Aston Martin presented, so far, three full series as part of its very interesting restomod-like ‘Aston Martin Continuation’ car program: 2017’s DB4 GT Continuation, DB5 Goldfinger Continuation and the astonishing DB4 GT Zagato Continuation. Nurturing and caring for these new-build heritage models appear to be a costly affair since we are seeing back on the open market the very first DB4 GT Continuation unit.
Just like most automakers, Aston Martin has had a hard time dealing with the economic disaster produced by the current global health crisis, but it’s a tale-tell sign of worries to come that one of the cars is being offered for sale... again.
The Aston Martin Works division, headquartered at the company’s historic site in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire has presented the example – which is now up for sale with what they call “delivery miles only on the odometer.” This means the example in question has returned home after initially being built to order back in 2017.
Now it is up for grabs on the open market and we cannot help but wonder about its true story from initial delivery to returning at the Aston Martin Works stable. Chances are we will never know the truth. So, let us focus on the actual car. The unit comes in an appropriate ‘Snow Shadow Grey’ shade for the body and features a handmade triple stripe (black, white, black).
All the usual racing elements are in place – even though the DB4 GT Continuation example does not seem to have smelled the racing tarmac since being brought to life by the Works team in 2017. Its whispering-heart is the usual 4.2-liter version of the Tadek Marek-developed straight-six.
Thanks to the careful and considerate ‘restomod’ improvements brought about by the engineers, it’s capable of churning out 345 BHP that get rooted to the rear axle via an original setup comprised of a four-speed manual tranny and limited-slip differential. The car is chassis number DB4/GT/0227/R and of course the price is a mystery unless you contact Aston Martin Works.
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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