{"id":810280,"date":"2024-02-03T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?page_id=810280"},"modified":"2024-03-23T17:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:30:48","slug":"feltham-era-aston-martin-models","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/all-brands\/aston-martin\/feltham-era-aston-martin-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Feltham Era Aston Martin Models"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Feltham Era Aston Martin Models<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1948 &#8211; 1959<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">David Brown bought Aston Martin in 1947 and quickly thereafter also purchased the Lagonda&nbsp;company too- combining the two to become &#8216;Aston Martin Lagonda&#8217;. In 1948, the&nbsp;Two Litre Sports&nbsp;(retrospectively known as the DB1) was introduced, based on the&nbsp;Atom Prototype&nbsp;. The DB1 was superseded by the&nbsp;DB2&nbsp;complete with the 6 cylinder Willie Watson designed engine. The 2 seater DB2 was an exceptional post war sports car and achieved notable success in motorsport. In 1953, Coronation year, the addition of two small rear seats made the DB2 into a 2+2; and thus it became the&nbsp;DB2\/4. Production of road cars at Feltham was wound down and everything gradually moved to Newport Pagnell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#block-wrap-98405\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Timeline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-27233\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Model List<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-37874\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Models In Depth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1950_AstonMartin_DB2FirstSanction2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Timeline &amp; Details<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">David Brown bought Aston Martin in 1947 and quickly thereafter also purchased the Lagonda company too- combining the two to become &#8216;Aston Martin Lagonda&#8217;. In 1948, the Two Litre Sports (retrospectively known as the DB1) was introduced, based on the Atom Prototype . The DB1 was superseded by the DB2 complete with the 6 cylinder Willie Watson designed engine. The 2 seater DB2 was an exceptional post war sports car and achieved notable success in motorsport. In 1953, Coronation year, the addition of two small rear seats made the DB2 into a 2+2; and thus it became the DB2\/4. Production of road cars at Feltham was wound down and everything gradually moved to Newport Pagnell.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below Summary from <a href=\"https:\/\/astonmartins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AstonMartins.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">In 1948, the Two Litre Sports (retrospectively known as the DB1) was introduced, based on the Atom Prototype and powered by Claude Hill\u2019s 4 cylinder engine but it did not prove popular and only 16 examples were built. Whilst the 2 litre DB1 is sometimes considered overweight and underpowered compared to both pre-war and post-war Aston Martins, this may be a little unfair as in part this could be to due the low octane pool petrol in the UK during the immediate post war period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">The DB1 was superseded by the DB2 complete with the 6 cylinder Willie Watson designed engine (under the supervision of W.O.Bentley) and acquired by David Brown with the Lagonda company. The 2 seater DB2 was an exceptional post war sports car and achieved notable success in motorsport especially at Le Mans. A drophead coupe was also available in addition to the sports saloon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">In 1953, Coronation year, the addition of two small rear seats made the DB2 into a 2+2; and thus it became the DB2\/4. This car was also notable as it has a novel hatchback \u2013 years ahead of it\u2019s time. A Mark 2 version followed and an attractive but rare fixedhead coupe was made available as well as the drophead coupe. As the car started to look a little dated, the design was considerably freshened with the arrival of the DB Mark III, (the 2\/4 bit was dropped) in 1957. The newly shaped grille was obviously influenced by the DB3S sports\/race car. As well as the fixedhead 2+2, the Mark III continued to be available as a drophead coupe and eventually a rare fixedhead coupe too. A significant number of Aston Martins from the 1950\u2019s received coachwork from specialist coachbuilders. These elusive cars are often unique very difficult to track down yet there are photographs of most on the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">The DB2 had started out as a pure 2-seater sportscar which through time was modified into the finest GT of the era. Each Feltham car competed head on with the XK120\/140\/150 series from Jaguar, albeit with a higher price tag and greater exclusivity. Both the Atom derived chassis and fine 6 cylinder engine had served AML well. Production of road cars at Feltham was wound down and everything gradually moved to Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire during the late 1950\u2019s early 1960\u2019s. The finest GT cars of the 1950\u2019s were replaced by the finest GT car of the 1960s \u2013 the Italian styled DB4.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Feltham Era (1948 &#8211; 1959) Aston Martin Model List<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feltham Era Aston Martin Models 1948 &#8211; 1959 David Brown bought Aston Martin in 1947 and quickly thereafter also purchased the Lagonda&nbsp;company too- combining the two to become &#8216;Aston Martin Lagonda&#8217;. In 1948, the&nbsp;Two Litre Sports&nbsp;(retrospectively known as the DB1) was introduced, based on the&nbsp;Atom Prototype&nbsp;. The DB1 was superseded by the&nbsp;DB2&nbsp;complete with the 6 cylinder Willie Watson designed engine. The 2 seater DB2 was an exceptional post war sports car and achieved notable success in motorsport. 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