1934 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports (DB1) is listed Sold on ClassicDigest in Grays by Vintage
This fabulous 2 Litre Sports (known latterly as the DB1) is one of only 15 ever produced by Aston Martin. First delivered to Cyril Williams (Motors) Ltd in 1949 this stunning car must have looked fantastic in its original livery of Alpine Blue with Grey Hide.
1949 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports 'DB1' Le Mans Monterey 2017 RM Sotheby's
The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports was a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950. It was the first product of the company under David Brown 's ownership and is retrospectively known as the DB1. The car debuted at the 1948 London Motor Show and was based on the Aston Martin Atom prototype. Just 15 were sold. History
1949 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports 'DB1' Le Mans Drive
The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports was a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950. It was the first product of the company under David Brown's ownershi.
1948 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports Wallpapers
Details 24 Hours of SPA Winning and London Motor Show 1948 ASTON MARTIN 2-LITRE WORKS TEAM CAR Chassis no. SPA/48/8 (previously LMA/48/1) Engine no. SPA4/48/8 (previously SPA/48/1) UK Registration no. THX 259 (on retention) 1,970cc Inline 4-Cylinder Engine 2 SU Carburetors 90bhp at 4,750rpm 4-Speed Manual Gearbox 4-Wheel Drum Brakes
1948→1950 Aston Martin DB1 2Litre Sports Aston Martin
That would make it an Aston Martin 2.6 Litre Sports, had such a model existed. The conversion happened in 1953, and the engine number (VB6B/50/51) suggests a unit of Aston Martin's first Vantage specification: slightly higher compression and a 125bhp output. In later years the DB1 was returned to Suffolk Green, then it became blue again in.
RM Sotheby's 1949 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports 'DB1' Le Mans Monterey 2017
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Aston Martin 2litre Sports / DB1 (1948 — 1950) Ретро автомобили мира
(1948 - 1950) As well as the Spa Replica, Aston Martin premiered the Two Litre Sports on their stand at the 1948 London Motor Show. It was also based on a chassis very much like that of the Atom and was powered by Claude Hill's 2 litre 4 cylinder push rod engine.
1949 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports 'DB1' Le Mans Monterey 2017 RM Sotheby's
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1953 Aston Martin DB1 2Litre Sports ‘Paul Jackman Special’ Review
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RM Sotheby's 1949 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports 'DB1' Le Mans Monterey 2017
RACE AND ROBBERY. Retrospectively called the 'DB1', the 2-Litre Sports was the first car produced by Aston Martin after David Brown's acquisition of the company. Described in advertising as a 'true thoroughbred in the very best British tradition', the DB1 drew passionately on Aston Martin's decades-long racing history.
1953 Aston Martin DB1 2Litre Sports ‘Paul Jackman Special’ Review
Aston Martin. Drophead coupé. Interim model with 90bhp pushrod engine in a tubular chassis, with coil spring IFS and a live axle and coils at the rear. Handsome beasts with their vee screens and wing-mounted spare wheels, but this one hasn't a lot more than scarcity value. Retrospectively known as DB1.
1949 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports 'DB1' Le Mans Monterey 2017 RM Sotheby's
"DB1" 101 Essentially, the 2 Litre combines the Aston Martin chassis featuring Healey-type trailing-arm front suspension that carried over into the DB2 and 2/4, an engine by Claude Hill, a David Brown gearbox and body design by Frank Feeley, whom Brown inherited via the purchase of Lagonda.
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Many consider the Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports to be the " DB1," as it was the first car the company developed under David Brown's leadership.Aston Martin only made 15 examples of the 2-Litre Sports, with this one being chassis number 8.
1953 Aston Martin DB1 2Litre Sports ‘Paul Jackman Special’
ASTON MARTIN 2-LITRE SPEED MODEL 2-seater sports. Built for cancelled '36 Le Mans, essentially an enlarged 11/2-litre, still with Scintilla Vertex magneto, dry-sump lubrication, and four-speed crash 'box, though frame is stiffened and brakes are now hydraulic. BMW 328 performance plus 110mph, but murderously expensive and it didn't sell.
1948 Aston Martin 2Litre Sports Wallpapers
And it was prohibitively expensive. The postwar Labour government had imposed double purchase tax on any car costing over £1000 - and at £1498, the drophead Two Litre Sports attracted tax of £833 14s 6d, bringing the total cost of a new Two Litre Sports to an eye-watering (for 1948) £2331 14s 6d.
1950 Aston Martin 2 Litre Sports Drophead Coupe (DB1) Sports Car Market
As mentioned, Aston Martin initially wanted to use a mid-mounted turbocharged V6 hybrid, but the company abandoned that plan for the production model. Although, it's probably for the best. The new setup is a Mercedes-related twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine with a flat-plane crankshaft capable of revving to 7,200 rpm. It also has three.
