1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series II Sports Saloon
- Engine
- 3.7L DOHC inline-six, twin SU carburetors, 240 bhp at 5,500 rpm
- Colour
- Goodwood Green over Fawn leather
Chassis DB4/508/L is a left-hand drive 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series II Sports Saloon, retaining its original matching-numbers 3.7-litre six-cylinder engine and finished from new in Goodwood Green over Fawn hide. Delivered in late 1962 to William Winans, a prominent Los Angeles socialite who socialised with Ronald Reagan and David Niven among others, the car was subsequently held for nearly three decades by a single careful Southern California owner. Supported by factory build records, original correspondence, and a continuous run of service documentation, it represents a well-documented example of what many regard as the aesthetic high point of the DB4 series.
Ownership
- 2022-01-27Auction saleSold US$342,500
- 1962-11-30 → 1972-06-01Factory deliveryWilliam Winansfull documentation
Los Angeles-area socialite who ordered the car through West Coast dealer Peter Satori; covered nearly 6,000 miles within the first 18 months and held the vehicle for roughly a decade, with California registrations on file through 1970.
- 1972-06-01 →Private saleAlton Emersonfull documentation
Also based in the Los Angeles region; took custody at approximately 30,000 miles and more than doubled that figure over nearly three decades of careful, regularly documented maintenance.
- 2007-03-01 →Acquisition unknownCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Kept the car in static display since acquisition; photographic evidence suggests a full repaint occurred shortly before the car joined this collection.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
The car was stripped and fully repainted, apparently shortly before the current owner acquired it in 2007, based on undated photographic evidence in the file.
Timing inferred from an album of undated photographs; exact date and workshop unknown.
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