With its introduction in 1958, the DB4 model advanced Aston Martin into the future.

Entirely new from the ground-up, a rigid steel platform chassis was created and fitted with all-around disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering, and independent front suspension.

Celebrated engineer Tadek Marek conceived an all-new inline six-cylinder twin-cam engine with aluminum block and head.

All this was clad with a striking fastback body fabricated in aluminum alloy and designed by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan using their vaunted Superleggera (super light) principle of wrapping lightweight panels around a taut, small-diameter steel tube skeleton—imbuing the Superleggera package with remarkable rigidity—while the sensational styling would set the tone for Aston Martin for many years to come.

Over its five-year production run, Aston Martin continuously refined the DB4, with the Aston Martin Owners Club now separating the model into five distinct series.

Upgrades to successive series included subtl...