Lot details Registration No: PYR 350 Chassis No: LML948 Mot Expiry: May 2007
"The Aston Martin DB2/4 is a sports car with a very definite appeal. It has full saloon car comfort, coupled with performance and roadholding of a very high order, yet in spite of its very good performance the fuel consumption was not excessive" (Autocar Magazine)
Introduced at the October 1953 London Motor Show, the DB2/4 represented a new breed of family friendly Aston Martin. Some seven inches longer and a little taller than its predecessor, the fitting of a smaller seventeen gallon fuel tank (still good for circa 300 miles) plus some minor platform changes liberated enough room for two small seats to be positioned above the back axle. Visually distinguished by a one-piece windscreen and rear hatchback, the new model boasted such niceties as a telescopic steering column and adjustable backrests. Panelled in lightweight aluminium over an advanced tubular frame chassis, its independent front suspension featured a sophisticated trailing link, coil-sprung set-up tempered by an anti-roll bar, while at the rear a Panhard rod assisted radius arms in keeping the coil-sprung beam axle firmly tied down. Initially powered by a 2580cc version of the famous Willie Watson / W.O. Bentley designed DOHC straight-six engine, the adoption of a larger 83mm bore size saw capacity rise to 2922cc in mid 1954. Credited with 140bhp and 178lbft of torque in standard tune, the DB2/4 3-litre was reputedly capable of 120mph. Overshadowed by its racing DB3 / DB3S siblings, the model still enjoyed a successful competition career winning the team prize on the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally. Only available in two-door saloon or drophead coupe guises, a mere 565 DB2/4 MKIs are thought to have left the Feltham Works.
Finished in Warwick Blue with contrasting blue leather upholstery, this late MKI 3-litre Vantage example is described by the vendor as being in "excellent" condition with regard to its engine, four-speed manual gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim, chassis, bodywork, paintwork and wheels / tyres. Reportedly an original UK RHD matching numbers car that was with its last private owner for thirty-four years, chassis LML948 is further said to have been the subject of thousands of pounds worth of fettling by Aston Service Dorset. While, recent work has apparently included an unleaded conversion and new cylinder head gasket. Still retaining its original 'PYR 350' registration number, this gorgeous Aston is offered for sale with history file, MOT certificate valid until May 2007 and historic class (free) road tax until December 2006.
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