Aston Martin DBS V8 Restoration

Our latest arrival

Follow along for it’s restoration journey here at Prestige.

  • 1972 Aston Martin DBS V8

  • One of only 402 ever produced

  • Desirable ZF manual 5 speed transmission

  • 96,008 Miles from new

  • Arrived in Mink Blue

  • Bosch Fuel Injection

  • Square section tube frame, aluminium body

After an announcement on 27 September, 1969, DBS was made available with the long awaited V8 engine, with the car being known as DBSV8 – a four-seat grand touring car, capable of 160 mph. As with the straight six, the design of the new V8 engine was the work of Tadek Marek.

With a capacity of 5340cc and 4 overhead camshafts with Bosch mechanical fuel injection, DBSV8 was the fastest 4 seater production car in the world at the time. This engine was to form the basis of all Aston Martin power plants for the next 20 years.
— Aston Martin
 

August 2022

Strip Down

Paint Stripping and metalwork

Paint prep and steel work finished in Raptor

Paintwork - epoxy prior to being finished in Royal Cherry

Royal Cherry in all it’s glory

Rebuild time!