Aston Martin owner David Brown’s 1947 acquisition of Lagonda made the latter’s W O Bentley-designed, twin-overhead-camshaft, 2.6-litre six available for a new sportscar. Announced in April 1950, with production commencing the following month, the DB2 owed much to the Claude Hill-designed DB1, using a shortened and modified version of the latter’s chassis and identical suspension. Italian-inspired, the timelessly elegant GT bodywork was the creation of Frank Feeley, and with more power (105bhp at 5,000rpm) and less weight, the sleek DB2 comfortably out-performed its predecessor. Writing in 1952, Autosport’s John Bolster enthused: ‘The DB2 is a very fast sportscar of immense stamina, as a long list of racing successes has proved. (The) model is remarkable for its comfort and luxury, and is also about the easiest thing there is to drive, outside of the “automatic transmission” carriages.’ Bolster enjoyed the DB2’s outstanding performance, particularly that of the 120mph Vantage version, and remarked on the car’s inherent safety and versatility: ‘Whether one would go shopping, to the theatre, on a long-distance tour, or even race at Le Mans, one could have no more perfect companion than the Aston Martin.’ The body of the DB2 afforded its two occupants a generous amount of interior space and the considerable convenience, from the maintenance and accessibility point of view, of a forward-hinging entire front section. DB2 bodies were coachbuilt in the traditional manner, a situation that resulted in numerous differences between individual examples, most obviously in the treatment of the front grille. A drophead coupé version was announced towards the end of 1950. When production ceased in April 1953, a total of 411 DB2s had been made, 98 of them dropheads. This right-hand drive Aston Martin DB2 has been fully restored in Switzerland by recognised marque specialists Roos Engineering and Thomas Knecht, and comes with a complete restoration file and bills for over 150,000 euros. Finished in green with beige leather interior, the car is offered with magazine article, Swiss registration documents, (copy) factory build sheet and FIA papers confirming matching numbers. Absolutely “mint”. Cette DB2 à conduite à droite, totalement restaurée en Suisse par les spécialistes reconnus de la marque, Roos Engineering et Thomas Knecht, est présentée avec son dossier de restauration complet et les factures correspondantes s’élevant à plus de 150,000 euros. De couleur verte avec intérieur en cuir beige, elle est accompagnée d’un article de magazine, de ses papiers d’immatriculation suisses, de la copie de sa fiche de fabrication et de sa fiche FIA confirmant qu’elle est « matching numbers ». Dans un état quasiment neuf.
Aston Martin owner David Brown’s 1947 acquisition of Lagonda made the latter’s W O Bentley-designed, twin-overhead-camshaft, 2.6-litre six available for a new sportscar. Announced in April 1950, with production commencing the following month, the DB2 owed much to the Claude Hill-designed DB1, using a shortened and modified version of the latter’s chassis and identical suspension. Italian-inspired, the timelessly elegant GT bodywork was the creation of Frank Feeley, and with more power (105bhp at 5,000rpm) and less weight, the sleek DB2 comfortably out-performed its predecessor. Writing in 1952, Autosport’s John Bolster enthused: ‘The DB2 is a very fast sportscar of immense stamina, as a long list of racing successes has proved. (The) model is remarkable for its comfort and luxury, and is also about the easiest thing there is to drive, outside of the “automatic transmission” carriages.’ Bolster enjoyed the DB2’s outstanding performance, particularly that of the 120mph Vantage version, and remarked on the car’s inherent safety and versatility: ‘Whether one would go shopping, to the theatre, on a long-distance tour, or even race at Le Mans, one could have no more perfect companion than the Aston Martin.’ The body of the DB2 afforded its two occupants a generous amount of interior space and the considerable convenience, from the maintenance and accessibility point of view, of a forward-hinging entire front section. DB2 bodies were coachbuilt in the traditional manner, a situation that resulted in numerous differences between individual examples, most obviously in the treatment of the front grille. A drophead coupé version was announced towards the end of 1950. When production ceased in April 1953, a total of 411 DB2s had been made, 98 of them dropheads. This right-hand drive Aston Martin DB2 has been fully restored in Switzerland by recognised marque specialists Roos Engineering and Thomas Knecht, and comes with a complete restoration file and bills for over 150,000 euros. Finished in green with beige leather interior, the car is offered with magazine article, Swiss registration documents, (copy) factory build sheet and FIA papers confirming matching numbers. Absolutely “mint”. Cette DB2 à conduite à droite, totalement restaurée en Suisse par les spécialistes reconnus de la marque, Roos Engineering et Thomas Knecht, est présentée avec son dossier de restauration complet et les factures correspondantes s’élevant à plus de 150,000 euros. De couleur verte avec intérieur en cuir beige, elle est accompagnée d’un article de magazine, de ses papiers d’immatriculation suisses, de la copie de sa fiche de fabrication et de sa fiche FIA confirmant qu’elle est « matching numbers ». Dans un état quasiment neuf.
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