*One of only 24 four-seat tourers *Well documented ownership *Excellent restored condition *Benefiting from recent works by Ecurie Bertelli Introduced for 1937, the Aston Martin 15/98 maintained the policy of developing a more refined and luxurious product which had begun with the preceding Mark II.

A new 2-litre version of Aston's overhead-camshaft, four-cylinder engine - first seen in the 1936 Speed Model - powered the 15/98 which, with 98bhp available, could touch 85mph.

Short and long-chassis models were built, both featuring a Moss synchromesh gearbox, Girling rod-operated brakes and Luvax hydraulic rear dampers.

Early examples were bodied by E Bertelli, subsequent chassis by Abbey or Abbott.

Aston Martin's well-documented trials and tribulations of this period kept production disappointingly low - a mere 176 2-litre cars of all types were completed between 1936 and 1939 - and today the 15/98 is both rare and highly sought after.

The example offered here, chassis number 'D7/7...