1954’s Appendix J regulations added a new Grand Touring class to motor racing’s existing regularity framework. Qualification required a manufacturer build at least 100 base cars during a twelve month…
Read MorePart 2 from the 1991 Silverstone Historic Festival. Featured cars: Schuppan Porsche 962: VOI 962, Schuppan Porsche 962: H726 LDP, Alpine A110: DDG 885J, Aston Martin DP215: XMO 88, Alpine…
Read MoreWith its uprated short wheelbase chassis, tricked-out 302bhp engine and close-ratio four-speed gearbox, the DB4 GT was the fastest Aston Martin yet seen upon its launch at the London Motor…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1958, Aston Martin unveiled their highly anticipated replacement for the ageing DB Mk3: the DB4. Whereas the DB Mk3 had been a simple update of…
Read MoreOf the 75 DB4s built to GT specification, just four were originally configured as Lightweights. Compared to the standard DB4, the GT variant already boasted an extensively uprated…
Read MoreLaunched at the London Motor Show in October 1959 (twelve months after the original DB4), the DB4 GT was Aston Martin’s answer to the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta that had been unveiled in Paris a…
Read MoreThroughout the 1950s and early 1960s, a number of Aston Martins were equipped with bodies designed in Italy. Most famously, the DB4, DB5 and DB6 were all styled by Carrozzeria Touring of…
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