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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Aston Martin Short Chassis Volante
| manufacturer = [[Aston Martin]]
| production = 1965–1966<br />37 produced
| assembly = United Kingdom: [[Newport Pagnell]], [[England]]
| predecessor = [[Aston Martin DB5]]
| successor = [[Aston Martin DB6]]
| class = [[Grand tourer]]
| body_style = 2-door [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]]
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| engine = 3995 cc [[Tadek Marek]] [[Straight-six engine|I6]]
| image = Paris - Retromobile 2014 - Aston Martin DB6 Short Chassis Volante - 1966 - 001.jpg
| caption = 1966 Aston Martin "Short Chassis" Volante
}}
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The '''Short Chassis Volante''' (also known as the '''Short Wheel Base''' ('''SWB''') Volante) was the first [[Aston Martin]] to be called an [[Aston Martin Volante]] ('Volante' means 'Flying' in Italian). As it was the first [[Aston Martin]] to be called a 'Volante' any 'drop-head' version of the [[DB4]] and [[DB5]] series should therefore be called a 'Convertible' and not a 'Volante', 
[[File:Paris - Retromobile 2014 - Aston Martin DB6 Short Chassis Volante - 1966 - 004.jpg|left|thumb|Rear view ]]
The car is a cross between the [[DB5]] (same chassis) and [[DB6]] (bumpers, rear church/TR4 lights, oil cooler, leather stitching), but is closer to being a DB5. Only 37 cars were ever built, being constructed on the last [[DB5]] chassis', between October 1965 and October 1966. Calling it a "Short Chassis" is a bit of a misnomer; it is a unique Aston model. The "short" comes from comparing it to the subsequent DB6, which has a longer chassis. When compared to the DB5, it is not "short" but rather the same size.

== External links ==
*[http://www.netcarshow.com/aston_martin/1966-db6_volante_swb/ netcarshow.com – Images of a Short Chassis Volante]


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[[Category:Aston Martin vehicles|Short Chassis Volante]]


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