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Aston Martin DB4 GT Jet
The Aston Martin DB4 GT Jet is a special model of the Aston Martin DB4 GT. The car was revealed at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show by Gruppo Bertone and was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro who was only 22 years old at the time. It was based on the Aston Martin DB4 GT and was originally finished in light green and had a grey interior. Owners and restoration According to its most recent auction listing, it was first in Beirut before being sent to the US. It's there that Victor Gauntlett, Aston Martin's Chairman found the car in bad shape and sent it back to the UK for a complete restoration by GTC Engineering under Kingsley Riding-Felce's supervision. The car had suffered an engine fire. The car was purchased by Hans-Peter Weidmann during its restoration which was completed in 1988. The car was offered for auction at Bonhams' "The Aston Martin Works Sale" in May 2013 and sold for £3,249,500 inc. premium. The car's chassis no. is 0201L and engine no. is 370/0201/GT. Gallery File:Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of Luxury car, luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown (entrepreneur), David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand tourer, grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a Aston Martin DB5, DB5 model in the 1964 film ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger''. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom), Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982, and has over 160 car dealerships in 53 countries, making it a global automobile brand. The company is traded at the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. In 2003 it received the Queen's Awards for Enterprise, Queen's Award for Enterprise for outstanding contributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
