Aston Martin has announced plans to resurrect its classic, track-only DB4 GT, with a production run limited to 25 vehicles.
The "Continuation cars" will feature the lightweight design of the original but with modern production techniques and performance improvements, blended together with the firm's traditional hand-finished body panelling.
Auto Express reports it will have "thin-gauge aluminium panels" and a tubular frame designed using computers to ensure the "finish is perfect".
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Under the bonnet sits a Tadek Marek-designed 3.7-litre straight-six engine producing 340bhp, attached to a four-speed manual gearbox and limited slip differential as in the original car.
However, because it features a shorter wheelbase, the lightweight Continuation DB4 GT will be available exclusively as a two-seater. Only eight examples of the original 75 cars produced between 1959 and 1963 were lightweight models.
Each Continuation DB4 GT will have its own vehicle identification number (VIN) that will carry on from the original production line.
Prices for the original model reach in excess of £3m today. The new DB4 GT will cost £1.5m, with buyers also offered entrance into a two-year driving programme that will take them to circuits such as the Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, which hosted this year's dramatic F1 finale. Aston Martin's expert instructors, including seasoned GT racer Darren Turner, will also be on hand to provide driving tips.
Deliveries are expected in autumn 2017.
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