Race Retro Classic & Competition Car Sale 2020 21st - 23rd February 2020

Classic Cars - Saturday 22nd February 2020 Race Retro Classic & Competition Car Sale 2020 114 • A lovely 1954, right-hand drive, DB2/4 with great history and current FIVA papers • Owned in the 1980’s by Philip Gould, a founding member of the 80’s pop band, Level 42 • Over £30,000 spent during our vendor’s ownership with marque experts, Nic Mee and Moto Technique • FIVA papers offering entry to the Mille Miglia recently secured and these may be transferable • Really lovely condition. Success in the 2016 Aston Martin Concours d’Elegance • With a fascinating history, this is Classic Aston ownership at its very best The Aston Martin DB2/4 was launched from Feltham in October 1953 and was offered as a sporting 2+2 hatchback or an open drophead Coupe. Although similar to the DB2 it replaced, changes included a smaller fuel tank, rear suspension upgrade, wraparound windscreen, larger bumpers and re-positioned headlights. A number of special bodied cars were also produced by Italian coachbuilders Carrozzeria Allemano, Bertone and Vignale who were commissioned at special request by private clients. David Brown had purchased the Lagonda company a few years earlier, primarily to obtain the W.O.Bentley designed, double overhead camshaft straight-six, which he wanted as a replacement for the ageing Claude Hill four-cylinder unit. He knew success in motorsport would benefit sales, and used the 2.6-litre, six-cylinder unit to power the works DB2s which were campaigned at Le Mans and across Europe throughout the early 1950’s. The DB2/4 engine (VB6J) was initially tuned to 125bhp, propelling the car to 120mph and 0-60mph in 11.2 seconds. However, in the summer of 1954, the capacity was increased from 2,580cc to 2,992cc, which raised power to 140bhp at 5,000rpm and reduced the 0-60mph time to ten seconds dead. Autocar described the DB2/4 in October 1953 as: “an expensive car designed to cater for the connoisseur of sports cars who is not limited by financial considerations.... a car of rare quality, unusual performance, exceptional road-worthiness and unrivalled versatility.” - a description that, I suspect, Aston Martin would be proud to have applied to any of their current models. LML 687 was first registered on the 26/05/1954, originally finished in Sea Green with a black leather interior and we understand that this DB2/4 spent much of its early life in Sussex, before being bought by a Mr Tidy in 1970, who kept the car until the early 1980’s. Further detail within the cars substantial history file shows that Mr Tidy commissioned a significant restoration during his ownership and within the file, there are items of correspondence between Mr Tidy and various suppliers. By the late 1980’s, the Aston passed via a London dealer into the ownership of Philip Gould, a founding member and drummer of the 1980’s pop band Level 42. Sometime later, well-respected restorer Andrew Thorogood was tasked with rebuilding the Aston’s engine and at the same time the wiring loom was replaced and the brakes and suspension were reconditioned. Inevitably, there was other minor work carried out to return LML 687 to health and we believe the account for all this came to around £17,000. LOT 429 Registration: OOX 209 Chassis Number: LML687 Engine Number: VB6E/50/1419 Estimate: £145,000 - £165,000 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 More Images Lot 429 Bid On Lot 429

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