Aston Martin does not build many cars like the Aston Martin DB Mark III: a 2+2 hatchback / 2-seat coupé / 2-seat drophead with 2.9 , built from 1957 to 1959 at the height of the post-war boom. Its designer of record is John Turner.
How it came about
The Aston Martin DB Mark III (sometimes also referred to as the DB 2/4 Mark III) is a grand tourer sold by Aston Martin from 1957 until 1959. It was an evolution of the DB2/4 Mark II model it replaced, using an evolution of that car's 2.9-litre Lagonda straight-6 engine. It was succeeded by the Aston Martin DB4 in 1958.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 2.9 . Kerb weight is 3000 lb. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 99 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Aston Martin's history is not in doubt: the Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II came before it; the Aston Martin DB4 followed it; it was built at Newport Pagnell, England, United Kingdom. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan Skyline, the Fiat 500, the Nissan Patrol. Its Aston Martin stablemates include the Aston Martin Mark II and the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Aston Martin DB Mark III — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.