COTW: 1958 Aston Martin DB4
Length: 176.4 in
Width: 66 in
Height: 52 in
Weight: 2884 lbs
Engine: 3.7 Inline-6
Horsepower: 240 HP @ 5500 RPM
Torque: 240 lb ft @ 4250 RPM
First of all…props to Mary for choosing this car. She, obviously, has excellent taste.
This little British machine is something that dreams are made of. I’m sure many of you are saying “hey, that’s James Bond’s car from Goldfinger!†Sadly that isn’t true. James Bond’s car was a special version that was actually the prototype for the DB5.
But what makes this machine so amazing is that not only is it beautiful…look at those lines! But it’s British, built in the early 60’s, and still pretty damn fast (0-60 in the 8 second range…amazing for that era).
I can just imagine what it must be like to drive this little beast. It would rip, snort and purr like only a British car would. It would turn heads. Kids would smile and point.
And you really would feel like James Bond. Shaken…not stirred.
