Aston Martin Db4 Series 3
Bentley designed 2 9 l 2922 cc 178 in lagonda straight 6 engine redesigned by tadek marek.
Aston martin db4 series 3. Aston martin used a chassis initially meant for the dbr1 to construct a car known as dbr3 and given the chassis number dbr3 1. It was replaced in the range by the. It had a platform rather than a tubular chassis with a new engine by tadek marek. Insgesamt wurden 1185 modelle des aston martin db4 zwischen 1958 bis 1963 gebaut.
The db4 is a grand tourer that was produced by aston martin from 1958 until 1963. With the largest range of second hand aston martin db4 3 7 litre cars across the uk find the right car for you. One of just 19 aston martin db4 gt continuation cars built in 2017 is now for sale again at aston martin works. The car was used in only a single race in 1958 before it was.
The db4 gt was the first of aston s classic cash cows and was followed by 19 db4 zagatos and 25 soon to be delivered goldfinger 007 replica db5s. With only 165 examples built during 1961 only the series 3 is one of the scarcest of the db4 saloons. As an option the db4 series 3 could be specified with the twin plug triple weber gt engine and it is believed that three highly desirable cars were built this way. The db4 s design formed the basis for later aston martin models such as the db4 gt zagato the lagonda rapide 4 door saloon.
Heute zählen die modelle zu den begehrten sammlerstücken auch wenn der db5 einem breiteren publikum bekannt ist. The car was different in that it used aston martin s newly designed 3 7 litre 3670cc straight 6 from the aston martin db4 downsized to 3 0 litre 2990cc. Paired to the build run of 19 db4 gt zagato continuations the dbs gt zagato will only be available as part of the 6m plus taxes dbz centenary collection thereby becoming one of the rarest and most coveted of all the modern era aston martin zagatos. It was an evolution of the db2 4 mark ii model it replaced using an evolution of that car s w o.
Aston martin originally made 75 db4 gts between 1959 and 1963 of which only eight were lightweights like this faithful recreation. The db4 gt continuation series marked the start of an exciting and hugely successful period for the brand s heritage said president of aston martin works paul spires. In total a mere 50 aston martin db4 series 5 saloons were built during a 10 month period between september 1962 and june 1963. Find aston martin db4 3 7 litre used cars for sale on auto trader today.
Technically the db4 was not a development of the db mark iii it replaced.