1950 Aston Martin DB2 Vantage

LML/50/102roadUnited Kingdom

Engine: 2.6L inline-six, Vantage spec with larger carburetors and raised compression, 125 bhp
Colour: Post Office Red

Chassis LML/50/102 is a 1951-era Aston Martin DB2 originally delivered through a Colorado dealership in Post Office Red over a black interior with red piping, factory-upgraded to Vantage specification before first sale. One of just 411 built, the car carries its original matching-numbers 2.6-litre inline-six and retains correct interior fittings. Its history spans the United States, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Malaysia — where it was converted to right-hand drive — before returning to East Coast American ownership, where it received a documented mechanical overhaul.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$162,400
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
Date unknownFactory delivery
First owner via Denver Imported Motors, Colorado
partial documentation
Original delivery was through a Colorado dealer; identity of this first owner was never recorded in factory or Heritage Trust records.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
G.S. Toll
partial documentation
Norwalk, California resident listed as second owner on the factory service card; car was located in the San Francisco Bay area at some point during this period.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Malaysian owner in Kuala Lumpur
partial documentation
Acquired the car in the early 2000s after it had traveled from the Bay Area to Malaysia; commissioned a thorough mechanical rebuild including a full engine overhaul completed around 2005.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
East Coast US collection owner
partial documentation
Received the car after its return to the United States; undertook extensive sorting and servicing, including suspension, brakes, rear axle, and wiring work carried out in 2016–2017.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2005Engine rebuild
Aston Service Dorset
Full rebuild of the original matching-numbers 2.6-litre inline-six engine; parts sourced predominantly through Aston Service Dorset. Work is documented by a receipts binder.
Engine has seen limited use since the rebuild and is reported to run well.
2016
Mechanical
Comprehensive overhaul of suspension, brakes, rear axle, and wiring looms, along with various other detail items, carried out over the 2016–2017 period while in East Coast US ownership.
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Modification
Vehicle converted from left-hand drive to right-hand drive, presumed to have taken place during the period of Malaysian ownership to comply with local traffic regulations.
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Restoration
Dashboard refinished to a high standard, covered in red leather; the wooden instrument fascia was beautifully refinished while retaining the original switchgear and gauges.
Carried out at an unspecified point, likely concurrent with or following the 2005 engine rebuild.
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Bodywork
Bumpers refreshed; remainder of brightwork described as original and sound.

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