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Guide to the Aston Martin DBS
In production from October 1967 until May 1972, the Aston Martin DBS was first shown at the Paris Show in 1966.
With bodywork designed by Touring, the DBS was built around a shortened and modified DB6 chassis. Fitted with de Dion rear suspension assembly the DBS retained many of the features of the DB6, with its 6 cylinder 3,995 c.c. engine and, on the Vantage version, 45 DCOE Weber carburettors and special camshafts.
The front suspension of the DBS had two, unequal wishbones, coiled springs with co-axial shock absorbers. The anti-roll bar first used on the DB4 was also retained. The rear, de Dion assembly was located by trailing arms and Watts linkage, suspended by coiled springs and damped by double acting Armstrong Selectaride shock absorbers. This specification was the result of the long development process achieved through the design and production of the earlier Aston models.
In cars produced up until 1971, he chassis numbers for the DBS held additional suffixes to indicate the air flow system fitted. If fitted with Normalair, an N was added to the end of the chassis number, Coolair was fitted a C was added and Air Conditioning was denoted by AC. Post 1971, the C for Coolair was still used as was A, which signified that Acrylic paint was used.
Autocar of October 1968 recorded a top speed for the DBS of 140 to 141.5 mph with acceleration of 0 to 60 mph in 8.6 seconds.
When purchased new in 1968 a DBS cost £5,499.
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