Aston Martin Other 1930
General description :
1930 Aston Martin 1 1/2 litre International.
Chassis number S35,
Registration number: UK Applied for.
One of just 81 examples produced make this a very rare car highly eligible for a plethora of historic motorsport events. The car comes with a F.I.V.A. passport required for such events.
The car underwent a major restoration for which a plethora of bills are available. Since then the car has seen regular light use & has been looked after absolutely without regard to expense with £50k in recent bills The car is thus in super running order & ready for rallies. events or simply extended european touring.
Finished in Black the paint is in fine order throughout & is complimented by silver wire wheels; the brake drums also being painted to the same silver colour. The hood albeit little used in the up position is like new from highest quality mohair & comes with a full set of side screens for inclement motoring.
To the interior is deep blue leather in excellent order throughout to both the front & the rear seats. The wooden dash contains the usual set of requisite instruments including large speedometer/Tachometer & has an additional Haldex trip meter for competition use. Twin spare wheels are fitted to the rear of the car.
Under the bonnet the 1.5 litre engine is detailed to show standards & is a credit to the last owner. The dry sump engine starts instantly & is very powerful allowing for a serious turn of speed from such an early car. An auxiliary fan is fitted behind the radiator. The best part of these early Aston Martins is their lightness, making them very wieldy allowing one to miss curbs by mere inches; indeed the harder one drives such a car the more it makes sense & comes into its own.
The driving experience is slightly unconventional with a centre throttle & gear box arranged in reverse from the order one might more commonly expect. The idiosyncrasies are easily mastered however & make for a pleasant drive once learned.
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1930 Aston Martin Other is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Grays by Vintage Prestige for £220000.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Aston Martin Model : Other Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1930 Sub type : Pick up Location : Essex Vehicle Registration : Normal
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About Aston Martin
Aston Martin, one of Britain's best known sports car manufacturer, was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. During its chequered financial history the company has had numerous owners taking over the company, Sir David Brown just to mention one.
Between the wars Bertelli was both technical director and designer of all new Aston Martins, thus known as "Bertelli cars". These included the 1½-litre "T-type", "International", "Le Mans", "MKII" its racing version, the "Ulster", and the 2-litre 15/98 and its race going derivative, the "Speed Model".
During the war years the company produced aircraft components.
In 1947, Aston was purchased and thus saved by Sir David Brown. The company also acquired Lagonda the same year for its 2.6-litre W. O. Bentley-designed engine. Both companies shared resources and workshops creating the iconic "DB" series of cars. In 1950, they presented the DB2, followed by the DB2/4 in 1953, the DB2/4 MkII in 1955, the DB Mark III in 1957.
DB4 with its strong Italian flavor and construction was introduced in 1958. The lightweight superleggera (tube-frame) body was designed by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan. Although the design and construction techniques were Italian, the DB4 was the first Aston to be built at the company's Newport Pagnell works in Buckinghamshire, England. The six-cylinder engines of these cars from 1954 up to 1965 were designed by Tadek Marek. Despite initial problems with cracking engine blocks DB4 was a success that really established the make together with its later derivates DB5, of James Bond Goldfinger fame, and more civilized DB6 Grand Tourer.
With the all new model DBS in the late 60's the company went to eight cylinder configuration when it was modified to Aston Martin v8 – a sort of Gentleman's muscle car.