The first Aston Martin DB6 Vantage ever made has been restored to its former glory after it spent 30 years languishing in a garage.
The incredibly rare car, that is now worth £500,000, was the first to leave the production line in September 1965.
The show car toured for 17,000 miles across the country and was used by the carmakers to advertise their state-of-the-art creation.
But after its first years of use, the Aston passed into private hands and was put in storage in 1976 where it was left to fall apart.
The Vantage was forgotten about until 2014 when it was bought by classic car enthusiast John Cook at an auction.
He spent a whopping £300,000 on an extensive restoration project, returning the car to its factory condition with Fiesta red paintwork and black leather interior.
The first Aston Martin DB6 Vantage ever made has been restored to its former glory after it spent 30 years languishing in a garage
The Vantage was forgotten about until 2014 when it was bought by classic car enthusiast John Cook (pictured) at an auction. He spent a whopping £300,000 on an extensive restoration project, returning the car to its factory condition with Fiesta red paintwork and black leather interior
The incredibly rare time capsule, that is now worth £500,000, was the first to leave the production line in September 1965
An advert in Daily Mail in 1966 enticed readers to buy the car by pointing out how it was upholstered with real leather
It even includes original copies of magazine reviews, its parts catalogue, instruction book, owner logbook, and test certificates.
Charles Ramsey, owner of Classic Connection in Burley, Hamshire, where the car has ben consigned for sale, said it was the 'rarest DB6 in existence'.
He said: 'The most impressive thing about this car is that it was the first DB6 Vantage - and only the third DB6 - ever to leave the production line.
'It was used as a factory demonstration for advertisements and magazine reviews making it very rare to a collector.
'The car has been fully restored to its original Fiesta red and all its specifications compared to others of its kind which were often changed.
'The history file includes magazine reviews of the car, its owner logbook, instruction book, and factory build sheets.
