Aston Martin DB4 GT

DB4GT

Production Dates: 1959 - 1963

The DB4GT made its premiere at the 1959 London Motor Show. The car was designed by Aston Martin and used the Superleggera body frame system - aluminium panels on tubular support frames - produced by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan. Although similar to the DB4, the differences added up to a very different motor car.

Five inches were chopped off the original DB4 wheelbase, making the GT easier to handle on a race track and reducing the overall weight; the engine was equipped with new twin-plug head and 45 DCO Webers, which increase power output to an impressive 302 bhp. The DB4GT was the first of many Aston Martin's to use the cowled headlights.

Specification

Price New: £ 4534
Engine: dohc I-6, 3670 cc; 302 bhp (DB4 GT) 314bhp (DB4GT Zagato) @ 6000 rpm, 240 lbs-ft @ 5000 rpm
Transmission: 4-speed manual DB
Suspension: Front: upper-and-lower A-arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar Rear: live axle, Watt linkage, trailing links, coil springs
Brakes: front/rear discs
Length: 14'4"
Width: 5'6"
Height: 4'4"
Wheelbase: 7'9"
Weight: 1269 kg (2798 Ibs)
Top Speed: 153 mph
0-60 mph: 6.4 sec.

Production: 75