Exclusive: Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 Unrestored - a Manual Masterpiece | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

Thank you for this video, Mr. Tyrrell! It is always a great pleasure to share your passion and appreciation of such a rare and precious piece of art. Kind regards from Germany!

Congratulations on getting through the whole video without saying "Goldfinger, 007, James Bond, oil slick, QBranch, or ejector seat" kudos.

What a beautiful car . . . how special to buy that new back in 1970.

Wonderful video. It would be interesting to hear from the owner, even off camera, how he kept the car so pristine. Maybe the products he used. Most of us who enjoy your videos are car enthusiasts. and always interested in some tips and tricks... Thank you again for the videos. .

Guys everything oké? I mis the new video last Sunday!

Old fashioned Staffordshire Plate !

Ferdinand Porsche stood on a bridge above the road where his son Ferry drove with the Berlin-Rome-Car prepared with hundreds of white ribbons and made hundreds of photos to study the airstream on the body of the car. No airtunnel..😊

Dear regards from professor wunibald kamm 😂‘s homeland..
And from Reinhard Baron Koenig-Fachsenfeld too I guess

My god. My first car was a 1970 Mini van. I rebuilt it from the ground up from 1985-1986. H plate. It died 30 years ago! This is a museum quality item, serious responsibility. So: how was it, driving George Washington’s original axe?

We're all car nerds, the more nerdy the fact, the better :)

One of one. Oh to be the wise and lucky owner!

So beautiful. British sports cars in the 60s.

My old Mercedes runs a pretty high oil pressure also.

Beautiful. Evokes many a memory as my late father had
A DB6 Volante Vantage.
White/black hood,black leather interior.
Sold to Dublin milkman from memory (I was 8 years age and though I remember crying alongside my father as it left in 1973, I may be wrong about the buyer being milkman) Sold for 3500 Punts. Was 6750 new in 1967.
Northern Bank stole father's business, shut him down, and the car had to go.
Would love to learn where it ended up, and for sure, would love to still have it in the stable.

... they had bodies and engines left, so why not build them out?

If a gentleman wanted to buy a new car today, what are the options? I don't see any options. A gentleman wouldn't like to be seen in a contemporary Ferrari, those are plastic computers with a vulgar image. Lamborghini, sort of the same and their design is childish. Such cars are for young americans who made some some quick buck, those who wear reverse baseball caps and hoodies. Porsche, no, 3000 kg computers on wheels with a bit of image problem. The Japanese sportscars are fun, but not really for a gentleman who wants a GT car, like the Aston. The contemporary Astons then? Nah, they look too heavy and nouveau riche. Vintage cars are the only option. These are sad times for car design..

What a wonderful story. The car looks perfect I that it has a patina of use, but has so obviously been cared for. Great video. And please keep up the nerd factor - I love those bits!

They are such a beautiful automobile. I could just look at it for hours. Your experience with these automobiles is extensive and irreplaceable. Thank you for sharing this.

Sublime💙

Please never ever stop being nerdy, one of fave things about Tyrell videos are these details. I tend to watch the videos a week after posting and like reading the comments because it shows I am one of many who loves these videos and nerdiness for classic cars. On the drive, weirdly I love the beading of the water on the bonnet/hood, it shows TLC! I struggle to wash and wax my car in the summer (too sunny) and winter (very cold) here in Northwest Arkansas but looking forward to the Spring when I will breaking the cleaning products and enjoy that beading for at least a month or so.

What a joy to see such a loved car and in original condition. Stunning. Thanks Iain 😊

Is the manual version of every car (that we care about) always more desirable than the automatic version?

Hi Iain,
Thanks for this thoroughly enjoyable look at car that happens to be one of my favourites. Much appreciated!
Best,
Brett

Beautiful! There's something to be said for keeping a car as long as possible. Today's cars are increasingly disposable and discourage DIY maintenance, which is a shame.

Loving the fact that you showed the wonderfull Rumpler Tropfenwagen! - btw, I had no idea the DB6 was made as late as 1970.

Nice car, great story and marvellous presentation.

What a thing for a 20 something I presume to have had, looked after and kept.

How bad are the potholes on your roads! 😮

please bring that back after all work done

Loving thatsteering wheel with the studs on the back of the rim - very tactile..!

this car is just gorgeous. The DB6 is a car I knew nothing about compared to the DB5. Thanks to you and the owner for sharing.

What a Fantastic Classic British Car. Well done Sir.

Lovely wheel shots, but also shows the state of the roads. They must be super annoying when test driving all these awesome cars.

Wow, thanks! Bet you'd love to own that beauty Iain. I can just smell that interior with my mind's nose 😀

Love it! Who wants a car with a pointed tail? Cheers.

Beautifull car, very nice colour.
But one thing always annoyed me, that is if the chrome bumpers are not mounted straight and horizontal..... 😁🤔

Sounds like my old E24 M635CSI. Nice video as usual.

Amazing car and another great video.
But can we talk about that crazy blue Muira with the gold wheels?😍

Truly beautiful! What a shame about the gearstick knob though! The DB5's was so much more in keeping.

I absolutely love this fiat 130 coupe in the background.

I do understand the "only original once" thing but this gorgeous machine does have rather tired paintwork, on such a rare car would it destroy the value to have an original colour repsray? I know it wouldn't be "original" but it would improve it dramatically? In the same way that rebuilding the brakes would take away some originality, would a quality restoration of the paint hurt that much?

Another great video and I now have a greater appreciation for the DB6 which I had always regarded 'unfairly'.

I remember in the army we had a Major who had a 'lime green' Aston Martin I believe it was a DB5 Vantage (it has 'Superleggera' badges on the bonnet seams) and he kept it in the vehicle garage (as they were heated), I lost count of the number of times we had to push this car in and out of the garages when we needed to get the Land Rovers out.

I am always smiling when, with all Iain's experience and knowledge he can still appear 'humble' in the presence of cars with providence, and how he has respect for the classics when out road testing them.

My favourite drive is Iain in the Iso Grifo, the sheer magic of so many years 'anticipation' for him and it didn't disappoint.

It would be a good evening if he were to hold a 'speakers' evening one evening with a dinner and a Q&A session.

Thank You for another informative and wonderful video.

Beautiful car, very informative video!

Wow, your roads are horrible. I’ve heard many stories about them but here I can see how bad they are. That’s got to be hard on classic cars.

Great gear changing with one finger. That is what I learned my kids when teaching them to drive (in a Defender 110)

I enjoyed this video a looooot! I mean, i always enjoy them but this one was about a very beloved car for me.

54 year old 'fart' free zone.

...great colour way

Another fascinating vehicle. No episode would be complete however, without a Miura in the background ❤

Sorry to correct you Ian but I think the amount David Brown was loosing on every car was 500 pounds, which is why it was so shocking, as that in modern money is an extra 5 grand, give or take a few points, and I think the reason for the DBS and the DB6 going at the same time was that the motor the DBS was to be fitted with, the V8 wasnt ready yet, so they had to use the old motor, and kept the old model going till they could finish the switch over

probably figuring it would offer a good shakedown test, and save on costs all at the same time by keeping both models going at the same time

and also I think a fair amount might have been uprated to Vantage spec, like the one in the for the love of cars show with Philip Glenister did

and man was that a beautiful DBS, dark green with an Oxhorn Red interior

the kind of aston where you could take the badges off and just drive it as a normal car and no one would know, kind of like the lamborghini Islero from the same time period that I only learned of given the old Roger Moore film that had it called the man who haunted himself

and I'm really surprised more didnt do just that so you could have the fun of having those cars, without any of the faff

also I learned a few funny little secrets with that one I'll tell you that much, 3 hours of reading cursive between a doctor in new jersey and the factory when he bought one, needless to say he should be glad the italian tax men didnt read the notes lol

also the DB6, actually did get abit of film time itself, it was shown off in the old film gangster no 1 with Malcom Macdowel, not a bad flick, where the lead baddie keeps Freddie May's car that whole damn time

a DB6 Mark I apparently, as I half wondered if the owner of this lent it out to production only to find too much is different unfortunately

also if you want a funny story, theirs photos of the DB6 Volante with Dianna, and her being shoed off by Prince Charles as she was sitting on the bonnet during a horse race

like steady on mate, I know why your doing it but its kind of like a kid sitting on the car, just let it be, as its not like she's wearing jeans with buttons now is it lol

A friend of mine, Ryder Ascott, had an aston of the same year, it belonged to Paul McCartney. However, in the early 70's it proved extremely difficult to sell. How times have changed!