Matching Numbers / Twin Exhaust / Original Left-Hand Drive
Matching Numbers / Twin Exhaust / Original Left-Hand Drive
Matching Numbers DBA Engine
Original Left-Hand Drive
Overdrive, Twin Exhausts
In 1957, the third series of the DB2/4 was introduced. The 4 stood for the number of seats, as there were now two occasional rear seats in addition to the two front seats.
The 6-cylinder twin-cam engine designed by W.O. Bentley for Lagonda was carried over from its predecessor, but thanks to a twin SU carburetor setup and the optional twin-pipe exhaust system, it produced up to 180 hp, giving the MKIII an impressive top speed of 193 km/h.
Only 84 convertibles of the third series were built, most of which remained in their home market, with only around 1/3 exported as left-hand-drive cars.
Our MKIII was produced in March 1959 and delivered in September 1959 via Aston Martin Services Inc. in Needles, California, to its first owner, an investment company in Beverly Hills.
As evidenced by a copy of the build sheet, the car had already been ordered from the factory with all the extras: overdrive, twin-pipe exhaust system and chrome wheels.
In the years that followed, it remained in the USA, with further owners in Indiana and Ohio, before the car returned to Europe in 2006.
In 2018, the DB 2/4 was thoroughly inspected by Aston Martin specialist Pugsley & Lewis LTD in London and found to be “restored and maintained to a very high standard”.
Shortly thereafter, it was sold into a German collection, where it has remained registered ever since.
This description has been automatically translated. Original language: German.
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