DB2 at auction

[Simpo Two]

Just stumbled on this...

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1953-aston-...

[hidetheelephants]

Don't like the retrim, it looks wrong.

advert said:

Perfect for the buyer to tailor-spec

Or they could just drive the thing as it's intended, dings, chrome blemishes and all. Want a new car? Buy one.

[Elderly]

Have they moved the steering wheel 😃

[basherX]

advert said:

Therefore all that is left to do is to re-assemble the engine and test run it before fitting it back in the car.

Would it be correct to assume that the “all” in that sentence is doing a lot of heavy lifting, or at least a buyer should assume so?

[Simpo Two]

advert said:

to re-assemble the engine...

That reminds me of the Haynes manual for my first car which said 'First, remove the gearbox'...

[Jon39]

Description;
'Introduced in 1950 with a - for the time - advanced Lagonda 2.6L dual overhead straight-six ....'

38 years earlier, the first DOHC engine was a Peugeot engine, which powered the car that won the 1912 French Grand Prix. 

[Simpo Two]

Jon39 said:

Description;
'Introduced in 1950 with a - for the time - advanced Lagonda 2.6L dual overhead straight-six ....'

38 years earlier, the first DOHC engine was a Peugeot engine, which powered the car that won the 1912 French Grand Prix. 

You can read it either way. If I put a Lagonda 2.6L dual overhead straight-six engine in my DB9, it would be the first time one had been fitted in a DB9...!

[Jon39]

Simpo Two said:

You can read it either way. If I put a Lagonda 2.6L dual overhead straight-six engine in my DB9, it would be the first time one had been fitted in a DB9...!

And when you discover that your car then has reduced performance, it would probably also be the last time .
However, it would be unique, or in LS lingo, an Ultra Exclusive Unique DB9 justifying an LS 40% margin.

The photo shows a fairly smart car. Surely will be over £100,000.

[williamp]

I like it. A few dings and dents so you wont mind using ut...and the new engine means you can use it. Good for a Euro tour this summer. Then sort the bodywork over tbe winter

[Simpo Two]

Jon39 said:

However, it would be unique, or in LS lingo, an Ultra Exclusive Unique DB9 justifying an LS 40% margin.

Well, it would be an updated version of the DB9.2 - the DB9.2.6

[john ryan]

Don't kid yourself that that engine just requires re-assembly. Just setting the liners (not showing) takes many hours, if the block is indeed usable. Properly rebuilding one of these, assuming all the bits are there, could easily be 100+ hours labour - after dealing with the crankshaft cheeses, oil and water pumps etc.
I have always thought that an XK engine in this chassis would be a better option - if you are not bothered about originality!

[oilit]

Rather like this - just throw a different engine in it for now and enjoy