Three-quarters Front View of a Green, 1962, Aston Martin DB4 GT, on display at the 2023 Silverstone Festival
The DB4 is a grand tourer that was produced by Aston Martin from 1958 until 1963. ( "DB" designation from (Sir) David Brown who built up the company from 1947 onwards). Technically the DB4 was not a development of the DB Mark III it replaced, nor did it evolve into the DB5. It had a platform rather than a tubular chassis with a new engine by Tadek Marek. The DB4's design formed the basis for later Aston Martin models, such as the DB4 GT Zagato, the Lagonda Rapide 4-door saloon. The DB4 GT was a special lightweight, high-performance version of the DB4. Introduced in September 1959, it featured enclosed headlights and a thinner aluminium skin for lighter weight. The wheelbase was also reduced in comparison to the standard car, which resulted in many cars not being fitted with rear seats. The engine was what made the GT special. Available in L (3670 cc/223 in³) and L (3750 cc/228 in³) versions, the engine had two sparkplugs per cylinder with two distributors and three twin-choke Weber carburettors. Modifications to the cylinder head brought compression to :1 and power output was 302 hp (225 kW). Maximum speed for the GT was 151 mph (243 km/h)[10] with a second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h). It was the fastest road legal production car at the time. DB4GT at 2004 Goodwood Revival Seventy-five GTs were built with this body style. Nineteen more were modified by the Zagato works in Italy into DB4 GT Zagatos, with plain oval grilles, Borrani wire wheels and a smoothed out rear end without the stock GT's tail fins. A single car was styled by Bertone and dubbed the Bertone Jet.
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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