Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1) 1934
General description :
1934 Aston Martin 1 1/2 Litre Long Chassis Tourer.
Chassis number: G3/297/L
Registration number: UG8090
A very rare long chassis Aston Martin 1 1/2 litre 12/50hp Tourer. This car is in beautiful condition having been recently painted in midnight blue & trimmed in burgundy with new Royal Blue carpets.
The car comes with one of the most extensive retoration & ownership diaries I have ever seen minutely detailing the restoration process & numerous journeys covering a 30 year period. The car stated life as a saloon but early on was converted to an open tourer. Indeed in 1938 it was driven in the International Scottish rally by then owner Christopher Angell who converted it to Helmet style front wings & outside exhaust pipes.
In the late 1960's the car was advertised for sale in somewhat deplorable barn find condition. It then had a body off restoration through the 1970's which is meticulously detailed. Since then it has covered many thousands of miles on numerous journeys all of which are documented in the owners diary. Much work has been done in recent years including refurbishment of the Radiator to cure overheating problems & the car has also been converted to run on Evans Waterless coolant.
The car has an excellent black mohair hood, a full tonneau cover & a complete set of side screens. It has freshly refubished wire wheels, starts readily & runs beautifully. The steering is light & precise with the car being very delicate to drive. The throttle is to the centre. The gear box is a reverse H pattern & easy to use. This is a rare rare car & well suited to a collection or for touring use.
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1934 Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1) is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Grays by Vintage Prestige for £185000.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Aston Martin Model : 2-Litre Sports (DB1) Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1934 Sub type : Pick up Location : Essex
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About Aston Martin
Aston Martin, one of Britain's best known sports car manufacturer, was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. During its chequered financial history the company has had numerous owners taking over the company, Sir David Brown just to mention one.
Between the wars Bertelli was both technical director and designer of all new Aston Martins, thus known as "Bertelli cars". These included the 1½-litre "T-type", "International", "Le Mans", "MKII" its racing version, the "Ulster", and the 2-litre 15/98 and its race going derivative, the "Speed Model".
During the war years the company produced aircraft components.
In 1947, Aston was purchased and thus saved by Sir David Brown. The company also acquired Lagonda the same year for its 2.6-litre W. O. Bentley-designed engine. Both companies shared resources and workshops creating the iconic "DB" series of cars. In 1950, they presented the DB2, followed by the DB2/4 in 1953, the DB2/4 MkII in 1955, the DB Mark III in 1957.
DB4 with its strong Italian flavor and construction was introduced in 1958. The lightweight superleggera (tube-frame) body was designed by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan. Although the design and construction techniques were Italian, the DB4 was the first Aston to be built at the company's Newport Pagnell works in Buckinghamshire, England. The six-cylinder engines of these cars from 1954 up to 1965 were designed by Tadek Marek. Despite initial problems with cracking engine blocks DB4 was a success that really established the make together with its later derivates DB5, of James Bond Goldfinger fame, and more civilized DB6 Grand Tourer.
With the all new model DBS in the late 60's the company went to eight cylinder configuration when it was modified to Aston Martin v8 – a sort of Gentleman's muscle car.