Wednesday 19th October 1955

Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark II (1955 – 1957) was unveiled at the London Motor Show. Production ran for only 2 short years, with just 199 cars built, the majority were saloons. Other body styles were the desirable fixed head coupe and the wind-in-the-hair drophead coupes. Initially, the engine was the same as for the DB2/4 model (VB6J), but as an optional extra, the special series engine (VB6J/…../L or L1) with larger valves and high lift camshafts which produced 165 bhp. The Jaguar Mark I was also introduced at the show, with the Roots Group announcing the Sunbeam Rapier.