Super Rare Aston Martin DB2 Available For Sale Is A Notable Classic In Need Of Assembly

RM Sotheby’s is selling the first production Aston Martin DB2 ever complete with an incredible history. What’s more, you even get to put the whole car together yourself.

Any example of the DB2 is a special car because it points to one of the most glorified parts of Aston Martin’s history. After 10 cars were built as prototypes, race cars, or press cars, the car shown here, chassis LML/50/11, is considered to be the very first one to ever roll off of the line as a production example.

That one fact would make this already desirable model even more special but there’s more. It was personally used by Sir David Brown, the man who bought Aston Martin in 1947, and is largely credited with putting it on the course that ultimately led it to where it sits today. In case that wasn’t enough, this same car was the very first Aston Martin to ever compete at the 12 Hours of Sebring. The new owner will have to put in some wrench time just like they did at the racetrack though.

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Since its completion in 1950, this car has seen a lot of modification and currently sits in a chassis jig awaiting the finalization of its restoration process. The RM Sotheby’s ad says that it’s “nearly ready for priming and painting” so that’s good, but there’s no clear word on exactly what’s left before that can take place.

While its original powertrain is long gone, it does come with a correct (and rebuilt) DB2 drivetrain, all of its brightwork, retrimmed seats, and rebuilt brakes. All of these parts are ready to go back together so that the car can be “exactly how it left the factory.”

There’s no word on exactly why the car is being sold in this sort of condition as opposed to being finished before the sale. What’s interesting is that even at this high level, some projects just don’t get finished by the original person who began them. The seller is asking £250,000 GBP, or about $295,000 USD.