1963 Aston Martin DB4 Convertible Coupe

In 1913, Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin founded Bamford and martin Limited in London, England. They believed that a sports car should have a distinctive and individual character; and should be built to the highest standards possible. In 1914, the company name was changed to Aston Martin because of the company's racing success at the Aston Hill Climb.

Introduced in 1958, the DB4 was an entirely different car from the DB Mark III it replaced in both design and performance. The new 3.7-liter engine was a double overhead cam straight-6, with a cylinder head and block made of cast aluminum alloy. The engine produced 240 horsepower and was backed up by servo-assisted disc brakes on all four wheels.

This 1963 Aston Martin DB4 Convertible is rarer than the DB4GT: Only 70 were built, all of them in the fourth and fifth series, and this particular example is one of only five left-hand-drive cars fitted with a 'Special Series' (SS) engine which was an expensive option at the time (a total of 1,110 DB4s were produced). The 'SS' incorporated a 9.0:1 compression ratio, larger valves and triple SU HD8 carburetors, producing 266bhp at 5,750 RPM, a gain of 26 horsepower over the standard unit.

This car was originally delivered to its first owner in Montreal, Canada. It made its way to the USA and in 1983 was advertised 'Buy engine rebuild, car comes free.' The present owner was just about to purchase a Fiat 124 Spider for the same amount of money. They ended up owning an Aston Martin, the car of their dreams, and have never looked back.