1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupé

LML/818roadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 3.0L DOHC inline-six, 140 bhp
Colour: Imperial Crimson with black hood

A 1953-54 Aston Martin DB2/4 drophead coupé, chassis LML/818, originally delivered in Imperial Crimson with a black hood and beige Connolly leather interior. First owned by French racing driver Hermanos Da Silva Ramos, who contested sports car races in France during the 1950s and later competed in Formula One for Gordini. The build sheet records two further French owners, with the third acquiring the car in 1988. One of only 102 open drophead examples produced from a total run of 761.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Estimate £220,000 – £270,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1988 →Acquisition unknown
Third subsequent French owner
partial documentation
Fourth recorded owner per the build sheet, acquired the car in 1988.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Hermanos Da Silva Ramos
partial documentation
Prominent French racing driver who held several DB2/4s during the 1950s; this specific example was among them, though his racing of this particular chassis is unconfirmed.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
First subsequent French owner
partial documentation
Listed on the build sheet as the second recorded owner after the original; no further details provided.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Second subsequent French owner
partial documentation
Listed on the build sheet as the third recorded owner; no further details provided.

Competition

1954
Paris Cup, Montlhéry
Driver: Hermanos Da Silva Ramos2nd
Da Silva Ramos finished second at this French sportscar event; it is unconfirmed whether this specific chassis was the car entered.
1954
Le Mans 24 Hours
Driver: Hermanos Da Silva RamosDNF — retired after 14th hour
Jean-Paul Colas served as co-driver; the entry was forced to withdraw before the finish. Whether this specific chassis was used is unconfirmed.

Maintenance & restoration

No maintenance or restoration records.

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