selling price with the median estimate. Offers without sales prices were not sold.
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Lot	Vehicle	Year	£ Est from	£ Est to	£ VPrice	CHF VPrice	€ CPrice	% Est
171	David Brown 780 Selectamatic Tractor	1970	5000	7000	10350	14764	14217	1.73
201	Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon	1958	30000	50000	104540	149127	143598	2.61
202	Aston Martin Virage Coupé	1990	20000	25000	23000	32809	31593	1.02
203	Aston Martin V8 Series 2 Sports Saloon	1972	20000	30000	50600	72181	69505	2.02
204	Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon	1967	150000	180000	259100	369608	355906	1.57
205	Aston Martin Lagonda Saloon	1984	50000	75000	98940	141138	135906	1.58
206	Aston Martin DB4 Series I 4.2-Litre to DB4 GT Specification	1959	350000	400000	404700	577308	555906	1.08
207	Aston Martin Virage Volante Convertible	1994	30000	40000	54050	77102	74244	1.54
208	Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante Convertible	2000	25000	27000
209	Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupé	1952	250000	300000	225500	321678	309752	0.82
210	Aston Martin DB6 'Mark 1' Volante Convertible	1967	680000	760000
211	Aston Martin DB5 4.2-Litre Sports Saloon	1964	380000	440000	595100	848916	817445	1.45
212	Aston Martin V8 Vantage 'Series 2' Sports Saloon	1980	110000	130000	149340	213035	205137	1.24
214	Aston Martin DB4 'Series I' Sports Saloon	1960	450000	550000	494300	705124	678983	0.99
215	Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante Convertible	1988	160000	200000
216	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Competition Coupé	2010	110000	130000	124700	177885	171291	1.04
217	Aston Martin DB6 'Mark 1' Vantage Sports Saloon	1969	250000	300000	373340	532573	512829	1.36
218	Aston Martin DB4 'Series III' Sports Saloon	1962	200000	220000	303900	433516	417445	1.45
219	Aston Martin DB4 'Series II' Sports Saloon	1961	650000	750000
220	Aston Martin Virage Coupé	1990	40000	50000	74300	105989	102060	1.65
221	Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark II Sports Saloon	1956	70000	100000	91100	129955	125137	1.07
222	Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon	1964	650000	700000
223	Aston Martin AMV8R "EVO 4" *	1971	60000	80000
224	Aston Martin DB7 V12 GT Race Car *	2004	60000	70000
225	Aston Martin DB7 Race Car V12 GT Bodyshell, Engine and Components		20000	30000
226	Aston Martin DB7 GT Six-cylinder Race Car Project		30000	40000
227	Aston Martin DB7 Prototype Bodyshell		5000	10000	2875	4101	3949	0.38
228	Aston Martin Lagonda Saloon	1984	30000	35000	50600	72181	69505	1.56
229	Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon	1964	450000	500000	483100	689147	663598	1.02
230	Aston Martin Vanquish Coupé	2004	60000	70000	79900	113978	109752	1.23
231	Aston Martin DB7 V12 Vantage Coupé Prototype *	1999	30000	50000	23000	32809	31593	0.58
232	Aston Martin DBS Sports Saloon	1968	55000	65000	63100	90012	86675	1.05
233	Aston Martin DB4 'Series II' Sports Saloon	1961	420000	460000	494300	705124	678983	1.12
234	Aston Martin V8 Series 3 Auto 'Stage 1' Sports Saloon	1978	70000	90000	130300	185874	178983	1.63
235	Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Sports Saloon	1966	375000	450000
236	Aston Martin DB6 'Mark 1' Volante	1968	500000	600000	561500	800985	771291	1.02
237	Aston Martin DB4 4.0-Litre Series IV Convertible	1962	800000	900000	830000	1184004	1140109	0.98
238	Aston Martin DB2/4 2.6-Litre Sports Saloon	1954	170000	200000
239	Aston Martin Vantage Sports Saloon	1973	60000	80000
240	Aston Martin DB5 4.2-Litre Sports Saloon (withdrawn)	1964	500000	550000	withdrawn	withdrawn	declined
241	Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante 'Series 2' Convertible	1988	180000	240000
242	Aston Martin DBS Sports Saloon	1971	75000	85000	74300	105989	102060	0.93
243	Aston Martin Virage Volante	1994	40000	50000	44850	63979	61607	1
244	Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon	1963	650000	700000
245	Aston Martin DB4 'Series II' Sports Saloon	1960	320000	360000
246	Aston Martin V8 Series 2 Sports Saloon	1973	50000	60000	57500	82024	78983	1.05
247	Aston Martin DB4 Series IV Vantage Convertible	1962	900000	1000000	1513500	2159024	2078983	1.59
248	Aston Martin DB2/4 'Mark I' Vantage Sports Saloon	1954	85000	100000	96700	137943	132829	1.05
249	Aston Martin DBS V8 Automatic Sports Saloon	1971	25000	35000	47150	67259	64766	1.57
250	Aston Martin DBS Sports Saloon	1971	50000	70000	68700	98001	94368	1.15
251	Aston Martin DB6 Automatic Sports Saloon	1966	170000	220000
252	Aston Martin DB2/4 MkII Coupé	1956	120000	160000	135900	193862	186675	0.97
253	Aston Martin DB Mark III Sports Saloon Project	1959	70000	90000	115740	165104	158983	1.45
254	Aston Martin DB5 Convertible to 'Vantage' specification	1966	1100000	1200000	1524700	2175001	2094368	1.33
255	Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Automatic Sports Saloon	1969	240000	270000	281500	401562	386675	1.1