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1951 Aston Martin DB2 1 of 49 examples produced, Mille Miglia Eligible
$340,607.00
Year of manufacture 1951 Car type Coupé Drive RHD Condition Used Interior colour Green Number of doors 2 Number of seats 2 Location Netherlands Exterior colour Green Gearbox Manual Fuel type Petrol Description - An exceptionally rare motorcar, 1 of 49 examples produced - One of the first production cars from the David Brown era - Very interesting history accompanied by extensive history file with old pictures - Simply fascinating in every respect Instantly recognizable to marque enthusiasts due to the “washboard” ribbed side vents in their bonnets - Upgraded in period with a 2.6 Vantage engine - Mille Miglia Eligible and Mille participant in 2020 - Making its debut at Le Mans in 1949, well before road versions hit the streets, the first DB2s were fully-fledged competition cars.
The model was made possible by David Brown’s purchase of Aston Martin and Lagonda in 1947 guaranteeing the availability of Lagonda’s superb twin-cam, six-cylinder engine – a WO Bentley creation – which when mated to a shortened AM ‘2-litre Sport’ chassis and clothed in Frank Feeley’s distinctive sports-tourer bodywork resulted in the era-defining DB2.
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Vehicle highlights
- An exceptionally rare motorcar, 1 of 49 examples produced
- One of the first production cars from the David Brown era
- Very interesting history accompanied by extensive history file with old pictures
- Simply fascinating in every respect
- Upgraded in period with a 2.6 Vantage engine
- Mille Miglia Eligible and Mille participant in 2020
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Vehicle story
The earliest DB2s featured a three-part grille and a substantial slatted vent behind each front wheel which gave rise to the “Washboard” nickname which is still how the early cars are referred to and even the current register of the three-grille cars is entitled ‘The Washboard Register’.
After an initial run of 49 cars, the design was simplified and thereafter the side vent was deleted and the three-piece grille replaced by a single unit.
Of these first 49 cars, 39 Coupes were produced and 10 Drophead Coupes.
ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC EXAMPLE
This delightful and rare Aston Martin DB2 was newly delivered in Sweden on the 5th of April 1952. The dealer who kept the car on stock must have had difficulties in selling the car to it’s first owner as the production time of the first sanction cars is 1950.
The factory build sheet shows clearly that the car was delivered at the 5th of April 1952.
The first owner of the Aston Martin was Mr. Johan Hertz of Gothenburg on the country’s west coast, his intention was to enter the Swedish Rally to the Midnight Sun in June which he did.
The Aston remained active in competition and the third owner who owned the car from 1956 to 1967, Mr. Svedberg in Karlskoga wasn’t satisfied with the engine in the car which suffered from low oil pressure and replaced it with a 2.6 vantage engine in England receiving this desirable period upgrade.
The car changed owners for a number of times and in 1989 the owner, Mr. Lindqvist, sent it to Four Ashes Garage in England to be restored.