1961 Aston Martin DB4 FIA Appendix K Race Car

• Converted to competition specification in the late 1990s 2001 and 2004 AMOC 'Overall Champion'
• Present ownership since 2008
• Raced in Pre-'63 GT series, Masters Gentleman Drivers, AMOC and Spa 6 hours Many podium and 1st places
• Expertly maintained by Phil Perryman and John Young's Roxwell Racing Engine rebuilt in 2022
• Ready to race

Launched at the London Motor Show in 1958, the Aston Martin DB4 emphatically demonstrated that a British manufacturer could better the Italians at their own game when it came to constructing the ultimate Gran Turismo. Its specification included a completely new steel platform chassis with disc brakes all round, and a freshly developed twin-cam six-cylinder engine, all clothed in a perfectly proportioned aluminium body designed by Touring of Milan. Overall, the DB4 was state-of-the-art for its time, a masterpiece of robust British engineering combined with exquisite Italian styling.
Engineered under the watchful eye of Harold Beech, the immensely strong platform- type chassis replaced the DB2/4's multi-tubular spaceframe, the latter being considered incompatible with Touring's Superleggera body construction which employed its own lightweight tubular structure to support the hand-formed aluminium-alloy body panels. The DB2/4's trailing-link ifs gave way to unequal- length wishbones, while at the rear the DB4 sported a live axle located by Watts linkage instead of its predecessor's Panhard rod.
The new car's competition potential had been recognised from the outset, and the factory lost no time in developing a lightweight version suitable for racing, the resulting DB4 GT debuting at the 1959 London Motor Show. The model had already been proven in competition earlier that year when the prototype ('DP/199') driven by Stirling Moss won its first race at Silverstone. Those wishing to race the latest Aston Martin but unable to obtain a limited-edition DB4 GT or its even more exclusive Zagato-bodied variant were forced to use the 'ordinary' road car, and today modified DB4s remain a mainstay of Aston Martin Owners Club and other important historic sports car events.
Chassis number '622/R' was converted from a road car to a competition car back in the late 1990s by Ian Moss and raced by Andy Jenkinson, Tom Alexander and Peter Wilson to some success, including the 2001 and 2004 AMOC 'Overall Champion' awards.

In 2005 the car passed into the hands of a new owner who raced it with John Young of Roxwell Racing, this included the David Piper Tour of South Africa as a class winner. The car was sold to Nick Naismith at the 2008 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale and has been raced extensively ever since, including the Pre-'63 GT series, Masters Gentleman Drivers, AMOC and twice in the Spa 6 hours, achieving many podium and 1st places, most notably:

{1 Monza Pre-'63 GT 2nd
Spa Pre 63GT 3rd
{1 Silverstone Classic Tourist Trophy Pre-'63 GT 2010 - 2016 1st, 2nd, 5th
{1 Donington Historic Festival Pre-'63 GT 1st, 2nd, 4th
{1 AMOC Centenary 2nd, 2nd
{1 Innes Ireland Cup 1st, 2nd, 3rd
For the past 17 years the car has been maintained and prepared by notable Aston expert Phil Perryman and John Young's Roxwell Racing. The engine has proven very reliable and was completely rebuilt last year, so it is fresh and ready to race. The car has been continually developed and is a pleasure to race having strong brakes, good power delivery and predictable handling.

With the price of Aston Martin road cars rocketing there are now very few DB4
FIA Appendix K race cars still competing. This car's Historic Technical Passport has recently been renewed and is valid until 2031. The car has matching numbers and still retains its original engine. Although UK road registered USL 309, it has always raced with the original number 'NYF 7'. This is an excellent, well maintained and competitive race car, which is eligible to compete in the most prestigious events and can still, if necessary, be driven on the road.