The Legendary 1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight

Winning Le Mans 24 Hours is vital to securing the World Championship for Sports Cars. 1959 was the most critical year in Aston Martin’s history. They won the coveted Le Mans 24 Hours race on their twentieth attempt.

A month before this historic win, Stirling Moss was behind the wheel of a striking new prototype GT. The car was the DP199/1, which was identified as the DB4 GT. Moss drove it to victory on its race debut at Silverstone.

The DB4 GT was publicly unveiled at the London Motor Show in September 1959. The car had a shorter wheelbase and was a significantly lighter DB4 model. The car was powered by a 3.7-liter straight-six engine with twin-plug ignition. This setup reminded those in the know of the DBR2. Only 75 Touring- and 19 Zagato-bodied DB4GTs were constructed. — Aston Martin

The buyer of this legendary car would face rather exciting decisions. Which spec was more in line? A road machine or a racing specification car? A driver needed to specify between a left or right-hand drive car.

Tommy Sopwith for his racing team, Equipe Endeavor. DB4GT was initially ordered through Brooklands of Bond Street, knowing that this, the third DB4GT, was earmarked for the race track. Tommy Sopwith was the only son of yachtsman Sir Thomas Sopwith, the legendary industrialist and aviator.