• Delivered new to Texas, USA • Restored in the UK circa 1996 • Converted from right- to left-hand drive • Registered in Belgium 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 sports car.

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 "au...