Why this old Aston is a million worth
Posted on 21-06-2016 at 21:55 by nicolasr – 46 Comments”
Small corner of the veil, it is quite a special.
Just a short and very concise little history, for anyone who has forgotten. Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, and those are fun things with the brand, but not to the great reputation made by David Brown. Who saw in 1946 an ad in a newspaper where the company was offered for sale for 20,000 euros. About the amount for which you now have a set of rims for a Vanquish buy, just to put things into perspective. When he had later Lagonda for next to nothing could take over, could he loose with the cars.
In 1949 there were three prototypes built under the name “fixed head coupe”, which formed the basis for the first Aston from the development of David’s initials wore, the DB2. And you guessed it, one of these three prototypes on the image above and is to purchase. And it’s a very special sale, let that be clear.
The specimen pictured was the second of the three prototypes and participated in the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1949. With its 2.0 four-cylinder engine, which is still on board, it was the only Aston that the race left. He finished third in his class and seventh overall. The other Aston that took part crashed, killing not only the car was lost, but also the life of the driver.
Later he was also still used in the 24 hours of Spa, where he finished third. After that performance, he was in 1951 sold, but continued to stroke. In the 70’s was the Aston used a lot, until his owner’s health problems. The car was parked in a barn, hoping for a restoration to the day of today has come.
The car will be auctioned during the Goodwood Festival of Speed, next weekend. According to auction house Bonhams, he would be a million to produce. But, for that you get an extra engine and three cylinder heads.
But now the big question is; if you buy it, if you spend a million to him to fix up, or leave him in this state? A diabolical dilemma, as I call it.
