The Aston Martin DB4 GT
The Aston Martin DB4 GT was unveiled in 1959. Sir David Brown, big admirer of Italian Coachbuilder, outsourced the design to Zagato and Touring.
The Aston Martin DB2/4 Supersonic was exhibited for the first time at the 1956 Turin Motor Show. It is the last vehicle made in this design. Aston Martin and Ghia give no specific information about the construction initiative.
It seems that the car was made on private request. Nevertheless, Ghia officially exhibited it in 1956. It is assumed that the race driver Harry Schell ordered it; because he was first seen with the vehicle in 1956. He used the car to drive to the racetracks at that time where he worked as a driver for Vanwall. Since the DB2/4 has a 2+2-seat layout, the Supersonic body had to be changed accordingly. A closer look at the side surfaces shows stylistic differences compared to the Fiat and Jaguar Supersonics.
The Aston Martin DB4 GT was unveiled in 1959. Sir David Brown, big admirer of Italian Coachbuilder, outsourced the design to Zagato and Touring.
Read part 1 The revolution by Savonuzzi The succession of prototypes made on behalf of Chrysler undoubtedly influenced the 1951 project by Piero Dusio,…
The Supersonic was a small series of bodies built by Ghia on different chassis of various car manufacturers. The origin of the series was…
Missing or wrong informations?
Carrozzieri-Italiani.com relies on thousend of users who help to populate the database. We do not guarantee the accuracy of the informations. Contact us if you want to contribute.