Aston Martin 15/98 Drop Head Coupe (1937 - 1938)
(Short Chassis - Coachwork by E.D. Abbott of Farnham)

As well as the short chassis 2/4 seaters bodied by Abbey, another model on the new  8' 6'' short chassis with the wet sump engine was announced in June 1937. The elegant drop head coupe was bodied by the coachworks, Abbots of Farnham and when unveiled at the 1937 Motor Show, was priced at £625 complete.  

Unusually for the period, the drop head coupe had a 'dickey' seat for occasional use. The photograph here illustrates it's use for excess  luggage, I'm sure that passengers would not like to travel too far in the dickey nowadays.

2/4 dhc dickey seat

As the car was relatively heavy, top speed was limited to 82 mph (as tested by Autocar) A total of 25 examples were built.

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