Aston Martin has begun work on its latest continuation project, the reborn DB4 GT Zagato, with the first body completed at its Aston Martin Works heritage divison.
New examples of the race-bred 1960s model, of which just 19 were ever built, are being meticulously constructed at the heritage headquarters in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire.
19 more will be hand crafted using what Aston calls "artisan coachbuilding skills", including techniques more commonplace in the middle of the last century.
In addition, the same number of a bespoke new supercar, called the DBS GT Zagato, will be produced, but the two models will only be available to buy as a package – at a cost of £6 million for the set, before tax.
The track-only DB4 GT Zagato is powered by an updated version of the Tadek Marek-designed straight six engine that features in the original. It delivers around 380bhp to the rear-wheels through a four-speed manual transmission and limited-slip differential.
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Symanski
What's wrong with the current cars?
What's wrong with the current cars that they have to keep dipping in to their back catalogue?
Continuation models as a rarity is one thing, but these are now far too frequent. Surely every ten years or more is better to keep that scarcity?
But £ 6 million for two cars is just milking their customers. Are the current models not selling?
jason_recliner
Sensational!
I love seeing skilled craftsmen literally making a car by hand. It's amazing to me.
Peter Cavellini
Cheap?!
No, of course not, but you and I won’t be concerned, we like to see the outrageous, the Cars that are commissioned one offs, Aston are only trying to make a quid or two to help develope their mainstream (?) models....
Peter Cavellini.
jmd67
With Ferrari's anouncement
With Ferrari's anouncement yesterday and now this £6m whopper I'm getting seriously worried that we might soon be running short of oligarchs and oil billionaires.
When the world comes to it's senses and starts properly taxing these folk there's a chance our favourite supercar brands might fold like a pack of cards. Their cost bases must be huge now and they appear to need the seemingly endless streams off over-priced rip-offs to stay in profit.
xxxx
£6 million + tax
Aston are doing this a bit to often for my liking. Wonder how long before even commited AM fans become tired of this money spinning excercise.
Personnaly if I won the lotto and desired a vintage AM car I'd buy a top DB5, probably be more likely to go up in value too.
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
eseaton
I don't understand what you
I don't understand what you lot are complaining about?
How is it possibly skin off anybody's nose if Aston (or any other manufacturer) produces continuation models? (Except for those who own originals, and why should we care about them?)
Personally, I would much much rather buy a new Integrale than a new Civic Type R, and would do if Lancia would sell me one.
I would buy a Countach LP400 in preference to an Aventador.
I would buy a 512TR over an 812.
Much more recently, I would buy a Discovery 4 in preference to a Discovery 5.
Porsche always got this with the 911 (until they cocked it up with turbos).
If I could choose, I would want car manufacturers to do what Casio does and never stop making cars - just occasionally add new ones to the range.
jmd67
You're a hopeless romantic
You're a hopeless romantic old chap. Not a fan of progress either. Do you turn the colour off on your TV...
xxxx
Not " complaining" just thinking of ways to save £2.5+ million
You've picked cars from the 80's not the 50's.
Each to their own but would you really pay £6 million+ for a new Countach LP400 paired with a 512TR over the best examples of genuine ones?
Back to case in point for £6 million+ you buy some of the best DB4's, with history, out there. A house to put them in to.
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
kboothby
Why do people complain...
..about how others spend their money?
I always think it provides income for craftsmen and is good advertising for the brand. My guess is that most of the bemoaners are not prospective clients and never likely to be.
Sad really...
JJ
Newport Pagnell?
Being a continuation of the Zagato, would it have been more appropraite for Zagato to be given the opportunity to make the bodies for these DB4's, over in Italy?
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