DB2 at auction

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Simpo Two

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Wednesday 1st May
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Simpo Two

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Thursday 2nd May
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advert said:
to re-assemble the engine...
That reminds me of the Haynes manual for my first car which said 'First, remove the gearbox'...

Simpo Two

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Thursday 2nd May
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Jon39 said:
Description;
'Introduced in 1950 with a - for the time - advanced Lagonda 2.6L dual overhead straight-six ....'

38 years earlier, the first DOHC engine was a Peugeot engine, which powered the car that won the 1912 French Grand Prix. 
You can read it either way. If I put a Lagonda 2.6L dual overhead straight-six engine in my DB9, it would be the first time one had been fitted in a DB9...!

Simpo Two

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Thursday 2nd May
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Jon39 said:
However, it would be unique, or in LS lingo, an Ultra Exclusive Unique DB9 justifying an LS 40% margin.
Well, it would be an updated version of the DB9.2 - the DB9.2.6 nuts