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Written by Rowan Horncastle
It"s getting to that time of the year where awfully posh people stand on lawns and buy cars while washing down a belly full of lobster with a fuel tanker"s worth of champagne. Yep, it"s the summer auction season, people. But that means some splendid cars are coming out of the woodwork. Cars like this wonderfully ratty Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II. Instead of the usual coaxed and cosseted box-fresh examples, it"s refreshing to see such a well-worn example coming up for sale. Because as you"ve no doubt read on inspirational Instagram quote accounts, scars tell stories et cetera, et cetera. And this the first model Aston Martin made at Newport Pagnell wears its scars with pride. As a reminder, the Mk II represented an era where David Brown took control of the AM brand, so a few subtle design differences were imposed. Things like those small side vents, flashing turn indicators, different-shaped seats, and a proper fly-off handbrake. But only 199 Mk II saloons were manufactured during a near two-year production run, and this one AM300/1293 has lived a life. A slightly cursed life.
Date written: 30 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16443
It"s getting to that time of the year where awfully posh people stand on lawns and buy cars while washing down a belly full of lobster with a fuel tanker"s worth of champagne. Yep, it"s the summer auction season, people. But that means some splendid cars are coming out of the woodwork. Cars like this wonderfully ratty Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II. Instead of the usual coaxed and cosseted box-fresh examples, it"s refreshing to see such a well-worn example coming up for sale. Because as you"ve no doubt read on inspirational Instagram quote accounts, scars tell stories et cetera, et cetera. And this the first model Aston Martin made at Newport Pagnell wears its scars with pride. As a reminder, the Mk II represented an era where David Brown took control of the AM brand, so a few subtle design differences were imposed. Things like those small side vents, flashing turn indicators, different-shaped seats, and a proper fly-off handbrake. But only 199 Mk II saloons were manufactured during a near two-year production run, and this one AM300/1293 has lived a life. A slightly cursed life.
Date written: 30 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16443