Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1) 1/2 litre International's Le Mans. 1931
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1932 Aston Martin 1 1/2 litre International's Le Mans.
Chassis number: A1/97
Engine number: A1/97
Registration Number: GN8254
Very Rare & sought after with just 7 or so cars built. Created during the crossover period between two models, this car has features of both the International and later Le Mans models and is built on a Le Mans chassis.
The AMOC register lists the car as a 2 Seat Le Mans. The bodywork is absolutley correct & matches that shown in period pictures with the first owner the comedian Jimmy Nervo at the wheel who was known to have raced the car in period.
The car is freshly restored & ready for competition. The engine has a full & complete rebuild with bills available from Marque specialists. It is exremely fast, despite being still in the running in phase having covered just a few hundred miles.
The bodywork is finished in the cars original colour of racing red. To the interior is brand new "aged" brown leather giving the car a vintage feel. A plethora of paperwork comes with the car attesting to its authenticity & hisrtory.
Being an early example of the few cars built it is mille miglia eligible & very well suited to the event.
A letter comes with the car from the famed driver Rivers Fletcher: "In those times everyone had been enthusiastic about the international model then at the 1931 Olympia Motor Show Aston Martin went one better with the two seater Le Mans model. It was stunningly beautiful & my friend Jimmy Nervo of the famous comedy duo "Nervo & Knox" who starred with Flannigan & Allan at the London Palladium bought one of the first. We drove it together & I found out it had all the fine attributes of a long distance sports racing car & was nearly as fast as the sports Bentleys to which I was accustomed."
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1931 Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1) 1/2 litre International's Le Mans. is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Grays by Vintage Prestige for Not priced.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Aston Martin Model : 2-Litre Sports (DB1) Model Version : 1/2 litre International's Le Mans. Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1931 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.