{"id":369693,"date":"2012-02-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=39994"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:49:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:49:57","slug":"aston-martin-and-zagato-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/aston-martin-and-zagato-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin and Zagato History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Aston Martin and Zagato have collaborated on several automobiles, starting with the famed Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato up to the current Aston Martin V12 Zagato. This long-standing relationship has resulted, over 50 years, in an well-known series of collectible cars. All the Aston Martins designed by Zagato were created in a very limited series, helping to ensure that each model is considered not only rare and exclusive but, also, a solid investment.<\/p>\n

1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato<\/strong> – The progenitor of this family of models, the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, was entirely designed, assembled and trimmed in Milan in the early 1960s. At that time Aston Martin was searching for a lighter version of the DB4 GT. David Brown and John Wyer (CEO and Chief Project Manager) of Aston Martin turned to Elio and Gianni Zagato (CEO and Technical Director of the company at the time) who, supported by a talented team of engineers and designers, were able, in a very limited time, to create an extremely light, fast and unique version of the DB4 GT (314 hp, 280 km\/h). The 19 units that were produced still exist today and are jealously treasured in the most important collections in the world. Each of them has a listing on the collectible market of several million dollars, without considering the history of events tied to each individual car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n