Aston Martin DB4 Convertible Serie 5 – 1962

Aston Martin DB4 Convertible Serie 5 - 1962

ERRATUM: Vehicle sold without technical control.

Chassis n° DB4C/1086/R
French collector's registration

French historic registration title

"A very exclusive DB4 Convertible, in exceptional condition".

"A very exclusive DB4 Convertible, in exceptional condition"

With the DB4, Aston Martin entered the Swinging Sixties in 1958.
modernity of the Swinging Sixties: redesigned chassis
disc brakes on all four wheels, and a new 6-cylinder, DOHC engine
camshaft engine, all in a timeless Touring design.
Touring. At the top of the range, the Serie 5, the ultimate evolution of the
model, featuring numerous aesthetic and technical improvements
the DB5. With the launch of the Serie 4,
in 1961, the Newport Pagnell-based company also unveiled an exclusive
exclusive Convertible version, still bodied by Touring,
70 of these were produced (Series 4 and 5 combined),
6 fewer than the legendary DB4 GT! The car
illustrating these pages is one of these very rare and desirable
DB4 Convertible...
The DB4C/1086/R chassis left the Newport Pagnell factory
factories at the end of November 1962.
in September 1961). It
color Dubonnet Rosso, with Connolly White Gold leather.
Gold leather. After two known owners in Great Britain
and a few factory services (the last one recorded in the
last recorded in 1968, when the car had just over
just over 25,000 miles), it seems that the car made its way to
Belgian territory, before being registered in Paris in
Paris in 1987, having just been acquired by a French enthusiast at a
at an auction.
Duly registered in France, he used it for almost
for almost 20 years, providing the care and maintenance
its exclusivity. In the mid
2000s to a major French collector, who gave it the restoration
the restoration it deserved, at a cost of over £100,000.
specialists, including Spray Tec Restorations
Limited. The work, carried out between 2006 and 2007, will restore
this car back to its former glory, and now presents itself to us
in near factory-new condition. As testified by the
the awards it has received from the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC)
himself since then...

ERRATUM: Vehicle sold without Contrôle Technique.

With the DB4, Aston Martin entered the modern era of the Swinging
Sixties in 1958, with a redesigned chassis, four-wheel disc
brakes and a new 6-cylinder twin overhead camshaft engine, all
dressed in a timeless Touring design. At the top of the range was
the Serie 5, the ultimate evolution of the model, benefiting from
numerous aesthetic and technical improvements, foreshadowing
the DB5. When the Series 4 was launched in 1961, the Newport
Pagnell firm also unveiled a very exclusive Convertible version,
still bodied by Touring, of which 70 were produced (Series 4
and 5 combined), 6 fewer than the legendary DB4 GT! The car
illustrating these pages is one of these very rare and desirable
DB4 Convertibles...
Chassis DB4C/1086/R left the Newport Pagnell factory at the
end of November 1962. It was then painted Dubonnet Rosso,
with Connolly White Gold leather. After two known owners in the
UK, and a few factory services (the last one recorded in 1968,
when the car had just over 25,000 miles on the clock), the car
seems to have made its way to Belgium, before being registered
in Paris in 1987, when it was acquired by a French enthusiast.
Once it had been sold and duly registered in France, he used it
for almost 20 years, giving it the care and maintenance it deserved.
In the mid-2000s, he sold it to a major French collector, who
gave it the restoration it deserved, at a cost of over £100,0000,
carried out by the best British specialists, including Spray Tec
Restorations Limited. The work, which was carried out over 2006
and 2007, restored the car to its former glory, and it now appears
in near-factory condition. - The Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC)
himself has since awarded the car a number of prizes...