Our Story
David Reed, Head Engineer at DJR Classics, started his classic Aston Martin adventure in his early teens.
His father bought a dilapidated DB2/4 Mk II – and over the next couple of years, they set about restoring it.
In 1975, David’s father bought his second Aston Martin, this time a DB2/4 Mk I. After cutting a tree down just to be able to open the garage where this beautiful car was hidden, work began on turning it into a very competitive race car. The car was competed over nine years as a father, son and daughter team.
1977 saw David move to Saudi Arabia and a year later he bought his first car on his own – another DB2/4 Mk I. Now, as part of the Aston Martin Owner’s Club (AMOC) he started competing at the Curborough sprint.
David eventually sold his Mk I to buy a DB2 Drophead DHC. This car was unfinished, so he set about rebuilding and then competing it in over the next few years.
By this time, David’s father had also moved on to his next Aston Martin project, selling his DB2/4 Mk II to buy a DB 2/4 Mk III. This became the next family race car, as rebuilding and racing was carried out by David, his father and his brother Tony for over 25 years.
David’s own DB2 was sold to help buy his first house. But by this time, due to his success on the track, he was carrying out engine rebuilds and repairs for friends on evenings and weekends.
Another DB2 turned up eventually though – in very poor condition. David set about repairing it with a full engine and chassis restoration before brother Tony, wife Anne and sister-in-law Julia took it to the track.
This DB2 gave way to a DB4 – a well-known car in the AMOC. Renovated and enhanced to make it the most competitive standard specification DB4 competing, David finished second only to a fully modified DB4 in the AMOC Championship of 1999.
At this time, David was working for Wren Classics, but he soon left to start his own business – Davron – with ex-Aston Martin R&D Engineer, Ron Washer.
In 2000, the DB4 was sold, and the first production V8 Vantage was bought. Competed by both David and Anne at AMOC events, this car is still part of their garage!
The V8 Vantage was joined by a DB2, the latest joint-venture between David and his father. It took three and a half years to get it restored, but the DB2 became a fully modified race car for AMOC events, returned to FIA specification. And, at the hands of David, Anne and daughter Hannah, it has now won multiple awards, races and championships.
And that brings us to today. David sold Davron to start DJR Classics and return to his first love – 1950’s and 60’s classic Aston Martins.
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