1962 Aston Martin DB4 with GT engine
- Engine
- GT-spec inline-six, dual-plug ignition, three twin-choke Weber 45 DCOE carburetors, 9.0:1 compression, 302 bhp
- Colour
- Black
A rare 1962 Aston Martin DB4 fourth-series saloon, chassis 886/L, factory-fitted from new with a GT-specification dual-plug twin-Weber engine — one of only seven left-hand-drive examples so equipped and one of five built within the fourth series. Delivered new to a Maine-based motorsport enthusiast, the car subsequently passed through American and European ownership before undergoing an engine rebuild by Roos Engineering and a comprehensive coachwork restoration returning it to original black finish. Aston Martin Works issued a Gold Certification in 2016 confirming matching-numbers status.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$1,400,000 – US$1,800,000
- 1962 →Factory deliveryHenry Dingley Jr.full documentation
Original purchaser based in Auburn, Maine; car was shipped from UK to American importer before delivery. Known motorsport enthusiast with prior Alfa Romeo and Lotus 11 experience.
- 1985 →Thomas Clarkpartial documentation
Owner confirmed as of January 1985, based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Intermediary history between first and this owner is unaccounted for.
- → 1992Acquisition unknownS.A. Taylorpartial documentation
US-based owner referenced in a late-1980s marque register; preceded the Guernsey-based owner.
- 1992 → 1992Acquisition unknownPhilip Cowanpartial documentation
Resident of Guernsey in the Channel Islands; shortly after acquiring the car he consigned it to a German dealer before year-end.
- 1992 → 2014Private saleRolf Anneckefull documentation
Based in Neuenkirchen, Germany; drove the car as received for over a decade, then commissioned cosmetic and mechanical refurbishment in 2005 and a GT engine rebuild at Roos Engineering in 2006.
- 2014 →Private saleBelgian marque enthusiastfull documentation
Consignor based in Belgium; undertook a thorough restoration to factory-original condition including bare-metal respray, full interior retrim, and a comprehensive refresh by Aston Martin Works totalling over £78,000.
Competition
- 1961-04-01President's Cup, Virginia RacewayDriver: Henry Dingley Jr.
First owner is believed to have raced a different DB4 (chassis 416/L) at this event; not the subject car.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2005Restoration
Cosmetic refurbishment combined with light mechanical freshening; exterior repainted in Deep Carriage Green, departing from the original black.
Commissioned by Rolf Annecke after more than a decade of use in the car's received condition.
- 2006Engine rebuildRoos Engineering
Full rebuild of the original GT-specification engine carried out by an officially Works-approved Aston Martin heritage specialist.
Roos Engineering, Switzerland, is one of thirteen globally recognised official Aston Martin heritage workshops. Work documented by invoices.
- 2014BodyworkPhilip Vilain
Complete coachwork restoration including full strip to bare metal and refinish in the factory-original black paint colour, with the entire process documented photographically.
Commissioned by the Belgian consignor beginning summer 2014; dozens of photographs record disassembly through to final finishing.
- 2015RestorationAston Martin Works
Comprehensive recommissioning and refurbishment carried out following an official Aston Martin Works evaluation: new radiator, steering wheel, front and rear windscreens, headlamps, and accelerator pedal installed; interior re-trimmed with correct red leather, Wilton wool carpets, and proper headliner.
Work undertaken in response to an official list of recommendations from Aston Martin Works and totalled in excess of £78,000; documented with invoices.
- 2016InspectionAston Martin Works
Formal assessment by Aston Martin Works resulting in the issue of a Gold Certification confirming matching-numbers status and the presence of the original GT-specification engine.
Gold Certification book issued in late September 2016.
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