1961 Aston Martin DB4 Series IV

DB4/788/LroadUnited Kingdom

Engine: Straight-six, matching-numbers, capacity unspecified
Colour: Gunmetal grey

A rare left-hand-drive Aston Martin DB4 Series IV, one of just 185 built, this 1961 example carries chassis number DB4/788/L and was delivered new to Denmark on 28 September 1961 — quite possibly the only Series IV so delivered. Specified in California Sage over Dark Blue leather, it retains its matching-numbers straight-six engine. After a period of obscurity in the 1970s, it spent time in a private Kuwaiti collection and is now offered for new ownership.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €235,625 (≈ $259K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1961-09-28 →Factory delivery
Christian Ude Hansen
full documentation
First registered owner, based in Charlottenlund, Denmark. Build records on file document work performed during his ownership, including an engine top-end rebuild and front-end repairs in 1965. Listed in the 1964 AMOC Register.
Date unknown
Unknown owner or owners during the 1970s
none documentation
The car had changed hands by the 1970s but its precise location and ownership during this period were not established.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current vendor
partial documentation
Acquired the car in the late 2000s and relocated it to Kuwait as part of a private collection, where it remained in static display for an extended period.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1965
Engine rebuild
The cylinder head and upper engine components were overhauled, constituting a top-end rebuild of the straight-six unit.
Carried out while the car was with its first owner; documented in build sheet copies held on file.
1965
Repair
Remedial work was undertaken to the front section of the bodywork.
Recorded in the same build sheet documentation as the concurrent engine work.

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