Owners may get the first half of their dynamic duo, the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation, before then; deliveries for this begin at the end of 2019. Hand-built using traditional techniques at Aston’s home in Newport Pagnell, the latter-day DB4 GT Zagato will be track-only, following on from the run of 25 continuation versions of the DB4 GT announced in 2015, and also made at Newport Pagnell. Aston has not made a continuation version of the Zagato-bodied lightweight version before.
Just 19 DB4 GT Zagatos were made in period, informing the number of DBZ Centenary Collection pairs available. The car’s racing success against the Ferrari 250 GTO in the 1960s, its iconic place in British motorsport and rarity today make original examples among the world’s most sought-after and valuable cars. One of the most celebrated examples, the ex-Jim Clark ‘2 VEV’, sold for £10 million at Bonhams Festival of Speed auction earlier this year, making it the most valuable British car ever to be offered at a European auction.
Aston says the two cars together perfectly bookend Aston’s 58-year history of partnership with the Italian coachbuilder. Aston design chief Marek Reichman said: “Aston Martin and Zagato is a uniquely dynamic union, one that unites the former’s love of proportion and clean, simple forms with the latter’s daring and maverick eye. Never afraid to push the boundaries, the partnership has resulted in some fabulous cars.”