Description
ASTON MARTIN DB4 CONVERTIBLE SUPERLEGGERA (One of the 70 produced)
GRISSE
First registration September 1961
Engine 6 cylinders 3670 cm3 twin overhead camshafts
Powered by 2 SU carburetters
4-speed gearbox with overdrive
Chrome-spoked wheels 15 inches
Hydraulic disc brakes on the front and rear
Red leather interior
Left-hand drive
Speedometer in kilometres per hour
Black Alpaga hood
Vehicle has always been maintained
Major restoration carried out
French classic vehicle registration certificate
Registration procedures for you
Sold with a fresh inspection and passed technical inspection
Possibility of inspection on a ramp
Delivery by road, additional cost
Visible by appointment only
FIRST CONTACT BY TELEPHONE ONLY
Does not answer blocked numbers
PRICE UPON REQUEST
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With the DB4, Aston Martin entered modernity in 1958, embracing the spirit of the Swinging Sixties: redesigned chassis, four-wheel disc brakes and a new inline six-cylinder double overhead cam engine, all wrapped in a timeless bodywork designed by Carrozzeria Touring.
At the top of the range, Series 5 — the ultimate evolution of the model — benefits from numerous aesthetic and technical improvements, foreshadowing the DB5. When the Series 4 was launched in 1961, the Newport Pagnell firm also unveiled a very exclusive Convertible version, still bodied by Touring, of which only 70 examples were produced (Series 4 and 5 combined), six fewer than the legendary DB4 GT.
The car presented here is one of those very rare and desirable DB4 Convertibles… produced to just 70 examples.
The DB4C/ 1086/ R chassis left the Newport Pagnell factories at the end of November 1962 (the French registration document surprisingly notes a first registration in September 1961). It was originally Dubonnet Rosso with a Connolly White Gold leather interior.
After two known owners in Great Britain and several services carried out at the factory (the last recorded in 1968, when the car had just over 25, 000 miles), it seems that it was subsequently transferred to Belgium before being found re-registered in Paris in 1987, shortly after its acquisition by a French enthusiast at a sale.
Duty-cleared and correctly registered in France, its owner used it for nearly 20 years, giving it the care and maintenance commensurate with its exclusivity. In the mid-2000s, he sold it to a prominent French collector, who commissioned the restoration it deserves — at a cost exceeding £100, 000 — with the best British specialists, including Spray Tec Restorations Limited.
The work, carried out between 2006 and 2007, restored this car to near its factory condition, and it today presents in a state close to its factory fresh condition. This is evidenced by the honours it has since received from the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC) itself…
