Original Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation comes to market

The hugely successful Aston Martin Continuation car programme, which started in 2017 with the DB4 GT Continuation, has set the standard for the creation of new-build heritage cars around the world, showing its class-leading expertise in this highly specialist field with the DB4 GT Continuation, DB4 GT Zagato Continuation and, soon, the DB5 Goldfinger Continuation models.

The very first example of a modern Continuation car from the brand is coming to market at the place where it was built - Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire - as the inaugural Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation car is offered for sale, remarkable not only for its place in the brand's modern history, but also being offered to the market with only delivery miles on the odometer.

With coachwork of the car was designed by famed Italian styling house Touring of Milan, and features the famous superleggera tubular steel construction.

Shorter, lighter, sleeker and with a more powerful version of the legendary 3.7-litre straight-six engine, not only was the DB4 GT Britain's fastest passenger sports car, it was a born winner, scoring a debut race victory at Silverstone in the hands of Sir Stirling Moss.

A total of 75 DB4 GT's were built between 1959 and 1963. Of these only eight were lightweight models, most of which survive today.

Remaining faithful to the design of those original eight factory lightweights, each DB4 GT Continuation was built in 2017 with Aston Martin Works' unrivalled experience and exemplary attention. Employing a blend of old-world craftsmanship and modern techniques, Continuation cars benefit from improvements in engine performance, handling, braking and safety, with great care taken to ensure these enhancements build upon the original's exceptional qualities while retaining the original feel and character.

The car coming to market has a 4.2-litre version of the celebrated Tadek Marek-designed straight-six cylinder engine with two spark plugs per cylinder, transmitting its 345bhp to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission and limited-slip differential, just as in the original DB4 GT.

Thanks to its shortened wheelbase the DB4 GT Continuation is a strict two-seater blessed with great agility. Its body follows the original construction, with thin-gauge aluminum panels fitted over the tubular frame.

To improve the accuracy and consistency of the panels, the Continuation car's bodywork uses state-of-the-art digital technology, before being hand-finished in time-honoured tradition. Chassis number DB4/GT/0227/R naturally continues the unbroken blood line of the DB4 GT, and with delivery miles only since its construction in 2017, it represents a unique piece of Aston Martin heritage. A video showcasing this exceptional sports car is available to view here.