11/06/2008 00:28. The DB4 GT is, with the exception of the Zagato, arguably the most sought after of the David Brown Aston Martin road cars. Only 75 were built between 1959 and 1963, and this rare left-hand drive example, which is presented in superb condition with its original matching engine, is the only DB4 GT ever to have contested the ‘real’ Tour de France.

The GT was, of course, a high performance development of the DB4 sports car that had debuted at the London Motor Show in 1958. The new model’s competition potential had been recognised from the outset, and the factory lost no time in developing a lightweight version suitable for racing, the resulting DB4 GT debuting at the 1959 London Motor Show. The car had already been proven in competition earlier that year when the... // Classic Driver