Aston Martin DB2/4
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Aston Martin DB2-4 Mark I | |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 99 in (2,515 mm)[1] |
Length | 169.5 in (4,305 mm)[1] |
Width | 65 in (1,651 mm)[1] |
Height | 53.5 in (1,359 mm)[1] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Aston Martin DB2 |
Successor | Aston Martin DB Mark III |
The Aston Martin DB2/4 is a grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 1953 until 1957. It was available as a 2+2 hatchback saloon, drophead coupé (DHC) and 2-seat fixed-head coupé. A small number of Bertone bodied spiders were commissioned by private buyers.
Overview
The DB2/4 was based on the DB2, which it replaced. Changes included a singe-piece windscreen, larger bumpers, and repositioned headlights. The body was designed by draftsman John Turner who was 17 years of age at the time.[citation needed]
The
Of the 565 Mark I models produced, 102 were Drophead Coupés.
A 2.9 litre DB2/4 tested by British magazine
Three works cars were prepared for the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally and two for the Mille Miglia. Aston Martin pursued its competitive ambitions more intently with the DB3, which was designed specifically for sports-car racing.[citation needed]
A DB2/4 Mk I Drophead Coupé appeared in the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds[2]
Mark II
The DB2/4 Mk II model, introduced in 1955, offered an optional large-valve, high compression (8.6:1) 165 hp (123 kW) engine. Other changes included small tailfins, bubble-type tail lights as on the Morris Minor, and added chrome. The bonnet horizontal split line was also changed from door sill height to a line carried backwards from the top of the front wheel arch.
A 2-seat Fixed Head Coupé (FHC) was new, in addition to the continued Drophead. 34 of the 199 Mark II models used this new coupé body, a style favored by
One significant behind-the-scenes change for the Mark II was the relocation of
. Brown had purchased Tickford in 1954 and would move all of Aston Martin's operations there with the start of DB4 production.Production
- Mark I: 565
- Drophead Coupé: 102
- Bertone Spider: 4 or 5
- Mark II: 199
- Fixed Head Coupé: 34
- Drophead Coupé: 16
- TouringSpider: 3
- Mark I: 565
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Aston Martin DB2/4 "Mark I" Saloon
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Aston Martin DB2/4 "Mark I" Drophead Coupé of 1953
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Aston Martin DB2/4 Bertone Spider of 1954
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Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark II Saloon
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Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark II Fixed Head Coupé by Tickford, one of 34 produced
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Drophead Coupé designed by Giovanni Michelotti for Bertone
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1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupé interior
References
Further reading
- "Aston Martin DB2/4". AstonMartins.com. Retrieved 23 June 2005.
- "Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark 11". AstonMartins.com.
- "Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark 11 Drop Head Coupe". AstonMartins.com.
- "Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark 11 Fixed Head Coupe". AstonMartins.com.
External links
- An original Aston Martin DB2/4 sales brochure Aston.co.uk