Vehicle Description
1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series 5 Vantage to GT specification
One of the most desirable Aston Martins has to be the legendary
DB4GT with its shortened chassis, thinner gauge aluminium body
panels, enclosed headlights and uprated engine that featured twelve
spark plugs, two distributors, three twin-choke carburettors and a
modified cylinder head, which increased the compression ratio to
9:1 and raised the power output to over 300 bhp. With fantastic
looks, breath-taking performance and only 75 cars built, prices for
original examples have sky rocketed putting them out of reach for
the vast majority of collectors.
The car offered here is an original DB4 Series 5 Vantage that has
been restored to exact GT specification by the foremost experts in
the industry.
The starting point for this project was located in the early 2000s
and being an original closed headlight Series 5 Vantage was a very
rare car in its own right and a close cousin of the DB4 GT. At this
time the car was remarkably solid and unmolested but in need of a
full restoration and, given its proximity in age and design to the
original cars, the decision was made to restore it to a
specification that matched the original GTs in every detail. The
chassis and body work was undertaken by Bodylines, who have
restored more original GT cars than anyone else and had access to
original reference examples throughout the process, which has
resulted in a body shape and size that is 100% correct. They
shortened the chassis to original GT length, hand crafted the new
lightweight body panels and fabricated a correct GT-spec fuel tank.
The paintwork was completed by Spray-Tec who finished the car in
Black Pearl metallic, which is still beautifully presented today. A
new and correct set of 16'' outer laced Borrani wire wheels were
also sourced and fitted. The engine was entrusted to R.S.Williams
for a total rebuild to 4.7 Litre displacement using a correct 12
plug GT cylinder head and twin distributors. The result is in
excess of 410bhp, far superior to original GT engines, which makes
for an extremely rewarding drive and is in all likelihood the
fastest DB4 on the road. The interior has been completely
re-trimmed in tan Connolly leather to appropriate GT styling and
the instruments include the correct and almost impossible to find
7000 RPM Tachometer.
The entire restoration process took over 4 years and has been fully
documented with a comprehensive set of photographs and all
associated invoices. Following its restoration the car was then
sold to a well-known and discerning Aston collector who also owned
an original DB4GT amongst many other models.
Having covered less than 6,000 miles since completion in 2007, with
recent further detailing and re-fresh, this exceptional motorcar
provides a unique opportunity to acquire a 'DB4GT' that is
identical to the original cars in all but name and at a fraction of
the cost. It is accompanied by a full history file that includes
the restoration documentation, invoices going back to the 1960s and
a build sheet confirming it was originally a DB4 Series 5 Vantage
with a �Special Series' engine. Please contact us for further
details.