This month's Home Page image is from Thomas Mulhall from the USA of his 1969 DBS to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" specification.
The photo shows DBS/5678/R parked in front of the world-famous Palace of Fine Arts dome in San Francisco. 5678 underwent a nearly 10-year restoration by her owner, and Thomas jokes that during that time he went through 2 girlfriends and 1 goldfish! He first saw OHMSS at age 11, and that sleek new Aston Martin called to him for more than 30 years. Finally, after joining the AMOC, the phone call came, and he was able to purchase this one owner DBS from Mr. Peter Banbury Lloyd of Warwickshire, who had purchased her from the Aston Martin stand at Earl's Court in early 1970. Thomas painstakingly converted 5678 from a Series 2 car to a Series 1, and added a bespoke glovebox now complete with prop AR-7 sniper rifle, scope and silencer. She is now resplendent in Olive paint, with black Connolly interior. There is even a Michelin Road Atlas, opened to the correct film seen page, on the passenger's seat.
A lifelong love, a lifelong prayer, a lifelong commitment to the Aston Martin marque and this sleek William Towns design. She will be entered into the Hillsborough Concours in June, Astons on the Avenue in Monterey in August, and has applied to be displayed at Pebble Beach. Thomas' dream is to bring her to her birthplace at Newport Pagnell and compete in the AMOC Concours.
This DBS is now in print in the Bond Cars section of the AMOC
Glovebox Guide, as well as a 2 page spread in the Essence coffee table book on the DBS.
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