Only four Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweights are known to
exist in “build sheet” spec for racing against Ferrari 250GT SWBs on European
racing circuits. Fortunately, the one ordered by aviation pioneer Thomas
Sopwith is still around to burble and roar for the cameras in Petrolicious’ latest
video. Enjoy!
The DB4 GT, which debuted in fall 1959, is considered to be
a bridge between the design of the regular DB4 and the DB5 made famous in the
early James Bond films, according to Petrolicious. Its wheelbase was
shortened, and it featured a lightweight aluminum body and no rear seats. It
received a higher-output engine than the standard DB4 as well good for 302 hp.
Only 75 DB4 GTs were ever made, with 19 of those going on to
be further modified by Zagato. This one is owned today by Paul Michaels of
Hexagon Classics, who drives the car in the video and is an incredibly lucky
guy.
Fun tidbit: the “DB” in all the Aston Martin names comes
from postwar company owner and managing director David Brown, whose name is on
the DB4 GT’s badge. Cue that old “the more you know” PSA bumper.
source: http://jalopnik.com/aston-martins-answer-to-ferrari-in-the-late-1950s-sound-1790551967
by Stef Schrader
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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