1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Convertible to go Under the Hammer at Bonhams
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1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Convertible will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ upcoming auction, “The Aston Martin Sale,” which will take place on May 19, 2019, in Wormsley, UK. The pre-auction estimate of this unique and rare car is £680,000 - £750,
1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Convertible to go Under the Hammer at Bonhams
1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Convertible will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ upcoming auction, “The Aston Martin Sale,” which will take place on May 19, 2019, in Wormsley, UK. The pre-auction estimate of this unique and rare car is £680,000 - £750,000 and it will be featured in lot 210 at the auction. “Classically proportioned and instantly recognizable from the moment of its introduction in 1958, the Touring-styled Aston Martin DB4 established a look that would survive, with only minor revisions, until 1970. Moreover, it was the first Aston Martin to carry Carrozzeria Touring’s ‘Superleggera’ bodywork, in which light alloy panels were fixed to a framework of light-gauge steel tubes welded to a platform chassis. Although styled by Touring, the DB4’s gorgeous fastback coachwork was built under license at Newport Pagnell by Aston Martin, which employed some of the finest panel beaters in the industry. The result was a car whose sleek lines were described as ‘unmistakably Italian and yet... equally unmistakably Aston Martin,” states the auction house. As Bonhams mentions, this car is one of only 70 DB4 convertibles made and it has a known ownership history from new.“Designed by Tadek Marek and already proven in racing, the DB4’s new twin-cam six-cylinder engine displaced 3,670cc while the gearbox was a new David Brown four-speed all-synchromesh unit. An immensely strong platform-type chassis, designed by Harold Beach, replaced the preceding DB2/4’s multi-tubular spaceframe, the latter being considered incompatible with Touring’s Superleggera body construction. The DB2/4's trailing-link independent front suspension gave way to unequal-length wishbones while at the rear the DB4 sported a live axle located by a Watts linkage instead of its predecessor’s Panhard rod,” mentioned the auction house in its press release. “Boasting disc brakes all round and with 240 bhp on tap, the DB4 was the first production car capable of accelerating from a standing start to 100mph and back to rest again in under 30 seconds. At a time when few family saloons were capable of exceeding 70mph and took an age to get there, this staggering performance made the DB4 just about the fastest thing on the road, easily the equal of its Italian rivals. The DB4 was available only as a closed sports saloon until September 1961 when the convertible version was unveiled at that year’s Motor Show. Priced at £4,449, it was £250 more expensive than the saloon. Passenger space was little changed, though there was more headroom than the saloon could offer,” Bonhams added. https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more
