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A car with as chequered a past as the 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT MP209 Zagato Grand Touring Two-Seat Coupe would undoubtedly be the Holy Grail for any true auto-enthusiast. Unsurprisingly then, it proved one of the biggest draws at the recently-concluded Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, going for HK$102 million after a protracted bidding war.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-39602 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million.jpg" alt="1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato sells for HK$102 million" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aston-Martin-DB4GT-sells-for-HK102-million-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
It’s an unsurprising valuation for such a unique car. Not only is it one of just 20 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagatos ever produced, it’s also one of only three Zagatos with the ‘MP209’ specification – a testimony to its lightness – that the marque ever built. Add to that its distinctive UK road-registration number plate – 2 VEV – and it’s probably the most distinctive competition coupe to have ever come out of the highly-competitive Essex Racing Stable.
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This quasi-works team car – the chassis of which proved to be the prototype for later racing cars – had a mixed record on the track, however. While it recorded a spectacular win at the 1961 British Grand Prix, it overheated and malfunctioned at the Le Mans 24-Hours Race later that year. Eventually, the Aston Marton DB4GT Zagato became a concours regular, much admired for its spectacular history and groundbreaking design.

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