Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
With only 19 ever built, the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato is the perfect blend of speed, rarity, British engineering and Italian style.
Unveiled at the 1960 London Auto Show, the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato was a development of the DB4 GT (in itself a shortened, lightweight, more powerful version of the standard DB4). The body was styled by Ercole Spada from the Milan based coachbuilder Zagato. The body was now smaller, lighter and more aerodynamic while also having clear Italian design characteristics like smoother, more rounded surfaces. To further save weight, many steel components were exchanged for aluminum replacements. Elements non-essential on the racetrack such as bumpers were deleted and Perspex was used instead of glass. All of this lead to a 100 lbs. (45 kg) weight reduction over the DB4 GT.
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