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£103,500
1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 3.0-Litre Drophead Coupé Project
UK • 16 Apr 2023
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AI Listing Summary
This is a 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 3.0-Litre Drophead Coupé Project, one of only 73 DB2/4 Drophead Coupes. It was delivered new to the Republic of Ireland and has been in the present family ownership for 50 years, now offered for restoration.
Condition
3
The vehicle is listed as a project offered for restoration, and sold strictly as viewed, implying that it will need a lot of work to bring it to a presentable condition.
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LML/937
RHD
United Kingdom
ORI 867
1955
Auction
Description
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One of only 73 DB2/4 Drophead Coupes •
Delivered new to the Republic of Ireland • Present family ownership for 50 years • Offered for restoration The need to widen the appeal of the already-successful DB2 resulted in the launch in October 1953 of the 2+2 DB2/4.
Modifications to the rear of the chassis plus a reduction in fuel tank capacity from 19 to 17 gallons liberated sufficient space within the existing design for two child-sized occasional rear seats.
Alternatively, the rear seat backs could be folded down, thus creating a load-carrying platform that more than doubled the luggage space, the latter being accessed via a hatchback rear door - one of this now-common feature's earliest applications.
In addition, a raised roofline, one-piece windscreen, larger bumpers and other detail styling changes differentiated the newcomer from its predecessor.
Otherwise, the DB2/4 remained much the same as the DB2, employing the latter's rectangular-tube chassis, trailing arm independent f...
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£103,500
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£208,635
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