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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: Allemano on April 30, 2009, 02:35:03 PM

Title: Solved: 219. of All., Aston Martin DB2 by Serra
Post by: Allemano on April 30, 2009, 02:35:03 PM

Ever seen this? Hurry up to get your point or someone else will steal it!

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allan L on May 01, 2009, 01:04:59 PM

Quite nice!

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: gilescooperuk on May 01, 2009, 05:03:20 PM

Italian possibly Alfa Romeo?

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allemano on May 01, 2009, 05:04:26 PM

Nope!

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allemano on May 09, 2009, 01:37:06 AM

beep! beeep!

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allan L on May 09, 2009, 03:40:41 AM

It's a 1951 Aston Martin DB2

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allemano on May 09, 2009, 03:45:19 AM

That's correct, but not enough...  ;)

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allan L on May 09, 2009, 08:27:34 AM

It's not the maker's standard DHC and although the only photo I can find of a Graber-bodied DB2 is different, I don't know of another coachbuilder who did a DB2 so I'll say Graber

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allemano on May 09, 2009, 08:39:01 AM

I'm afraid that's wrong..

Strange that you identify it, but stuck now!   ???

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allemano on May 09, 2009, 09:03:28 AM

EDIT to Alan's post #5:
It's not from 1951 as it is shown here...

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allan L on May 09, 2009, 09:25:22 AM

Quote from: Allemano on May 09, 2009, 09:03:28 AM

EDIT to Alan's post #5:
It's not from 1951 as it is shown here...

It was first registered on  15 February 1951 - or so I believe.
Presumably therefore it was a later rebody of a normal DB2, in which case it could have been by anybody!

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allemano on May 09, 2009, 09:29:49 AM

 :o
It's not made by anybody.... The body was made by a quite common coachbuilder though it's not first row....

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Djetset on May 11, 2009, 05:48:09 AM

I think this is an Aston Martin DB2 with coachwork by Pedro Serra of Spain.

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allan L on May 11, 2009, 01:27:20 PM

Quote from: Djetset on May 11, 2009, 05:48:09 AM

I think this is an Aston Martin DB2 with coachwork by Pedro Serra of Spain.

By George, he's got it!
Well done.

Here's the front
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1320/amdb2serraweb2ex.jpg)

Title: Re: 219. of All.
Post by: Allemano on May 15, 2009, 06:24:35 AM

Nicely done Djetset!  :)

Title: Re: Solved: 219. of All., Aston Martin DB2 by Serra
Post by: Allemano on October 29, 2009, 12:51:47 PM

found some more detailed info:
Aston Martin DB2/4 with later Serra roadster bodywork -mid 50s Reg LLV 999 bought by Jimmy Weirs second hand who later moved to Spain in 1961  after 10000 miles on Spanish roads Alumium fatique set in and he felt it was cheaper to get the car locally re-bodied then senting it back to the factory  - he contacted local coachbuilder Pedro Serra who sketched out a design and hand beaten built it  and recieved "wonderful Coperation with Aston Martin with Spanish built Roadster body   car was aventually bought back to the UK in 1988  and since sold to a Belgian enthusist

Title: Re: Solved: 219. of All., Aston Martin DB2 by Serra
Post by: Carnut on July 17, 2015, 05:13:13 AM

More pictures of this very nice car: