Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark III Coupe

Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark III Coupe by Tickford
Full restoration, 178 bhp

2.4 DB Mark III, DB MkIII is commonly called, marks a turning point in the history of Aston Martin. Based on the same chassis as the previous one, with the cam famous dual overhead 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine Lagonda, Aston Martin DB 2 / 4 Mark III also opens the DB4 and DB5 legendary.
The Mark III has a unique feature of his career straight out brother, DB3S: the shape of the famous Aston Martin grille, still used in modern production and make a brand Aston Martin as the first recognizable point of view. The panel, redesigned for the Mark III will remain the same in their successors until the end of production in 1970 DB6.

2.4 DB Mark III, we are pleased to offer for sale is now one of the first models. Sea / 3A / AM300 1303 chassis, is the third production of Mark III - chassis 1300 was the prototype - and was equipped with dual exhaust option that allows the engine to get to 178 hp. Like all other 3A, kept the lights on the database pigtail 2.4 Mark II. At the start of DB2 / 4 Mark III models suffered from recurrent engine problem. This particular example was no exception and the Aston Martin factory, even provided a spare engine in 1960, for free.
4.2 The DB Mark III has been completely restored in 1995. The quality of work full frame today's closing was very high and the car remains in excellent condition. As such, the cost of the restoration by a specialist of France Aston Martin was more than the increase of 200,000 €. The colors correspond to the specifications.

 

No comments:

Post a Comment