After a producting and racing a few prototypes,
David Brown launched the DB2 in 1950 as his first real sports car. The initial
run of 50 or so cars are called ‘First Sanction’ since they have a unique
three-piece grille and numerous other unique details. By 1951, these were lost
for the final production DB2 shape which is much more common.
Along with the unique grill, the ‘First Sanction’
cars are distinguished by their side extractor grilles, bumper strips, twin
fuel fillers and flush-mounted windows.
Since the ‘First Sanction’ group includes some of
the earliest DB2, many were used as factory development and press cars. Three
factory team cars were produced with the three-piece grill, that were later
updated to the 1951 design.
