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Sold new in September 1957 via Brooklands of Bond Street to a MrBemrose, this DB2/4 MkII formerly belonged to Richard Attwood,the ex-Formula 1 driver and Le Mans winner. Born in 1940, Attwoodbegan racing in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3 and was recruited byF1 team BRM following a succession of good results in Formula 2.Somehow, and despite his undoubted talent, the right drive nevermaterialised in F1, and sports car racing became Richard’s mainpriority. He struck up a fruitful relationship with David Piper, sharingthe latter’s Ferraris and securing a number of podium finishes inWorld Sportscar Championship events, and was instrumental indeveloping the Ford GT40. In 1969 he signed for the Porsche factory,usually being paired with fellow Brit Vic Elford, with whom he shareda 908 and then a 917. Driving a 917LH, the pair led for much of the1969 Le Mans 24-Hour Race only to be forced into retirement by agearbox failure with only two hours remaining.The crowning achievement of his career came in 1970 when, teamedwith Hans Hermann in a works 917K, he won the coveted enduranceclassic at La Sarthe. The same driver pairing finished in second placethe following year, again driving a Porsche 917 but this time for JohnWyer, and following a win at the Zeltweg 1,000km Attwood retiredfrom motor sport at the end of the 1971 season. He made a briefreappearance as part of the Aston Martin Nimrod project in 1984 andthen retired from front line racing for good.Today, Richard remains actively involved in historic motor sports andis a frequent visitor to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and otherprestigious events.Richard acquired this DB2/4 in March 1982, by which time it hadalready had some eight owners. Chassis number ‘AM300/1211’ isfitted with engine number ‘VB6J/834/L/1’, the ‘L/1’ suffix denotingthat this is a special series unit equipped with larger valves andhigher lift camshafts, developing 165bhp. The car was also equippedwith a twin exhaust system.The current vendor purchased the DB2/4 when Richard offered itfor sale at Bonhams’ auction at Aston Martin Works Service in May2008 (Lot 339). ‘ULC 432’ had not been run for 30-or-so years priorto sale in 2008 and since acquisition has been converted to left-handdrive and repainted. Sold strictly as viewed, the car comes with copyguarantee form, two old-style logbooks, old-style V5 registrationdocument and two expired MoTs for the period 1975-1977.Should the lot remain in the EU, local import taxes of 5% will beapplied to the hammer price.£60,000 - 80,000€74,000 - 98,000Motor Cars | 325