*The final chassis built by Bamford & Martin Ltd *Brooklands competition history *Alvis 12/50hp engine *Recent engine overhaul *Eligible for VSCC, AMOC, and Brooklands events Manufactured by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, the first Aston-Martins (the hyphen is correct for the period) rapidly established a reputation for high performance and sporting prowess in the immediate post-WWI years.

The first Astons used four-cylinder sidevalve engines, and though the firm experimented with overhead-camshaft types, it was the trusty sidevalves that did most of the winning.

Unfortunately, the management's concentration on motor sport, while accruing invaluable publicity, distracted it from the business of manufacturing cars for sale, the result being just 50-or-so cars sold by 1925 when the company underwent the first of what would be many changes of ownership.

This was the last chassis built by Bamford & Martin Ltd at their Kensington works in 1926.

It remained - unsold - as a rolling cha...