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1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 DB 2/4 MKI 3 Litre Original Left Hand Drive, subscribed in the Mille Miglia in 1954
$920,372.00
Year of manufacture 1953 Car type Coupé Drive LHD Condition Restored Interior colour Red Number of doors 2 Number of seats 4 Location Netherlands Exterior colour Grey Gearbox Manual Fuel type Petrol Description - Factory left hand drive example - Powerful 3.0 liter 6 cylinder engine - Subscribed for the 1954 Mille Miglia - With a large and comprehensive file outlining both Mille Miglia history and restoration details - Complete with FIVA certificate - Registered in the Mille Miglia Registro and accepted as Mille Miglia veteran car - Entrant in the 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019 editions of the Mille Miglia - Mille Miglia Eligible - Ready to race the Mille Miglia as well as participate in other prestigious events - Striking presentation - One of only 451 DB2/4 ‘Mark I’ Saloons - Comfortable and well-appointed 2+2 interior - This particular example, is all the more desirable and rare as it benefits from being a veteran Mille Miglia car, original left-hand drive and it’s fitted with the powerful three-liter motor - This vehicle is sold for a customer on commission base
‘The Aston Martin DB2/4 is an expensive car designed to cater for the connoisseur of sports cars who is not limited by financial considerations.’ – Autocar, 2nd October 1953.
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Vehicle highlights
- Factory left hand drive example
- Powerful 3.0 liter 6 cylinder engine
- Subscribed for the 1954 Mille Miglia
- With a large and comprehensive file outlining both Mille Miglia history and restoration details
- Complete with FIVA certificate
- Registered in the Mille Miglia Registro and accepted as Mille Miglia veteran car
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Vehicle story
In 1953 Aston Martin introduced the DB2/4 MK1. It was based on the predecessor, the Aston Martin DB2 which was introduced to the public at the New York Motor show in 1950.
The DB2/4 had been modified both mechanically and aesthetically from its predecessor.
The front received updates that gave it a so-called cleaner design.
The 2.6 Liter Vantage engine which had some more power then the standard DB2 engine was standard placed under the hood and provided power for the rear wheels.
Later in the DB2/4 range, from 1954 on, it was possible to order an even more powerful 3.0 liter 6 cylinder engine.
With the introduction of the ‘2+2’ DB2/4, Aston Martin extended the DB2’s appeal to the increasingly important market comprised of ‘sports car enthusiasts with a family’.
But another huge advantage of the DB2/4 is the possibility to let the back seat fold down to create a load-carrying platform that more than doubled the luggage space.
The latter could be accessed via the 2/4’s opening rear door, a pioneering example of the now common ‘hatchback’ concept.
‘This transformation gives the Aston Martin DB2/4 an unrivalled luggage-carrying capacity in a car which should be capable in favourable circumstances of achieving two miles a minute,’ reported The Motor.
DB2/4 production had amounted to 565 cars by the time of the MkII’s introduction in October 1955.
Today, these smart-looking, hand-built Aston Martins are high on collector’s lists worldwide, prized for their enviable blend of elegance, performance and usability.