Finding any car in the barn is cause for excitement; finding a vintage sports car made by the likes of Aston Martin could make you justifiably giddy. This 1953 Aston Martin DBB has clearly been laid up for some time, but despite its years of inactivity, it looks to be reasonably complete and certainly eminently restorable. The seller is none other than Gullwing Motorcars, which has certainly proven capable of sniffing out numerous classics from their long-term hiding places. This DB2 is one of just 411 built and was originally ordered in Moonbeam Grey over Blue interior. Find the Aston here on eBay with an asking price of $167,500.

The lines of the DB2 are still striking to this day, with that curvaceous trunk lid and dramatic rear window. The exposed trunk latches are a throwback to the old world when leather straps were all that was needed to keep lids secure. The “GB” sticker on the back is an interesting touch for a car ordered new in the United States; evidently, someone attached that to the rear after the fact, as it wasn’t purchased new in the UK (though it wouldn’t be surprising given how many European exotics from this period were purchased overseas and shipped home.) That might even be a previous owner standing there in the background, staring at the incredible machine that’s been gathering dust in this barn for years. The current color scheme is metallic green with a black interior.

There’s a DB Mark III also listed by Gullwing and seemingly in the same garage. I suspect both cars came from the same seller, who apparently kept them squirreled away out in Oregon, as evidenced by the old-school license plates that appear on both cars. Even though they are barn finds, these were not neglected cars when they were parked. The interiors of both this DB2 and the Mark III are in excellent condition, and the other listing mentions the cars were passed to the previous owner upon his father’s passing in 2019; he evidently called Gullwing a short time later and made a deal come together. The DB2 was further optioned when new with Dunlop tires and Smiths instrumentation, all of which appear to still be present here. The seats are in good order, too, and the fire extinguisher suggests he was a conscientious owner.

The drivetrain appears to be undisturbed, with no evidence of any attempts being made to fire it back up or perform any investigative work, really. The engine is confirmed as numbers matching, but as per usual with Gullwing Motorcars as the seller, they’ve not performed any additional exploratory work to confirm whether the engine will turn over by hand or if it makes good compression. The Aston will come with a copy of its original build sheet, and of course has been relocated to the Gullwing headquarters in Astoria, New York. While we may wish we were the ones who discovered it first, there’s no denying this DB2 deserves to be brought back to life and restored to its original colors.