Production chronology1950–1953
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Aston Martin / Model record
Aston MartinDB2
Production1950–1953
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassSports car
Built411 units
Background
The Aston Martin DB2 is a grand tourer that was sold by Aston Martin from May 1950 until April 1953. The successor to the 2-Litre Sports model (retroactively referred to as the DB1, it had a comparatively advanced dual overhead cam 2.6 L Lagonda straight-six engine in place of the previous pushrod four-cylnder. It was available as a closed, 2-seater coupé which Aston Martin called a sports saloon, and later also as a drophead coupé, which accounted for a quarter of the model's total sales. The closed version had some success in racing.
Text adapted from “Aston Martin DB2” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
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Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1950–1953
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗4 years