Why this battered 1966 Aston Martin could be worth £65,000 MORE than a brand new model
Valued at around £200,000, this dilapidated 50-year-old British motor could fetch far more than Aston's 2017 models
A DILAPIDATED Aston Martin has been valued at over £200,000 despite being left to rust in a barn for 25 years.
The 1966 DB6 Automatic will go under the hammer with Essex Classic Car Auctions as one of the most desirable classic cars from the British manufacturer available.
Valued between £180,000 and £220,000, the car is said to be incredibly rare due to its Right Hand Drive set-up and automatic transmission.
It is also said to be a complete original, with no section of the vehicle changed since its May 1966 manufacture date.
The car's whopping valuation gives it a potential sale price of £65,000 more than the 2017 DB11 - the most similar new car Aston Martin offer.
Despite sitting covered in dust for a quarter century, valuers estimate that when fully restored, the car could fetch as much as £300,000 as a reconditioned original.
The vehicle will be sold as a "non-running" motor, in need of full interior and exterior restoration.
Essex Classic Car Auctions said that while the paint work is "tired", the "body itself appears very solid with no rot".
"The interior seems to (have) survived very well with all its original instruments in place and intact, again complete but needing restoration," the auction house's website said.
Aston Martin produced the DB6 for just five years between 1965 and 1970.
Classified as a "grand tourer";, the two-door coupe runs on a four-litre, six-cylinder engine with approximately 280 horsepower.