Robert Plant’s 1965 Aston Martin DB5 for sale

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Again, earth-shatteringly beautiful. (No, I meant the car!) Is that an original colour? It's a stunner regardless...
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Had expected a „Black Dog“ though...
Yes, the color surprised me too.
 
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Is it the angle of the photo or is the restored car riding 5cm too high?
 
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Eagle-eyed Mike. ;-) Definitely riding higher isn't it? I'm certainly no expert but something 'upgraded' about the suspension perhaps?
Incidentally, the red is original-'Dubonnet' I understand. I once saw a 'California Sage' DB5-I thought at the time how refreshingly different it was-I feel the same with the above. Let's face it, I'll take it in any colour!
 
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Is it the angle of the photo or is the restored car riding 5cm too high?

Looking for the original hight of the DB5 I discovered something completely different: There has been a "Breadvan" (or "Camionetta", as you want) of the DB5....
 
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Looking for the original hight of the DB5 I discovered something completely different: There has been a "Breadvan" (or "Camionetta", as you want) of the DB5....
😲 That is something from an alternate universe!
 
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Eagle-eyed Mike. ;-) Definitely riding higher isn't it? I'm certainly no expert but something 'upgraded' about the suspension perhaps?
A friend who used to restore Lotuses but now builds very fancy long-distance racing motorcycles http://peterdayyamaha.webs.com/ had something he did on suspension that these restorers may not have. The rubber bushes in the suspension are installed with the car supported by the chassis or underbody and the springs push the suspension down as it is installed. So he would attach chains to the chassis and pull the suspension against the springs and leave it for a couple of days. If he did not do this the finished restoration would ride too high until it had been driven a way to settle the new bushes down.
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😲 That is something from an alternate universe!
This was a modification made to other British makes, particularly in the 1960s.

elanbulance6.jpg


This one was known as the Elanbulance.
 
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This was a modification made to other British makes, particularly in the 1960s.

elanbulance6.jpg


This one was known as the Elanbulance.
Kinda reminds me of the Reliant Scimitar.
 
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This was a modification made to other British makes, particularly in the 1960s.

elanbulance6.jpg


This one was known as the Elanbulance.
😵‍💫
 
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