1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II Fixed Head Coupé
- Engine
- 3.0L DOHC inline-six, twin SU carburettors, 140 bhp at 5,000 rpm
- Colour
- Ice blue over peacock blue
A notably rare 1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 MkII Fixed Head Coupé with coachwork by Tickford, chassis AM300/1275, and one of only approximately four examples believed to have been supplied in left-hand drive form out of just 34 fixed-head coupés built. Delivered through BMC in March 1957, it was reputedly intended for use by the wife of Aston Martin chairman Sir David Brown while in Europe. The car passed through several prominent American collections, including those of Robert 'Bob' Pond and Charles 'Chuck' Schwimmer of the San Diego Collection, before entering long-term private ownership.
Ownership
- 2022-06-05Auction saleSold US$120,000
- 1957 →Factory deliveryWife of Sir David Brownpartial documentation
Reportedly the intended recipient of this left-hand-drive example for use on the European continent; original build sheet lists BMC as agent but names no purchaser, leaving this attribution unconfirmed.
- → 2001Acquisition unknownRobert 'Bob' Pondpartial documentation
Part of Pond's well-regarded personal collection prior to being consigned to public auction.
- 2001 →AuctionBuyer at August 2001 auctionpartial documentation
Acquired at the sale where the car left the Pond collection; subsequently passed through the Fine Car Store II dealership in La Jolla.
- 2006 → 2006-07-01Acquisition unknownCharles 'Chuck' Schwimmerpartial documentation
Prominent West Coast collector based in San Diego; car was part of his San Diego Collection before moving on through a specialist dealer.
- 2006-07-01 → 2006-07-01Private saleAutosport Designs (Tom Papadopoulos)partial documentation
Specialist dealer who facilitated transfer of the car to its most recent long-term private owner.
- 2006-07-01 →Private saleCurrent long-term private ownerpartial documentation
Held the car for roughly 16 years; a 1990s restoration has since aged, and the car has been in storage without being run.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownJohn Gibsonpartial documentation
Fountain Valley, California resident; cited in updated notes on the build record.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownFine Car Store IIpartial documentation
La Jolla, California dealership through which the car passed following the 2001 auction sale.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A full restoration was carried out at some point during the 1990s; by the time of cataloguing this work had aged noticeably, with dried interior leather, a missing dashboard instrument, and the car requiring recommissioning before road use.
Restoration date is unspecified beyond a general 1990s attribution.
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