1934 Aston Martin Mark II 2/4 Seater Short Chassis
- Engine
- 1.5L inline-four
- Colour
- Red with black interior
A short-wheelbase 1934 Aston Martin Mark II 2/4-seater, chassis C4/406/S, bodied by Enrico 'Harry' Bertelli and representing the pinnacle of the 1½-litre Bertelli-era development programme. Delivered new to a Yorkshire owner in May 1934, the car passed through several British hands before being exported to the United States in the late 1950s. During a lengthy tenure with the Salyer family of Oklahoma City, it accumulated multiple first-place concours awards at venues including Monterey and Lime Rock and participated in vintage motorsport events.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate £170,000 – £210,000
- 1934-05-01 → 1936-01-31Factory deliveryMiss M C Smithfull documentation
Original recipient of the car, based in Keighley, Yorkshire. Ownership transition to the next owner recorded precisely on the factory car record.
- 1936-01-31 →Private saleR G de Quinceyfull documentation
Oxford-based owner; acquisition date is precisely documented on the factory record card retained with the car.
- → 1953-10-01Acquisition unknownVarious intermediate owners listed on factory recordpartial documentation
Multiple named owners appear on the factory record card but are not individually described in the catalogue prose.
- 1953-10-01 → 1956Acquisition unknownJohn Godfreypartial documentation
Authored a piece about the car for the AMOC magazine in 1956; sold the car later that same year to a US-based buyer.
- 1956 →Private saleWhitney H Gordonpartial documentation
Academic at Purdue University, Indiana; responsible for importing the car into the United States from the UK.
- → 1988Acquisition unknownVarious US ownersnone documentation
Car passed through an unspecified number of American owners prior to the 1988 acquisition.
- 1988 →Private saleChristopher Salyerpartial documentation
Oklahoma City-based Aston Martin collector who kept the car within his family for over 25 years; the car gained multiple concours awards during this period.
Competition
- —Concours at Monterey1st place
One of several concours first-place finishes recorded in the AMOC Register during the Salyer family's ownership.
- —Concours at Lime Rock1st place
Listed in the AMOC Register among multiple concours victories while with the Salyer family.
- —Concours at Topeka1st place
Listed in the AMOC Register among multiple concours victories while with the Salyer family.
- —Concours at Dallas1st place
Listed in the AMOC Register among multiple concours victories while with the Salyer family.
- —Vintage motorsportVarious US vintage motorsport events
Participation in multiple American vintage racing events is supported by illustrated magazine articles included in the car's documentation file.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was carried out at an unspecified date; the result is described as still presenting well, finished in red with a black interior and including weather equipment.
Referred to as an older restoration, suggesting it was completed some years before the current sale.
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