One of the rarest and most collector-coveted Aston Martins is coming up for sale at RM Auctions’ Automobiles of Arizona event at the Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix on January 21. The 1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT, one of only 75 built between 1959 and 1963, is expected to fetch $950,000 – $1,000,000. The competition variant of the Aston Martin DB4, the model was formally introduced in September 1959 at the London Motor Show and was based on the race winning prototype SP199/1; that same year Aston won the World Sportscar Championship title.
The GT prototype won its first outing at Silverstone in May 1959 with the great Stirling Moss at the wheel and was one of the first cars away at Le Mans that June. The example on offer is the last DB4 GT built and sold by Aston’s Newport Pagnell Factory. The car underwent a complete restoration during 1994-95 with upgrades like Dunlop racing tires, Dayton wire wheels and a four-point roll bar. If you like the concept of a rare alloy-bodied Grand Touring Coupe that looks sensational, goes 150 mph, handles like a race car, has a Connolly leather and Wilton wool interior than this is for you. We mean us.
