Some say it’s the timeless elegance. Others point to the association with a certain fictional British spy. And some reckon it’s because collectors drop obscene money on rare early models – just six years ago, a 1956 DBR1 that won Le Mans auctioned for US$22.5 million.
Either way, Aston Martin’s DB model remains one of motoring’s sacred pillars, 75 years after the classic grand tourer made its debut.
It’s generally agreed that if the brand was ever insane enough to scrap the…

