Market Find: 1972 Aston Martin DBS V8 in Hermès Orange

What: 1972 Aston Martin DBS V8
Color: Hermès Orange (unknown)
Chassis #: V8/10519/RCA
Mileage: 72,528 kilometers, 45,066 miles
Estimated Price: US$130,000 – US$180,000
CarFax: N/A
Window Sticker: N/A
Location: Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Auction, Paris, France
Auction listing: Link

Why we love it:

Spoiler alert. The car you see here has been repainted, but in grand style and a truly unique shade that makes it so very one-of-a-kind that we can’t not report on it. The car you see here was actually delivered new as a right-hand drive coupé painted Cairngorm Brown with an Olive interior – a very subdued British car for a British customer who lived not far from the Aston Martin factory.

After shuffling through a few well-accounted for owners, the car shifted to the ownership of a prominent Emir in 2010 who commissioned a conversion to left-hand drive and a color change inside and out to Hermès orange.

From there it went to its current owner, who had it restored by Le Clos de Calatrava in collaboration with Aston Martin Works UK, completing that job in October 2024. Even still, the unique orange on orange color choice was retained.

The car is now ready for its next owner and will be sold as part of Bonhams’ Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Auction in early February.