Subject: Re: Help to repair accident damaged DB 3L

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Folks

Thanks for your valuable comments – this is the purpose of this forum!

I share fellow readers enthusiasm to see derelict but complete DB cars restored to their former glory. Nice cars - this one has an overdrive fitted which makes a huge improvement to long-distance cruising.

Let’s ask a quick technical question. Is the running gear – not the engine – on an LB6 chassis the same as that on a DB2? My understanding is that the combination of the Aston Martin Chassis and the LB6 engine was the basis of the “new” Aston Martin DB2. I was not aware that other bits were common as well and would love to be enlightened.

I can reassure all that a very careful and thorough assessment and repair will be done on this car by a “proper” restorer with access to chassis straightening expertise. What scares me is these are expensive, complex cars to work on and that a proper repair could “run away with the hours.” Finding some good second hand suspension parts is going to help a lot with the eventual cost.

I fully support your move to ensure that restorable cars are not scrapped. My enquiry was more directed to seeking remnants of ones that have already been savaged, so if you know of a source of reasonably priced second hand bits, please PM me.

Thanks again for the support here - much appreciated.

Cheers

Colin