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| Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark II (1955 - 1957) |  |
| Whilst outwardly similar to the previous model, with the Mark 2 came many detail changes. The car was first shown at the London Motor Show in 1955 and in production run for only 2 short years, a total of 199 cars were built, a majority were saloons as shown here. Other body styles were the desirable fixed head coupe and the wind-in-the-hair drophead coupes. Initially, the engine was the same as for the DB2/4 model (VB6J), but as an optional extra, the special series engine (VB6J/...../L or L1) with larger valves and high lift camshafts which produced 165 bhp. |
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Externally, the roof line was raised and a chrome strip extends from the top of the windscreen wrapping around to above the side windows . The side panels of the bonnet remain fixed reducing it's weight; chrome strips separating the two pieces of the body. From the rear, a chrome strip extends around the rear of the body below the rear door. More noticeable are the vestigial tail fins which were thought as stylish in the 50's. The tiny bubble type taillights were 'borrowed' from the Hillman Minx. |
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| Since David Brown had bought the Tickford Coachbuilding Works in Newport Pagnell in the 1954, the production of the bodies of the 2/4 Mark II was moved there. Within a few short years AML would move completely from Feltham and make it's new home in the Buckinghamshire town. | |
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