Footnotes

• 'Utilising many of the design features found in the six-cylinder DB engine, the new vee-8 is only 30lb heavier yet produces 35 percent more power. - Autocar, 2nd October 1969.
  Styled in-house by Bill Towns, the four-seater DBS employed a platform-type chassis with independent suspension all round: wishbone and coil-spring at the front, De Dion with Watts linkage at the rear. Bigger and more luxuriously appointed than the DB6, whose 4.0-litre six-cylinder engine it shared, the heavier DBS disappointed some by virtue of its slightly reduced performance but there were no complaints when the V8 arrived in 1969. With an estimated 345bhp available from its 5,340cc, fuel-injected, four-cam motor, the DBS V8 could reach 100mph in under 14 seconds, running on to a top speed of 160mph - a staggering performance in those days and one which fully justified the claim that it was the fastest production car in the world. Even in automatic transmission form the V8 could reach 100mph in around 15 seconds and better 145mph flat-out. 'The tremendous levels of performance provided come hand-in-glove with excellent road manners, supreme stability and unmatched braking,' declared Autocar.
  This DBS V8 was purchased by the current vendor at Bonhams' sale at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu in September 2005 (Lot 699). Re-sprayed a number of years previously and offered from a deceased's estate, the car displayed a total of 65,155 miles on the odometer at that time and had been off the road because of a split fuel line. Works carried out while in the vendor's care include replacing the boot floor and overhauling the Selectaride rear shock absorbers at a cost of more than £800. Off the road for the last 12 years, 'RYY 237K' is offered for re-commissioning/restoration and sold strictly as viewed. A Swansea V5 document comes with the car, which is sold without reserve. Air conditioning, fitted by the previous owner immediately prior to its sale in 2005, is the only notified deviation from factory specification.
  No Reserve

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