107 bhp, 2,580 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, trailing links, and an anti-roll bar, independent rear suspension with a live axle, coil springs, radius rods, and a Panhard rod, and Girling four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,500 mm The DB2 was introduced in 1950 and is the seminal Aston Martin model from the illustrious David Brown era, as well as the most aspirational.

This model introduced the sporty “gentleman’s express” élan for which DB Aston Martins would become famous, and it featured abundant power thanks to its W.O.

Bentley-designed, 2.6-litre, twin-cam, six-cylinder engine, which Aston had acquired with Brown’s purchase of Lagonda.

It is renowned for superb handling and impeccable quality, and it continues to be highly prized for its purity of design, landmark “first model” standing, and sheer rarity, as just 410 were produced.

Of those, only 98 factory-built drophead coupés we...