Our DickieMeaden gets behind the wheel of a one of 19 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Continuation -
Quite what the redoubtable Mr Brown would have made of the whole continuation phenomena is open to conjecture, but I have a feeling he would be entirely supportive of the pricing strategy, which somewhat remarkably positioned the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation as the most expensive new car in the world.
With bodywork hand-beaten by Zagato’s artisans from flat sheets of thin-gauge aluminium and shaped by eye to follow the contours of wooden bucks, no two panels were ever exactly the same. Indeed, when subjected to scrutiny those original cars were often found to be somewhat asymmetric! Sadly, Works’ development car isn’t road-legal, but fortunately we have Aston Martin’s Stowe test track on which to play. Nestling discreetly within Silverstone’s GP circuit, it’s a great place to get a feel for a car, with plenty of opportunities to fling it around and a couple of modest straights to punch through the gears.Walking up to the bright red Zagato, tiny ignition key in hand, is a slightly surreal moment.
From the moment you turn the ignition key you’re drawn into the intoxicating process of driving. Fuel pumps tick and rattle from the tail of the car as they prime the bank of triple Weber carburettors slung from the right-hand side of the classic Tadek Marek-designed twin-plug straight-six. Displacement is up by a litre over the original version, lifting capacity to 4.7 litres, power to a solid 380bhp at 6000rpm and torque to an equally impressive 360lb ft at 5000rpm.
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