Beschreibung:

Only 16 drophead coupes were constructed on the DB2/4 MkII chassis, this example, chassis number 'AM300/1104', being the first customer car. Completed on 11th October 1955, it has coachwork by Tickford, David Brown having acquired the Newport Pagnell coachbuilder in 1954, and was first registered on 1st January 1956. The car has the desirable 'L1' high performance cylinder head, twin exhausts and Alfin brake drums, all factory-fitted after manufacture. Having been off the road for a number of years, 'SGF 654' was acquired by Denis Brocklehurst, of Sheldon, Derbyshire (owner of Needhams Garage in Bakewell) around 1973. The car was kept at Needhams for around ten years before Mr Brockehurst commenced restoration in 1985. Sadly, he died before it could be finished and the partly restored vehicle was acquired by the present owner in February 1996. The engine and part of the bodywork were restored by Aston Engineering Ltd, of Derby, between 1996 and 1998, the body being repainted cream at this time and the chromework re-plated by Derby Plating. The remainder of the rebuild was carried out by Marksdanes Restorations, of Somerset, between 1998 and 2000. L A & R W Piper, of Somerset re-trimmed the seats in blue hide, in addition supplying and fitting a new beige-lined dark blue mohair hood, matching tonneau and hood covers and matching dark blue Wilton carpeting. The car returned to the road in May 2000 and has since covered 1,678 miles. Driven purely for pleasure and kept in a de-humidified garage, it is presented in first class condition, as evidenced by numerous AMOC Elite Class Concours d'Elegance successes including 1st in the Feltham Class and winner of the Barry Weir Feltham Challenge Trophy at Blenheim in 2000. This quite outstanding DB2/4 MkII is offered with restoration invoices totalling in excess of £43,000 (out of a total spend exceeding £70,000) old-style logbook (copy), MoT to 6th May 2003 and Swansea V5.