Aston Martin Short-chassis Volante 
(1965 - 1966)
volante © Tim Cottingham 1999

swb volante © Tim Cottingham 1999

A very interesting car, the Short-chassis Volante, for many reasons. It was the first Aston Martin to be called Volante; the drop-head DB4's and 5's should never be call a Volante. The car was based on the last of the DB5 chassis but was introduced at the same time as the DB6 and so looks somewhat similar. During the single year of production, only 37 were built until the DB6 Volante was introduced before the car was superseded  by the DB6 Volante proper.

Side view swb volante © Tim Cottingham 1999

volante © Tim Cottingham 1999 volante © Tim Cottingham 1999

The bodywork is similar to the DB5 convertible but shares many DB6 features such as the interior trim, split front and rear bumpers and an enlarged oil cooler opening. Whilst at the back the boot lid is unswept with DB5 convertible like rear wings mounted with the Triumph sourced DB6 style rear light clusters. Knowing these details make this car easier to identify.

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