1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage Sports Saloon
- Engine
- 3.7L inline-six, triple SU HD8 carburettors, 9.0:1 compression, 266 bhp at 5,750 rpm
- Colour
- California Sage
A rare 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage sports saloon, one of approximately 55 built in the final and most developed iteration of the DB4 line. Originally delivered in right-hand drive through Francis Motors to a UK buyer, the car carries a replacement Special Series engine fitted at the factory in early 1963. It was subsequently converted to left-hand drive and extensively modified for historic rallying, and has been in dry storage within a private collection since 2007.
Ownership
- 2023-12-15Auction saleSold £200,000 (≈ $250K)
- 2007-09-01 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Acquired through Aston Workshop; kept in climate-controlled dry storage as part of a large private collection and has not been driven since purchase.
- Date unknownFactory deliveryMr Clifford Martlandpartial documentation
First registered keeper, based in Ormskirk; car was supplied new through Francis Motors in the UK in original right-hand-drive configuration.
- Date unknownGerman-based ownerpartial documentation
AMOC records placed the car in Germany during or after the competitive outings of the late 1970s; conversion to left-hand drive is believed to have occurred during this period.
Competition
- —Silverstone (historic competitive outing)
AMOC Register records one or more competitive appearances at Silverstone between 1976 and 1980.
- —Wiscombe (historic competitive outing)
AMOC Register records one or more competitive appearances at Wiscombe between 1976 and 1980.
- —Curborough (historic competitive outing)
AMOC Register records one or more competitive appearances at Curborough between 1976 and 1980.
- —Mallory Park (historic competitive outing)
AMOC Register records one or more competitive appearances at Mallory Park between 1976 and 1980.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1963Engine rebuildAston Martin Newport Pagnell
The original Special Series engine was exchanged at the factory for a different Special Series unit, numbered 1083/SS, within months of the car's initial delivery.
Replacement is documented on the copy guarantee form accompanying the car.
- —Modification
Car was converted from right- to left-hand drive and fitted with rally equipment including an integrated roll cage, a kilometre-calibrated speedometer, front spotlights, fire suppression equipment, competition seats and harnesses, and supplementary instrumentation.
Believed to have taken place while the car was based in Germany, possibly between the late 1970s and early 1980s based on AMOC Register data.
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