Clapped-out classic to get facelift
Classic car for sale, some wear and tear, needs a bit of TLC. Price £100,000.
This battered Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark III sold for a six-figure sum after being discovered in a barn, having lain dormant in storage for almost 40 years.
Now it has found its way to Bridgnorth-based restoration company Classic Motor Cars on Stanmore Industrial Estate.
Restorers are planning a major overhaul of the clapped-out classic, a project which will take specialists at the company the better part of 18 months.
It was bought from auctioneer Bonham's Aston Martin works sale in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, for £104,540 – sailing past the estimate of £30,000 to 50,000. "The car was an attractive restoration project in 1977 when it entered storage, despite the fact that it had led a hard life," said Nick Goldthorp, boss of CMC.
Once complete in spring 2017, the restoration will have recaptured the sleek curves which made the Aston one of the most beloved car marques in the world.
