This family of fast, alluring and supremely elegant
cars first appeared in 1958 in the form of the 240bhp
140mph DB4. The response from the motoring press and the
motoring public was rapturous, though the price of this
handbuilt supercar was beyond the reach of all but a
favoured few. The coupe was soon joined by a 266bhp
Vantage version, by the 302bhp short-chassis DB4 GT(only
75 produced) and by a convertible. The DB4 GT Zagato,
most powerful of all at 314bhp, is also the rarest, only
19 examples being made. The 1964 replacement for the DB4
was the DB5, again offered as coupe or convertible, with
standard 282bhp engine or the 314bhp Vantage unit, and
the line concluded with the 1965-70 DB6, with cut-off
tail, better aerodynamics and in Vantage form having
325bhp. All these cars remain as special and as
exclusive as they ever were, and they command
correspondingly high prices based on three factors a
condition, history and most of all originality. Here
James Taylor gives full details of correct original
specification and equipment for all these cars, backed
up by in-depth colour photography of outstanding
examples of all models and variants. Body panels,
external trim and badging, paint colours, interior trim,
dashboard, instruments and controls, under-bonnet
components, engine and transmission, lamps, and other
features right down to the tool kit, are all
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