Aston Martin · 1969
DBSV8
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£175,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£105,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£175,000
Good usable example
Concours
£262,500
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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About the Aston Martin DBSV8
The DBS V8 arrived in September 1969, putting Aston Martin’s own 5,340 cc V8 into the William Towns DBS body. Alloy wheels, ventilated discs and a ZF five-speed manual or automatic gearbox set it apart from the six-cylinder car. 402 were built before it gave way to the AM V8 in 1972.
What moves the price
- Gearbox: manual or automatic, and whether it is the original.
- Structure: the steel platform and sills under the aluminium body.
- History: documented engine work and specialist maintenance on a costly V8.
Before you buy, check
- Bubbling paint on the aluminium panels, especially the edges of the wings, doors and A-pillars, which shows corrosion beneath.
- The steel sills and the box sections running beside them, tapping the sills for a solid ring and checking the chassis from underneath.
- Oil pressure, about 30 psi at a warm idle, and the weep holes on the side of the block for oil leaks.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · classicargarage.com · prestigeandperformancecar.com · pistonheads.com
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Aston Martin DBSV8: value questions answered
- How much is a Aston Martin DBSV8 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Aston Martin DBSV8 is worth around £175,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £105,000, and a concours-quality example around £262,500. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one DBSV8 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the DBSV8 I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many DBSV8 cars were built?
- Around 402 were built, by our production records.
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