Aston Martin 2-litre Sports 1936-1940
2 litre Speed Model (A and B Type)
- 1936–1940 Aston Martin 2-litre Speed Models (23 built) The last 8 were fitted with C-type bodywork
Following on from the disappointment over the aborted 1936 Le Mans race, 23 of the 25 chassis laid down in 1936 eventually became Speed Models, although delivery was spread over the following 4 years. These cars had quite a mixture of body styles, by E Bertelli, Abbey and Aston Martin without recognisable standard coachwork. Those with 2/4 seater bodies by E.Bertelli are described as 'Type A'. A pair of cars, known as the 'Type B' were bodied by Abbey Coachworks. The easily distinguished 'Type C' were bodied by the Aston Martin factory themselves.