The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports was a two-seat roadster sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950, the first product of the company under David Brown's ownership and later known widely as the DB1. It was shown at the 1948 London Motor Show and grew out of the wartime Atom prototype, using the 2.0 litre engine developed by Claude Hill, a 90 hp unit that could carry the small, light car to 93 mph. Thirteen cars wore the open roadster body, with a three-part grille that suggested later Aston Martin design and a spare wheel carried in a compartment in one front wing, and one more was shipped as a chassis for custom coachwork. A cycle-winged prototype of the car won the 24 Hours race at Spa in 1948, and after the DB2 arrived in 1950 only 15 of the 2-Litre Sports had been sold in all.
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The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports is a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950.
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The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports is a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950.
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Only 15 were sold.
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Brown directed Aston to build a 2-seat roadster with a more conventional body for the London show.
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This 90 hp (67 kW) unit could propel the small, light vehicle to 93 mph (150 km/h).
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This 90 hp (67 kW) unit could propel the small, light vehicle to 93 mph (150 km/h).
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This 2-Litre Sports, as the name suggested, used the 2.0 L Claude Hill engine.
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The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports is a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950.
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The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports is a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950.
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The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports is a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950.
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The Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports is a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1948 to 1950.
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