302 bhp, 3,670 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine with triple dual-throat Weber 45 DCOE carburettors, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with upper and lower control arms, coil springs, and an anti-roll bar; live rear axle with Watt’s linkage, trailing links, and coil springs; and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,360 mm The stars aligned for David Brown and Aston Martin upon the introduction of the all-new DB4 model in late 1958.

A competition-oriented variant, the DB4GT, was formally introduced in September 1959 at the London Motor Show, based on the race-winning prototype DP199/1.

This was the year in which Aston Martin achieved outright victory at Le Mans (1st and 2nd overall, with Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori at the front, followed by Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frere), and took the World Sportscar Championship title, the smallest manufacturer ever to do so, before or since.

The GT prototype won its first outing at Silverstone in May...