RARITY RIDES / THE COLLECTION
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IN THE ARCHIVEAston Martin DB1 Two Litre Sports↗A MORE CONSIDERED COLLECTION
These are existing vehicle profiles grouped by their recorded classification. Read each profile for its own source notes, image context and production scope. A shared collection does not establish that different editions or chassis are the same identity.
THE COLLECTION
42 profiles
Aston Martin 1972
The 1972 AM Vantage was the rare six-cylinder successor within the revised DBS-era range, with seventy cars in Aston Martin’s account. Its two-headlamp appearance and lower-output role make it an exception to…
Aston Martin 2011
The Cygnet & colette was a 2011 city-car collaboration combining Works Tailored craftsmanship with the Paris retailer’s distinctive colours and details. Fourteen was the announced programme; a later specialist account attributes a…
Aston Martin 1948
The Two Litre Sports, retrospectively called DB1, was launched at the 1948 Motor Show under David Brown’s ownership. Its connection to Atom makes it a key postwar foundation model. Published counts disagree…
Aston Martin 1961
The DB4 Convertible brought open touring to Aston Martin’s DB4 family, with seventy examples in the original programme. Introduced in 1961, it combines Touring’s design with a strengthened open-body chassis. Original engine…
Aston Martin 1959
The original Aston Martin DB4 GT brought a shorter, lighter competition-focused specification to the DB4 family in 1959. Aston Martin Works identifies 75 original GTs, distinct from nineteen original Zagatos and the…
Aston Martin 1960
The original DB4 GT Zagato combined Aston Martin’s competition GT with Ercole Spada’s lightweight two-seat body for Zagato. Nineteen were completed from the period programme. The original series remains distinct from later…
Aston Martin 1963
The Aston Martin DB5 Convertible is the original open-body derivative of the 1960s DB5, with 123 examples in the factory account. Its rarity is a body subset within the wider model family.…
Aston Martin 1964
The factory-original Vantage Convertible combines the DB5’s open body with its optional higher-output engine specification. Published totals disagree: Aston Martin reports eight, while RM Sotheby’s records seven. Both place it within the…
Aston Martin 1963
The original DB5 saloon brought Aston Martin’s four-litre grand touring programme to worldwide attention in the 1960s. The manufacturer records 887 original saloons. That population includes factory Vantage cars and should remain…
Aston Martin 1964
The original DB5 Vantage saloon used Aston Martin’s optional higher-output engine specification within the regular saloon programme. Factory and auction accounts publish different original counts, 68 and 65. This profile keeps the…
Aston Martin 1998
The Neiman Marcus DB7 was a US catalogue edition of the six-cylinder Volante, offered in 1998. The specialist account reports ten cars, with a coordinated black exterior and distinctive trim package. Its…
Aston Martin 2003
The DB7 Vantage Anniversary Edition marked ten years since the original DB7 unveiling and the close of its production era. The planned hundred-car mixed-body programme is distinct from a specialist-reported fifty-five completions.…
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