Note : all photos are clickable to see them in a much larger
size.
all photos have a
'source' given. Please have a look at my bibliography to decode.
After the " DB MkII " design seen on the first four cars, the
"almost final" design of the Aston Martin DB2 appeared with three
grille and side vents. Please see my WASHBOARD REGISTER
for more information.
VMF 63 (i.e. LML/50/7), which was a works Team car.
(Source : Automobiles
Classiques n°153, December 2003)
Below, a photo of the 1951 Paris show. The car displayed looked very
American with those white walls, even if they must be Belgian Englebert
tires...
(Source : Automobiles Classiques
n°153, December 2003)
But, let's come back to the point
of this page: have you noticed the side strips?
They are quite nice and optically make a continuous line with the
bumpers.
They were not fitted to every car. Here is another show photo (Earls
Court, 1951) where both designs could be seen:
(Source : RAS)
Records show the last DB2 to be fitted with those side strips is
LML/50/66.
The first owner of LML/50/66 was no other than racing pilot Phil
Hill!
The car was presented in two American magazines where it was much
praised! Phil Hill thought that, of course, it was expensive but simply
the best car available.
In Road & Track (December
1951):
(Source : 48-59)
In Motor Trend (February
1952):
(Source : 48-59)
November 2010 update: a period
photo bought on eBay. I don't know which car it is !
Here is a zoom on two front badges
that may help to identify the car ... Any idea ?