1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

Here’s a closer look at the pistons for our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. This design focuses on optimisation for strength as shown by the detailed internal structure.

Our brightwork has returned from the chromers/polishers this week. Wyatt Polishing have done an incredible job as always on our Aston chrome work. Tony has photographed and sorted through all of the pieces and stored them away safely ready for…

Various parts of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 have been prepared for sandblasting. This is an important step in the restoration of this rare car and we are very excited to see the results back on the car. There has…

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 continues on its restoration journey with us. As you can see from the photos below, good progress has been made on its engine and gearbox.

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has taken a massive step forward over the past week as the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have reunited the repaired body back onto the refurbished and refinished chassis of this classic Aston Martin. Rob,…

Our restoration team have been making amazing progress on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 at our Pettistree workshops. Our technician Steve, who is the main technician on the project, has been getting the running gear and brake system back onto…

Our technician Steve has been working on fitting up the brakes to our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. The first step in the process is for Steve to make up the new metal pipework and fit the necessary flexi-hoses to the…

Here are Steve’s notes relating to his work on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4:

The new fuel pickup for our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 fits other models so has longer pipes than needed. Steve has modified it so it now fits the tank on our car.

Paintshop manager Chris has been prepping the interior and exterior of the body of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 ready for epoxy primer and paint.

The shock absorbers for both Aston Martin DB2/4 projects have been stripped down by the workshop team to be sent away to the masters at V&C Engineering for refurbishment for the projects. Both the Coupe and Drophead’s shock absorbers will…

Recently, we have started to refit the suspension and steering, and some brake components that have either been new parts or refurbished original parts that we have overhauled to our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4.

Clinton has been repairing the driver’s side rear wheel tubs on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

The front suspension crossmember of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been stripped and overhauled. New bearings and seals were fitted to the main part, then the steering idler was stripped and new parts fitted. Now it has been masked…

The chassis of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 is back from powder coating so some small new parts have been refitted. The front suspension components have been painted, and new bushes, parts and bearings fitted ready for attaching. We are…

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has made more progress in its restoration recently. Chris has painted the brake drums in satin dtm and the carbs have been finished too.

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has continued its stay in the fabrication bay here at Bridge Classic Cars. Clinton has fabricated two rear inner wings and removed the old rear inner wheel tubs and fabricated two new panels. Chris has…

James has stripped the front suspension and hub parts of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 ready for painting. Some of the bolts and pins were seized and had to be drilled out to release them. Once the parts are prepped…

Parts of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 have been in the paint shop with technician Mauro where he has been painting them black. While Mauro was doing this, Clinton was fabricating new parts and repairing the driver’s side front sill.

Classic Car Technician Neil has been prepping the chassis of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. Alongside this, Clinton has been pulling dents out of the car and repairing them. Once the chassis was fully prepped, Tony took it to be…

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has arrived back at our Suffolk HQ following its appointment with the media blasters. The body was carefully removed from the chassis of the 1950’s GT previously by our workshop technicians and carefully transported to…

Christian has had our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 in the fabrication bay as he has been making some repairs on the chassis. While he was doing this, many of the parts are now being stripped, cleaned and checked ready for…

Last week, James started to strip the running gear down of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 for refurbishment. The axles have been broken down into component parts ready for blasting/cleaning and then painting, any worn or damaged parts have been…

The last sections of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 have been removed, the radiators and other engine ancillaries, the engine and gearbox removed, then the chassis and bulkhead were completely stripped of suspension, steering and brake components, along with wiring…

The floors and interior of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 were completely stripped, along with the front end and bonnet. Then the body fixings were removed and the body was carefully taken off for blasting/paint removal.

After removing the body of our Aston Martin DB2/4 yesterday, classic car technician James has continued his work on the strip down of this classic Aston. The front doors and windows have now been stripped out ready for refurbishment, all…

The mechanical strip out of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has started at the rear of the car. The tailgate, lights, spare wheel carrier and fuel tank have all been removed. Classic car technician James actually found some of the…

…and they say men can’t multitask! Brian’s day has been spent on 1953 Aston Martin’s today. He started off sorting out all interior parts, labelling up, bagging up all of the small parts of the Aston martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe….

Yesterday and today, Lydia has been working on the rear seat of the Aston Martin DB2/4. ‘Chris has kindly painted the seat tray black for me, and stone chipped the underside, as this part actually forms the bottom of the…