This Aston Martin DB 2/4 was completed in October 1953. Finished in the exterior color Blue Haze, it was imported through the legendary S.H. Arnolt Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. In the early 1990s this Aston Martin was prepared for vintage racing for the then-owner Jim Simpson. The work was performed initially by Robert Clerk while working for Peter Livanos at Aston Vintage Racing Services shop in Stamford, Connecticut. A high-performance engine was built in the United Kingdom by Martin Cheetham and installed. Later work was performed by Robert and Jon Clerk at their race shop, Performance Racing in Pompano Beach, Florida. As expected, the car features a fuel cell, roll bar, and seat harness, and much work was undertaken on the brakes and suspension. As the subsequent engine power band was found to be quite narrow, Simpson had the engine rebuilt again, this time by well-known specialist Lance Evans of Steel Wings in New Jersey, during which it was slightly detuned to make it a more tractable race car. In a recent conversation with Jon Clerk at Steel Wings, his memory is that the rebuilt engine was probably producing around 210-220 horsepower.