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Aston Martin

DBS V8 (auto) · 1969-72
Indicative value — positioned, not yet verified
$72,804 – $241,377
Indicative — not yet verified against recorded sales

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Chassis number reference

Reference for reading a Aston Martin chassis or type number — not proof of identity. A number falling inside a listed range does not confirm which model a car is. Most of this comes from marque clubs and factory material, so each line carries the confidence of its source.

Chassis numbers are model-specific series, not a positional VIN. Find the marque, then the model block.

Aston Martin
US VINmedium confidence1981 and later US/Canada cars carry a 17-character VIN (Aston Martin Engineering Instruction 205, quoted in an NHTSA letter of 29 Aug 1980)
Chassis db2low confidenceDB2 LMA/49/1 to LML/50/406 plus LML/50/X1-X5; 410 built (98 drophead coupes, 5 rolling chassis).Heritage parts and service business holding Aston heritage rights; admitted at the lowest tier by founder exception. Suffix letters (R, L, C, A, S, N) are not defined by any verified source - do not decode them.
Chassis db2 4low confidenceDB2/4 Mk I LML/501 to LML/1065 (562 built); DB2/4 Mk II AM300/1101 to AM300/1299 (199 built).Heritage parts and service business holding Aston heritage rights; admitted at the lowest tier by founder exception. Suffix letters (R, L, C, A, S, N) are not defined by any verified source - do not decode them.
Chassis db4 s1medium confidenceDB4 Series 1 DB4/101/R to DB4/249/L, 149 built (Oct 1958 to Feb 1960).Two sources agree.
Chassis db4 laterlow confidenceDB4 Series 2 DB4/250-600; Series 3 DB4/601-765; Series 4 DB4/766-950 (Vantage series from DB4/951); Series 5 DB4/1001-1215; DB4GT DB4GT/101-202; DB4GT Zagato numbers 176-193, 199, 200.Heritage parts and service business holding Aston heritage rights; admitted at the lowest tier by founder exception. Suffix letters (R, L, C, A, S, N) are not defined by any verified source - do not decode them. Zagato: source says 19 cars but lists 20 numbers - unresolved.
Chassis db5low confidenceDB5 DB5C/1251/R to DB5/2275/L, except 2021, 2094, 2124 and 2125.⚠ sources disagree — verify before relying on thisCONFLICT: 1,021 built per heritage source (123 convertibles, 12 shooting brakes; consistent with the range) vs 1,059 (Wikipedia). Heritage parts and service business holding Aston heritage rights; admitted at the lowest tier by founder exception. Suffix letters (R, L, C, A, S, N) are not defined by any verified source - do not decode them.
Chassis db6low confidenceDB6 Mk I DB6/2351/R to DB6/3599/LC and DB6/4001/R to DB6/4081, except 4039 and 4061 (1,327 saloons); Mk II DB6Mk2/4101/R to DB6Mk2/4345/R (248); Volante short chassis DBVC/2301/LN to DBVC/2337/R (37), Mk I DBVC/3600/R to DBVC/3739/R (140), Mk II DB6Mk2VC/3751/R to DB6Mk2VC/3788/L (38).Heritage parts and service business holding Aston heritage rights; admitted at the lowest tier by founder exception. Suffix letters (R, L, C, A, S, N) are not defined by any verified source - do not decode them.
Chassis dbslow confidenceDBS DBS/5001/R to DBS/5829/RC (Series 2 from 5557); AM Vantage AM/6001/RA to AM/6070/R (70 built).Heritage parts and service business holding Aston heritage rights; admitted at the lowest tier by founder exception. Suffix letters (R, L, C, A, S, N) are not defined by any verified source - do not decode them.
Chassis v8low confidenceDBS V8 DBSV8/10001/R to DBSV8/10405/RCA (1970-72); AM V8 fuel injection V8/10501/RCA to V8/10789/LCA (288, 1972-73); AM V8 carburettor V8/11002/RCA to V8/12031/RCAS (969, 1973-78); Oscar India V8SOR 12032 onward (from late 1978).Heritage parts and service business holding Aston heritage rights; admitted at the lowest tier by founder exception. Suffix letters (R, L, C, A, S, N) are not defined by any verified source - do not decode them.
Aston Martin · FIA homologation forms
DB4 GT (FIA 23)medium confidenceChassis DB4/GT/0001, engine 370/0001/GT; year of manufacture 1959.⚠ sources disagree — verify before relying on thisCONFLICT: the heritage-parts source (chassis_db4_later) gives DB4GT/101-202; the form reads DB4/GT/0001. FIA homologation form filed by the manufacturer: a reference chassis/engine pair, not stated to be the first production car.
DB4 GT Zagato (FIA 59)medium confidenceChassis DB4/GT/0176, engine 370/0001/GT; year of manufacture 1961.FIA homologation form filed by the manufacturer: a reference chassis/engine pair, not stated to be the first production car. 0176 agrees with the Zagato numbers in chassis_db4_later.
DB5 (FIA 186)medium confidenceChassis DB5/1301, engine 400/1251; year of manufacture 1963.FIA homologation form filed by the manufacturer: a reference chassis/engine pair, not stated to be the first production car. DB5/1301 lies inside the DB5 range in chassis_db5. Engine numbers use a 400/ prefix; the DB4 GT forms use 370/.../GT.
Not yet verified · sources disagree
  • Aston Martin DB2-V8 chassis/engine formats

This chassis-range reference is compiled from marque clubs and factory material. It is reference only — it never confirms a car's identity, and it never sets or affects value.

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Determined from evidencePeriod documentation on file · Matching-numbers drivetrain · Replica / tribute status assessed · Originality verified · Documented provenance · Factory-original trim · Import / federalization status · Chassis identity verified

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