1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II
- Colour
- California Sage
Chassis DB4/469/L is a 1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II, one of just 349 built during this short production window. Delivered new to the California Aston Martin agent in September 1960, it was specified in California Sage over Fawn Connolly leather with chromed wheels, an optional radio, and a 17-inch steering wheel. After years of US ownership it was exported to Austria in early 1999, then passed to a private owner before eventually being placed in dry storage in Kuwait. It retains its matching-numbers engine and awaits restoration.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €297,500 (≈ $327K)
- 1960-09-16 → 1960-11-22Factory deliveryHornburg Motorsfull documentation
California-based Aston Martin agent that received the car directly from the Newport Pagnell factory; car was in dealer inventory prior to retail sale.
- 1960-11-22 →Private saleR. P. Taylorpartial documentation
First retail buyer, based in Newport Beach, California; subsequent history prior to 1995 is largely undocumented.
- 1995 → 1998Acquisition unknownRobert Woodpartial documentation
Owner based in Corvallis, Oregon; sold the car to a California dealership around 1998.
- 1998 → 1999Private saleSouthland Sports Carpartial documentation
Dealership located in Sylmar, California; car departed the US in January 1999 per transport records on file.
- 1999-03-01 → 2005-10-01Private saleAustrian doctorpartial documentation
Vehicle cleared Austrian customs in March 1999 and was formally re-registered on 29 May 2001; owner held the car for approximately six years before parting with it.
- 2005-10-01 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Exported the car to Kuwait, where it has been kept in dry indoor storage without active use.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
A sunroof was fitted at an unrecorded point during the car's history; this is not a factory-specification feature.
- —Inspection
An inspection confirmed the car retains its original matching-numbers engine.
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