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The Ten Greatest Movie Cars
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Value of an Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe $600,000 to over $1million 107 bhp, 2,580 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, trailing links, and an anti-roll bar, independent rear suspension with a live axle, coil springs, radius rods, and a Panhard rod, and Girling four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 2,500 mm. Similar car auction results here |
| Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe - Alfred Hitchcock "The Birds" | |
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Hitchcock chose a 10-year-old Aston Martin
DB2/4 Drophead Coupe, for the 1963 thriller ‘The Birds’. Driven by
socialite Melanie Daniels (played by Tippi Hedren) in the beautiful
Californian seaside town Bodega Bay. The Aston Coupe, is also driven
when they leave the house during the final scene. The AMOC register tells us that it was a DB2/4 Drophead coupe that was loaned to Universal Studios in 1963 especially for the film. I believe that the car still exists and lives in the US." This car, which was bought in the mid-1960s by a Los Angeles resident, had a 327 Corvette motor (with automatic transmission) installed for "roadability" then was restored at that time, except for damage to the undercarriage from the filming which remained for historic interest. However, within two years the car was totalled by a subsequent owner. Other remarks say as of about the year 2000 or so this actual DB2 was owned by glass artist Dale Chihuly and was stored in Seattle The Drophead Coupe version of the DB2 was introduced in late 1950. The DB2 was introduced in 1950 and is the seminal Aston Martin model from the illustrious David Brown era, as well as the most aspirational. This model introduced the sporty “gentleman’s express” élan for which DB Aston Martins would become famous, and it featured abundant power thanks to its W.O. Bentley-designed, 2.6-litre, twin-cam, six-cylinder engine, which Aston had acquired with Brown’s purchase of Lagonda. |
