Late Pre- and Early Post- World War 2 Aston Martins
One label for this post is "First and Last," but the subject actually is "Last and First." In this case, the final pre- World War 2 Aston Martins and the postwar models when David Brown assumed ownership of the firm. General Aston Martin background is here , that of the postwar "DB1" (a retroactive designation) is here , and for the 1950-vintage DB2, here . Aside from modernized styling, postwar Astons featured the "A" form grille design that the marque has continued with detail variation until this day. But even that feature had prewar origin in the form of a prototype/concept car, the Aston Martin Atom that was first displayed in 1940. Gallery 1938 15/98 Sports Tourer - Bonhams photo An example of the last prewar Aston. Styling is 1933-ish, but still prevalent in late-1930s England. The grille design was abandoned following this model's end of production. 1939-1940 Aston Martin Atom prototype/concept - Bonhams photo The idea was to ex...
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