Only 25 will own a piece of Aston Martin history
One of Aston Martin's most iconic models - the DB4 GT - is to be celebrated with a special series of 25 track-only continuation cars built to lightweight specification by Aston Martin Works at Newport Pagnell.
Launched in 1959, the Aston Martin DB4 GT was immediately celebrated as one of the rarest and most revered of all Aston Martins. Evolved from the production DB4 and introduced in the same year Aston Martin scored its historic outright win in the Le Mans 24 Hours, the DB4 GT was a true supercar of its day.
A total of 75 DB4 GTs were built between 1959 and 1963. Of these only eight were lightweight models, most of which survive today, and values now comfortably exceed £3 million.
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Remaining faithful to the design of those original eight factory lightweights, each DB4 GT continuation will be built with Aston Martin Works’ unrivalled experience and exemplary attention.
Underlining that authenticity are the continuation car VIN numbers, which carry on from the last original Aston Martin DB4 GT ordered – Chassis 0202R – for an unbroken bloodline and impeccable Newport Pagnell-built pedigree spanning half a century.
2018 Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation
At its heart is a version of the celebrated Tadek Marek-designed straight-six cylinder engine with two spark plugs per cylinder, transmitting its 340bhp to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission and limited-slip differential, just as in the original DB4 GT. Thanks to its shortened wheelbase the DB4 GT is a strict two-seater blessed with greater agility than the regular four-seater DB4.
Its body follows the original construction, with thin-gauge aluminum panels fitted over a tubular frame. To improve the accuracy and consistency of the panels, the continuation car’s bodywork uses state-of-the-art digital technology, before being hand-finished in time-honoured tradition.
Aston Martin Works has created a two-year international track driving programme held at a number of the world’s finest racetracks, including the spectacular Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.
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The ultimate arrive-and-drive experience, customers may also take advantage of Aston Martin’s dedicated driver training team. Comprised of expert instructors, including Aston Martin Racing’s multiple Le Mans class winner (and Goodwood Revival regular) Darren Turner, they will help customers master driving techniques from an era when track driving was more art than science.
Paul Spires, commercial director, Aston Martin Works said of the DB4 GT Continuation programme, “For over 60 years Aston Martin Works has devoted unrivalled skill and experience to preserving Aston Martin’s heritage.
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Built in our recently refurbished, state-of-the-art facilities in Newport Pagnell, the DB4 GT Continuation is hand built in the same location as its illustrious forebears, and marks the return of production to the historic home of Aston Martin for the first time since
