1 9 5 7 ▁as ▁a ▁sib ling ▁to ▁the ▁A ston ▁Martin ▁DB R 1 , ▁yet ▁compet ing ▁in ▁a ▁larger ▁engine ▁capacity ▁group . ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁DB R 2 ▁was ▁created ▁from ▁a ▁short ▁lived ▁Lag onda ▁project ▁known ▁as ▁D P 1 6 6 ▁( DP ▁for ▁Development ▁Project ), ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁multi ▁t ube , ▁back ▁b one ▁space ▁frame ▁ch ass is ▁designed ▁by ▁Wil ly ▁Watson . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁pro gression ▁from ▁the ▁D P 1 1 5 ▁' wide ▁tub ed ▁lad der ▁type ' ▁ch ass is ▁which ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁DB 3 S . ▁Both ▁the ▁D P 1 1 5 ▁and ▁the ▁D P 1 6 6 ▁ch ass is ▁were ▁originally ▁fitted ▁with ▁the ▁failed ▁Lag onda ▁ 4 . 5 L ▁V 1 2 ▁engine . ▁All ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁D P 1 6 6 ▁ch ass is ▁made ▁were ▁lean ing ▁up ▁against ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁Fel th am ▁racing ▁department ▁await ing ▁their ▁fate , ▁that ▁was ▁until ▁the ▁chief ▁race ▁car ▁designer ▁for ▁A ston ▁Martin ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁Ted ▁C ut ting ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁John ▁W yer ▁to ▁build ▁two ▁race ▁cars ▁from ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁ch ass is . ▁The ▁engines ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁were ▁the ▁new ▁T ade k ▁Mare k ▁designed ▁ 6 ▁cyl inder , ▁ 3 . 7 ▁lit re ▁ ▁unit . ▁He ▁had ▁just ▁completed ▁this ▁engine ▁for ▁the