1962 Aston Martin DB4 Fastback Coupe

The 1962 Aston Martin DB4 finished in maroon paintwork with ivory leather interior was offered for sale at the 2006 RM Auction in Monterey CA where it was estimated to sell between $175,000-$225,000. It is powered by a 3670-cc six-cylinder engine which is mated to a four-speed manual gearbox with overdrive. The coachwork is courtesy of Touring.

It is the recipient of an older restoration. At the auction, the vehicle found a new owner, though the price was below the estimated value. Since there was no reserve on the vehicle, the vehicle was sold for $130,000.

The 1962 Aston Martin DB4 finished in maroon paintwork with ivory leather interior was offered for sale at the 2006 RM Auction in Monterey CA where it was estimated to sell between $175,000-$225,000. It is powered by a 3670-cc six-cylinder engine which is mated to a four-speed manual gearbox with overdrive. The coachwork is courtesy of Touring.

It is the recipient of an older restoration. At the auction, the vehicle found a new owner, though the price was below the estimated value. Since there was no reserve on the vehicle, the vehicle was sold for $130,000.

This car is a Series IV DB4 that was delivered new to Mary Handley-Page, of Chesterfield Gardens, London, in January 1962. It left the factory as a right-hand-drive model finished in Show Shadow Grey over a white gold interior. It was equipped with optional extras including overdrive, Marchal headlamps, and fog lamps, twin SU-type HD8 carburetors, and Amstrong shock absorbers.

It is not clear how long Mary Handley-Page owned her Aston Martin, she did put almost 14,000 miles on the odometer during her first 18 months of ownership. By 1978, the car was in the care of a Mr. T. Perry, of Essex, and then it was purchased by a Brian Hatson. It is believed that Hatson undertook a full Concours-level restoration to the car to its current red over tan, left-hand-drive configuration in the early 1980s. The work was completed in 1981, after which it was shown at a variety of Concours events with the Aston Martin Owners Club in 1981 and 1982, where it received numerous accolades.

The next owner, Robert Murray MacGregor of London, purchased the car on June 14, 1984, who also continued to show the car at AMOC Concours events in the U.K. It continued to win awards until 1987. The last private owner in the U.K. was John Anthony Smith, of Wareham, who purchased the car on April 13, 1989.

Bob Pond purchased this DB4 from Taylor & Crawley Ltd., of London, in November 1990 for $85,000, and he immediately shipped it stateside.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014