'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' so wrote the The Autocar, October 2, 1953. Widening the appeal of the DB2, the DB2/4 from October 1953 had four-seats for the sportscar enthusiast with family, created by adding two occasional folding rear seats and raising the roof line, the resulting flat deck and opening rear door creating possibly the earliest form of hatchback. Modifications to the rear of the chassis plus a reduction in fuel tank capacity from 19 to 17 gallons also contributed to the liberation of enough space for the extra seats. A one-piece windscreen replaced the split-screen and a full set of bumpers were also provided. Standard specification included the 125bhp 2.6-litre twin OHC 'W.O. Bentley' engine, but from 1954 the larger bore 3-litre 140bhp engine was installed, providing 118mph top speed and 60mph in around 11 seconds. The DB2/4 was one of the fastest cars then built in Great Britain - with 100mph in third gear and around 120mph maximum - with impeccable handling plus a level of comfort then rare in any high-performance car. Originally supplied to agents Martin Walters, this black with beige leather manual gearbox 3-litre car is understood to have covered a total of about 1200 miles since 1989, old MoTs supporting this. Bills for at least £14,950 are on file, detailing new paintwork in September 1996 – a fine and deep black finish achieved. Additional work also included a stainless steel exhaust, new beige carpets and headlining, new Avon Turbospeed tyres, brake overhaul, and also an engine rebuild in March 2001, with under 500 miles now registering since the MoT of that year. We noted this fine car sits nicely on the road and performed well on test, and is offered with new MoT and Swansea V5.
'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' so wrote the The Autocar, October 2, 1953. Widening the appeal of the DB2, the DB2/4 from October 1953 had four-seats for the sportscar enthusiast with family, created by adding two occasional folding rear seats and raising the roof line, the resulting flat deck and opening rear door creating possibly the earliest form of hatchback. Modifications to the rear of the chassis plus a reduction in fuel tank capacity from 19 to 17 gallons also contributed to the liberation of enough space for the extra seats. A one-piece windscreen replaced the split-screen and a full set of bumpers were also provided. Standard specification included the 125bhp 2.6-litre twin OHC 'W.O. Bentley' engine, but from 1954 the larger bore 3-litre 140bhp engine was installed, providing 118mph top speed and 60mph in around 11 seconds. The DB2/4 was one of the fastest cars then built in Great Britain - with 100mph in third gear and around 120mph maximum - with impeccable handling plus a level of comfort then rare in any high-performance car. Originally supplied to agents Martin Walters, this black with beige leather manual gearbox 3-litre car is understood to have covered a total of about 1200 miles since 1989, old MoTs supporting this. Bills for at least £14,950 are on file, detailing new paintwork in September 1996 – a fine and deep black finish achieved. Additional work also included a stainless steel exhaust, new beige carpets and headlining, new Avon Turbospeed tyres, brake overhaul, and also an engine rebuild in March 2001, with under 500 miles now registering since the MoT of that year. We noted this fine car sits nicely on the road and performed well on test, and is offered with new MoT and Swansea V5.
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