1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe

Herman Graber started as a coachbuilder in Wichtrach near Bern in Switzerland. During the 1930s Graber became world famous for his beautiful convertible and coupe body design and for his perfect craftsmanship. A total of six Aston Martin chassis received Graber Drophead bodies.

This Drophead Coupe Mark I has chassis number LML 562, and is the one and only DB2/4 chassis bodied by Graber (Graber bodied six Aston Martins but only a single DB2/4). This chassis was ordered by A.N. Norrish, Esq., of Genevo-Quarto, Italy, who sent it to Hermann Graber for its bodywork. The car was then sold in the spring of 1955 through Garage Stierli of Zurich, the Aston martin agents in that area of Switzerland. It next appeared in the mid-1970s when purchased by the respected Swiss collector Hans-Peter Wideman.

The car stayed hidden in it's native Switzerland for it's entire life until being brought to the United States in the mid-200s to undergo a total ground-up restoration. It still bears the tag of the original selling dealer, Limmat Garage in Bern, a concern that is still in business today.

Introduced to the public at the London Motor Show in 1953, around 102 DB 2/4s Drophead Coupes were built by Aston Martin between 1953 and 1955. It has the 2.6 liter VB6E Vantage engine from the earlier DB2 which produced 125 horsepower.