Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Taking Aston to another level

Aston Martin to be sold in New York could fetch in excess of £10 million and become the highest priced British car ever to be hammered down at auction

 

Priced with a guide of £9.9 million to £11.2 million ($15 million to $17 million, €14.1 million to €16 million), a 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato could set a new record if it sells in New York at RM Auctions’ Driven by Disruption sale on 10th December.

 

1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, RM Auctions, Driven by Disruption sale, New York, 10th December 2015
From the front
1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, RM Auctions, Driven by Disruption sale, New York, 10th December 2015
From the rear
1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, RM Auctions, Driven by Disruption sale, New York, 10th December 2015
The interior

 

The car – which is listed as having an “English pedigree [and an] Italian soul” – is the fourteenth of just nineteen DB4GTs tailor-made by Zagato and was originally shipped to Australia for use on racing circuits by its first owner. Returned to the UK in 1993 after twenty years in static storage, the car was exhibited at the Louis Vuitton Concours at the Hurlingham and the Bagatelle Concours d’Elegance in 2002. It won its class at both and subsequently has been shown at Villa d’Este, Pebble Beach, Quail, the Neillo Concours, the Presidio of San Francisco Concours and the Carmel-By-The-Sea Concours.

 

Described as an “engineering masterpiece and a design icon” and “one of the finest Zagatos in existence”, this Aston Martin will beat the £8.8 million ($13.4 million, €12.5 million) price paid for a 1998 McLaren F1 and become the highest priced British car to be sold at auction if it meets its lower estimate.

 

Subscribe to our free once daily email newsletter here:

     

    The Steeple Times
    The Steeple Times
    We research and background check our articles. If you believe we have made and error in some detail please get in touch, we seek always to write the truth and stand against a press owned by a self selected few. Please help us, we will accept all your likes, subscriptions and anonymous suport. The Editor and his team at the Steeple Times.

    6 COMMENTS

    1. Beautiful car. Note that the interior is all green including the leather. Green would not actually be my choice but it is a shame that modern Astons are most often ordered with dull black interiors which in fact are not traditional at all for Astons which generally had bright red leather or other colours like blue or green. Black leather was hardly ever to be found in British sports cars right up until the 1990’s when sadly a new bread of German car owners started buying them and ordering them with dull black seats. The other obsession is grey exteriors which is also a shame as this cars proves. Astons do not always have to be grey, they look so much better in blue or green but people are such sheep nowadays. The current grey/silver Aston obsession reminds me of that awful period which started in the 70’s when all Ferraris came in red with cream seats. Yuk!

        • I rather doubt it, cars need to have substantial history, usually racing history to achieve figures like that, I don’t know what circuits it’s Aussie owner used it on or if it was used in serious competition. The American auctions have not achieved the values they have predicted for the last few years either.

    2. Matthew – are you a Journalist?

      Sensational Steeples – News Hound – on the trail of another tasty morsel

      I VEV and 2 VEV were famous contemporary green Zagatos one or other of which had been driven by the late great Bondini ( Richard Bond )

      Bondini had his admirers and detractors in equal measures but he did drive twenty six thousand racing miles in Daytonas, GT40’s and strange Porches that used the tubular chassis as oil sumps

    3. Hi Matthew, as usual just bid for it on my behalf & I’ll pay you back obviously when I next see you at La Brasserie. Will a mixture of Nectar Points, Luncheon Vouchers & Tesco Club Card be OK?

    LEAVE A REPLY

    Please enter your comment!
    Please enter your name here

    £1 per week Supports The Steeple Times

    Help journalism to remain honest & independent. You can make a difference to the world today.

    3,093FansLike
    2,068FollowersFollow
    14,753FollowersFollow
    4,962SubscribersSubscribe

    Subscribe For DAILY NEWS

    Please subscribe, like and share this unique site, it helps us tremendously. The Steeple Times in return will send you an email at noon each and everyday, that we sincerely hope you will enjoy & look forward to seeing in your inbox.

    AD
    Advertisement

    Trending Now

    Crypto Crook’s Big Short – Will Sam Bankman-Fried Story Be Turned Into Blockbuster?

    Crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried astonishingly gets to hang out with the author of ‘The Big Short’ in spite of being on £207 million bail and now has not only Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer onside but also Prince Andrew’s judge to face also.

    Five Unlikely Things Famous Footballers Did Next…

    David Lennox shares the little-known stories of what five famous footballers did next after retiring their pitch time prowess – amongst them everything from novel writing to forensic detective work.

    Most Popular Articles

    Justice for James Scurlock

    Power of social media proven after senseless killing of James Scurlock in Omaha, Nebraska allegedly by a controversial bar owner named Jake Gardner who has been photographed with Donald Trump.

    Scobie Orf!

    ‘MeGain’s’ bestie Omid Scobie deservedly gets slammed by ‘Yankee Wally’ Sadie Quinlan for getting her shut down on Twitter; this childish chap should now just ‘belt up, wrap up and shut up.’

    A Massive Media Maelstrom – McCann, Mandelson and Maxwell

    Matthew Steeples highlights how the ‘Mandelson Media Method’ is very much in play in both the case of the Prince Andrew-Jeffrey Epstein connection and the renewed interest in the Madeleine McCann disappearance.

    The Phil & Matt Show

    Phillip Schofield filmed smoking shisha with his alleged ex-lover Matt McGreevy (and pictured in bed thereafter); another image shows the pair together in photograph...

    Plane Perverted

    EXCLUSIVE – Previously unnamed 9-year-old child pictured on the lap of Jeffrey Epstein on his plane in ‘Daily Mail’ suggested to be daughter of billionaire Glenn Dubin.

    Moron of the Moment 2021 – Richard Madeley

    As the new Diana, Princess of Wales statue is mocked as looking like him, ‘Dorian Gray of Daytime Telly’ Richard Madeley pathetically claims he got PTSD due to worrying about his son’s wedding.

    Most Liked...

    Was Mucky Minx Meghan Markle A ‘Yacht Girl’ For ‘Randy Andy’?

    Was Meghan Markle A ‘Yacht Girl’ For ‘Randy Andy’?
    As author Kirby Sommers suggests that the then Meghan Markle likely spent time with Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein before she met Prince Harry, we again highlight the mucky, murkiness and mendacious manner of this alleged “yacht girl.”

    Ampika Pickston

    Ampika Pickston
    Oldham born divorcee and former glamour model Ampika Pickston describes herself as “feisty, fun loving and warm hearted”. Now based in Hale Barns, Cheshire...

    Picture of the Week: The Wallies of Whalley

    Picture of the Week: A field at Whalley Arches, Lancashire before and after flooding
    Image of flooded Lancashire field complete with sign advertising it as a development site for 39 homes illustrates the perils of building on flood...

    Organic Vegetable Maxwell – Rotten-To-Her-Core Ghislaine Maxwell Moves Jail

    Organic Vegetable Maxwell – Ghislaine Maxwell Moves Jail
    As mucky madam Ghislaine Maxwell is moved to a low security prison in Florida where prisoners will supposedly likely “hate” her, PR peddler Jay Beecher’s ‘The Maxwell Files’ website bizarrely starts promoting organic vegetables in Sussex and lists stories about this anything but wholesome criminal as “recipes.”

    Shock Horror (Not)! MPs Engaged in “Sex & Heavy Drinking” On...

    Shock Horror (Not)! MPs Engaged in “Sex & Heavy Drinking” On Trips Abroad
    That that ‘The Guardian’ is shocked by news that MPs – mostly Tories, it seems – “engaged in ‘sex and heavy drinking’ on trips abroad” is actually beyond bloody laughable.