1958 | Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk III

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Cliveden House event, 8 July 2025.
£140,000 - £160,000 GBP

• One of only 551 examples of the DB2/4 Mk III produced between 1957 and 1959
• First of the road-going DB lineage to gain the trademark Aston Martin winged grille and instrument binnacle
• Right-hand-drive car delivered new to London; equipped by the factory with overdrive and front disc brakes
• Powered by a 2.9-litre straight-six engine capable of 162 horsepower
• Originally finished in Pacific Blue over Off White hide; now presented in an attractive shade of light green with a tan leather interior
• Accompanied by a copy of its factory build sheet and jack

Introduced at the 1957 Geneva Salon, the Mk III represented the final and most highly developed iteration of the DB2/4 platform. With its elegant wing-shaped grille taken from the DB3S sportscar and a redesigned dashboard, the Mk III was immediately distinct from its predecessors. Although production ended in 1959 with the arrival of the DB4, this sleek design combination was retained—eventually becoming a trademark of the DB line.

Emphatic changes also laid underneath the bonnet of the new Mk III. Thanks to Tadek Marek’s revisions to W.O. Bentley’s 2.9-litre straight-six—which introduced redesigned manifolds, high-lift camshafts, and a revised crankshaft—the power output of the Mk III was upped to 162 horsepower. According to a 1959 Road & Track review, the Mk III was undoubtedly “a car for connoisseurs”.

Chassis number AM300/3/1632 was delivered on 19 July 1958 to The Eveton Stud in London via the prestigious Aston Martin dealer H W Motors and registered with the plate “100 GPD”. According to a copy of the factory build sheet (available to view on file), the car was finished in Pacific Blue over Off White Connolly leather and equipped with an overdrive and front disc brakes. The Mk III first changed ownership sometime between 1959 and mid-1966, when it was acquired by a C R Boast. According to the build sheet, which traces the car’s service history until 1966, Boast returned the car to an Aston Martin dealer in August of that year for “overhauling and reassembling”. Subsequently, the Mk III was bought by the London-based B Morrell.

Little is known about the following owners of chassis number AM300/3/1632, though it is believed that the car was exported late in 1983. While it is unclear where the Mk III was transported to, it was later registered in the Netherlands in 2004 and is thought to have remained there until 2017, when it was acquired by the consignor in Germany. At the point of sale, the Aston Martin was finished in light metallic green over a tan interior, a combination it retains today.

This well-presented Mk III would make a wonderful companion for an enthusiast seeking one of the earlier iterations of the Aston Martin DB bloodline.

Please note this lot has entered the UK on a temporary import bond, which must be cancelled either by exporting the lot outside of the UK on an approved Bill of Lading with supporting customs documentation or by paying the applicable VAT and import duties to have the lot remain in the UK.

To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/auctions/ch25/.