A mammoth 49 Aston Martins will go under the hammer during Bonhams' Newport Pagnell sale on 17 May.
Leading the estimates is a 1961 DB4GT Zagato recreation, which is expected to cross the block for £8-900,000. Originally starting life as a standard DB4, its transformation bagan in 1998. It was treated to a lightweight aluminium body by Bodylines of Olney, while the engine was built by Crosthwaite & Gardiner.
The car was completed in 2010 and was sold to an enthusiast in New York before being moved on to a collector in Tokyo, where it remained for two years. It has recently been repatriated to the UK.
Next in line is a 1970 DB6 Mk2 Volante, which is expected to fetch £7-800,000. The two-owner car has been in the vendor's care since 1971 and is one of only 38 examples built. The less common Mk2 model can be differentiated from earlier examples by its flared wheelarches, while it was also fitted with power-assisted steering.
A 1966 DB6 Vantage is a more affordable alternative, estimated at £170-200,000.
The Aston had ben neglected before coming into the previous owner's collection 15 years ago. Following a partial restoration over the past five years, it is now described by the vendor to be a reliable and highly rated example.
Much more of a project is a 1961 DB4, which is estimated at £120-150,000. The car was bought to restore in 1980 and, aside from some work to the interior plus a respray and a replacement engine in the 1970s, has had little work completed. It has been dry stored for the past 34 years and is sold with twin stainless-steel exhaust boxes and a factory workshop manual.
