Between October 1958 and January 1960, just 149 examples of the early Series I incarnation of the Aston Martin DB4 were produced. Of those, a mere 73 were configured in left-hand drive for the export market.
The example offered here was built in left-hand drive with the four-speed manual transmission, overdrive, and 3.77:1 Powr-Lock rear differential, and delivered on 10 April 1961 to Philip A. Litchfield of Katonah, New York. A descendant of the…
Between October 1958 and January 1960, just 149 examples of the early Series I incarnation of the Aston Martin DB4 were produced. Of those, a mere 73 were configured in left-hand drive for the export market.
The example offered here was built in left-hand drive with the four-speed manual transmission, overdrive, and 3.77:1 Powr-Lock rear differential, and delivered on 10 April 1961 to Philip A. Litchfield of Katonah, New York. A descendant of the developer of the Gowanus Canal, the Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope, and Prospect Park, Mr. Litchfield was a professional portrait photographer and passionate outdoorsman. He was also obviously a man who appreciated fine machinery and moved in the proper circles to do so; he would subsequently also own a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, acquired on the advice of NART backer George Arents. The Aston appears to have remained in his ownership for a full 30 years.