A CLASSIC Aston Martin which languished in a field for 20 years and had so many holes in it that it “looked like Swiss cheese'” is now worth £500,000. The 1970 DB6 Mk2 was driven over t…
The car is believed to now be worth half a million pounds on the market, suggesting the collector stands to make a tidy profit if he offloads it.
Antony Forshaw, of Aston Service Dorset near Ferndown, a family-run business set up in 1934, said: "This was originally a UK car but fairly early on it went to France and then there was a fire in the driver's door. "The car was left in a field for 20 years then moved to a garage in Lille where it stayed for 20 more."It captured his interest and he went along to see it then bought it, before contacting us as we have restored Astons for him in the past."
He continued: "When we got the Aston was so corroded and had so many holes in it it looked like Swiss"I believe the client initially planned to sell it but he is so happy with the result I'm not so sure what his plans are now.
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