1958 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk III
- Engine
- Twin-cam straight-six, 162 bhp (standard DBA tune), with Girling front disc brakes
- Colour
- Dark Carriage Green
A 1958 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk III, chassis AM300/3/1554, delivered new through dealer A Bassett in Swansea to Welsh Bugatti racer Lindsay Eccles. Finished in Dark Carriage Green over Grey Connolly leather, it retains matching-numbers engine and gearbox. Its documented ownership chain includes an Aston Martin Owners Club secretary, a police driving instructor who campaigned it in club racing, and a Dutch enthusiast who undertook a six-year bare-chassis restoration. Subsequently refurbished in the UK to the tune of over £60,000, it has earned Feltham class honours at AMOC concours events.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £120,750 (≈ $151K)
- 1958-05-28 →Factory deliveryA H L (Lindsay) Ecclesfull documentation
Purchased via dealer A Bassett; a prominent Welsh Bugatti racer whose wealth came from the steel industry. Car was initially registered in Swansea, Wales.
- 1974 → 1979Roy Martinpartial documentation
Based in Birmingham; worked as a police driving instructor and campaigned the car in club-level motorsport.
- 1981 → 2010Lodewijk Heydenrijkpartial documentation
Dutch Aston Martin enthusiast who undertook a lengthy bare-chassis restoration over six years, preserving the original cabin. Used the car for leisure touring and AMOC show appearances across Europe.
- 2019 →Private saleCurrent vendorfull documentation
Purchased through a well-known Dutch specialist dealer and repatriated the car to the UK; commissioned extensive mechanical and engine work costing upwards of £60,000 from several marque specialists.
- Date unknownD R Hollandpartial documentation
Served as a secretary of the Aston Martin Owners Club during his tenure.
- Date unknownA P Ashtonpartial documentation
- Date unknownBelgian ownernone documentation
One of at least two subsequent custodians after the long Dutch ownership; no further details provided.
- Date unknownGerman ownernone documentation
Held the car at some point between the Belgian ownership and its return to the Netherlands for sale.
Competition
- —British Automotive Racing ClubBrooklands race meetingsDriver: A H L (Lindsay) EcclesMultiple class victories and podium finishes
These events preceded the Second World War and were contested in Eccles's personal racing livery of black and green, though in Bugattis rather than this Aston Martin.
- —British Automotive Racing ClubDonnington Park race meetingsDriver: A H L (Lindsay) EcclesMultiple class victories and podium finishes
Pre-war events run under BARC organisation; Eccles competing in his signature black and green colours.
- —Club motorsport eventsDriver: Roy MartinSuccessful results noted
Martin campaigned the Mk III in club-level competition between acquiring the car and 1979.
- —Aston Martin Owners ClubAMOC concours eventsFeltham class honours
The current owner entered the car in AMOC concours during their ownership and achieved class-level recognition.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2019MechanicalAston Service Dorset
Extensive mechanical refurbishment carried out by marque specialist Aston Service Dorset following repatriation to the UK; part of a broader multi-workshop programme totalling over £60,000 in invoiced work.
Invoices retained on file; work also involved RS Williams and Davron of Wiltshire.
- 2023Engine rebuildDavron
Full engine rebuild completed by Davron of Wiltshire.
Included within the post-2019 refurbishment programme; invoices on file.
- —Restoration
Six-year bare-chassis restoration carried out with close attention to detail; the original interior was deliberately preserved throughout the process.
Commissioned by Lodewijk Heydenrijk, completed after approximately six years; no specialist workshop named.
- —ServiceRS Williams
Refurbishment and maintenance work undertaken by RS Williams as part of the post-2019 recommissioning programme.
Exact scope and date not separately itemised in the prose; part of the combined £60,000-plus programme.
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