Description
1958 ASTON MARTIN DB2/ 4 MKIII JUST RESTORED FULL HISTORY, CORRESPONDING NUMBERS AND COLOURS, FACTORY CERTIFICATIONS FRAME AM . 300. 3. 1720 ENGINE DBA 1338 CYLINDER 2922cc 6 CYLINDERS KM 420 INTERIOR CONNOLLY BEIGE LEATHER cod. VM3099 EXTERIOR PACIFIC BLUE CERTIFICATIONS PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE HISTORICAL RELEVANCE ASI CERTIFICATE CONNOLLY PURCHASE INVOICEDelivered from the factory to the Canadian importer DB on 30 December 1958, it was registered to the first owner Philip Rosengarten who resides in Westmount Canada. The car has the factory card showing all the production details from which it is noted that it matches in engine/ chassis numbers and body/ interior colours.
Among the optional extras listed on the card are power brakes and chrome wire wheels. The same factory card shows that the car passed into the ownership of Mr. J. Allan Shantz, resident of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on November 5, 1988.
In the last Canadian registration certificate issued in April 2011, the car was still registered in the name of the second owner J. Allan Shantz. Imported into the UK on 2 June 2011 by JD Joseph Ltd., in July 2011 it was entrusted to Coys Auction House for the Blenheim Palace auction, where it was sold for £85. 000 pounds to Mr. Michael Ramon Erwich, owner of Spellbound Cars, of Great Westwood UK, which specialises in Aston Martins. At the time of the auction, it was still in very good original condition, complete with all its details.
The aluminium bodywork was still in perfect condition. - details above;past_item=1&id=151774 - details above Spellbound cars began the total restoration of this rare left-hand-drive example and in February 2017 when it was already at an advanced stage of restoration sold it to an Italian collector for an invoice price of £200, 000.
All the chassis, bodywork and aluminium panels were already perfectly prepared and ready to be painted in the original 'Pacific Blue' colour. Front end, rear end, gearbox, electrics, dashboard, instrumentation and chrome were already perfectly restored.
Imported into Italy, it was painted by the Ercolani body shop in Faenza using the original 'Pacific blue' colour imported from England. The Fiani workshop in Rome, which specialises in the restoration of British cars, completely overhauled the engine with replacement of the barrels and pistons and took care of all the final assembly of the mechanical parts and bodywork.
The interior was reupholstered by an expert craftsman using original Connolly leather code VM 3099 as indicated on the production sheet, purchased directly from the factory with a certificate of authenticity dated 12 October 2020. On 9 November 2020 it obtained the certificate of historical relevance from the Automotoclub Storico Italiano (ASI). On 10 March 2021, after being tested, it obtained Italian registration. Since then it has covered only 420 miles and is in like-new condition.
