Aston DB4 GT makes £3m at auction
Bonhams sale sets a new Aston auction record; barn-find DB5 a bargain by comparison at £320,700
But there's nothing like a rare classic Aston to celebrate the brand, is there? This weekend saw the 14th annual Bonhams auction at Aston Martin Works, where a unique DB4 GT from 1961 went under the hammer. The last GT ever produced and designed by Giugiaro in one of his first commissions, the DB4 made a staggering £3,249,500. It's the highest amount ever paid for an Aston Martin at auction, and contributed significantly to the total £10m haul from the sale.
Barn find DB5 made a staggering £320,700
It's seldom that a barn-find DB5 is overshadowed in an auction, but such was the calibre of Saturday's lots. The 1964 model has in storage for thirty years and is completely standard. With less than 48,000 miles on its odometer, the DB5 made £320,700.
Aston Martin Works' Managing Director, the fantastically-named Kingsley Riding-Felce, said of the auction, "This year's Bonhams sale was a great success, with 197 lots finding new buyers and more than 2,000 customers and enthusiasts taking part." The rather more sober-sounding Jamie Knight, Bonhams Group Motoring Director, added, "The day was tremendous, with both Bonhams and Aston Martin Works contributing much to ensure this was once again one of the highlight sales on the global auction calendar".
That DB4 GT is a classy looking car, not one I've seen before either. I assume there was only one built by Bertone?
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A stern looking lady with a clipboard asked me to move on.
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