Aston Martin DBS (1967)

The Aston Martin DBS was a grand tourer built by Aston Martin Lagonda Limited from 1967 to 1972. It was meant to succeed the DB6, although the two were sold side by side for three years, and it was the last Aston Martin developed under David Brown. It was a larger coupe than the DB6 with four full-sized seats and the same 4.0 litre straight-six, claimed at 280 bhp, with a Vantage option using Weber carburettors for an advertised 325 bhp. Touring of Milan drew the first prototypes before going out of business, and William Towns was then brought in to style the fastback body with a squared-off grille. The V8 engine the car was designed for arrived in 1969 as the DBS V8. A DBS appears in On Her Majesty Secret Service.