An Aston Martin DB4, front three-quarter view on a racing-green gradient field

Market value · road

$279K–$524K

Typical $353K · 95 sales · +28% vs ’19–’20

$149K$3.6M

Open Market & Price

DB4

A new Aston template

The DB4 established the engine family and Touring shape carried into the DB5 era: an aluminium straight-six, Harold Beach's chassis and Superleggera bodywork. Series, specification and matching numbers drive pricing.

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Market value · road

$279K–$524K

Typical $353K · 95 sales · +28% vs ’19–’20

$149K$3.6M

Open Market & Price

Market value · road

$279K–$524K

Typical $353K · 95 sales · +28% vs ’19–’20

$149K$3.6M

’03’26

Market history · in the terminal

Open Market & Price

Top speed

225 km/h

140 mph · factory

Power

240 bhp

standard engine · factory

0 to 60 mph

9.0 s

factory figure; series and tests vary

Engine

3'670 cc

DOHC straight-six

Transmission

4-speed

manual · overdrive optional

Weight

1'308 kg

factory figure

Top speed

225 km/h

140 mph · factory

Power

240 bhp

standard engine · factory

0 to 60 mph

9.0 s

factory figure; series and tests vary

Engine

3'670 cc

DOHC straight-six

Transmission

4-speed

manual · overdrive optional

Weight

1'308 kg

factory figure

Market & Price

The price and the proof

A terminal for one car: the model curve over the documented record, the benchmarks it is measured against, and the instruments that read it.

HCN:DB4Live model

$352'634-23.1% · 12M

Model curve · anchored to 193 documented sales · benchmarks rebased at window startmodel v1 · seed astonmartin-db4 · not investment advice

The readouts · model figures against the benchmarks193 documented anchors · last sale 3 mo ago

Compound annual growth

Window	This car*	S&P 500	Gold
1Y	-23.1%	+18.8%	+21.9%
5Y	-0.5%	+11.4%	+17.6%
10Y	-6.8%	+13.3%	+11.8%

*Modeled price CAGR · S&P is a price index, no dividends

Deepest drawdown · model window

This car*-93.1%Jan 2021 → Jun 2025 · not recovered

S&P 500-50.8%Oct 2007 → Mar 2009 · recovered Mar 2013

Gold-39.3%Sep 2011 → Dec 2015 · recovered Jul 2020

Forecast ladder · model quantiles

Horizon	P10	P50	P90
+6M	$289K	$351K	$426K
+12M	$267K	$349K	$456K
+24M	$237K	$346K	$504K

Median path with the 10th and 90th percentile · not investment advice

Transaction ledger · documented salesMixed price basis · not estimates

200 of 200 recorded sales · shown in USD · recorded currency in each record

Price range · road · openConfidence · mediumThree documented USD auction sales show a broad spread across series and specification. Matching numbers, original build specification, left- versus right-hand drive and the standard of body restoration remain major adjustments.

Floor

$279K

Typical

$353K

Ceiling

$524K

Estimate band for good road cars. 95 documented sales since 2019 plotted below.

$146K$279K$353K$524K$3.6M

Hover the spectrum to read a value, or a dot for the sale behind it.

Band and axis shown in USD. Sale positions use indicative fixed-rate conversion to USD; sale readouts retain recorded currencies. Indicative USD band for standard DB4 saloons. Convertibles, GTs, coachbuilt cars and exceptional provenance sit outside it.

The wider market · Aston Martin at auction · median per year · modeled between anchors1,805 lots · 2003–2026 · exact yearly anchors · modeled line

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Instrument calibration for this file is in progress — the terminal above reads the documented record directly.

Results include buyer's premium as published by RM Sotheby's. No currency conversion has been applied.

Overview

The clean-sheet Aston that preceded the DB5

Development started in 1956. General manager John Wyer coordinated chassis designer Harold Beach, engine designer Tadek Marek and Touring of Milan; Beach produced the platform needed for Touring's aluminium-over-tube construction.

The DB4 debuted at the 1958 London Motor Show. Aston Martin claimed 0-100-0 mph in under 30 seconds, supported by a 3.7-litre straight-six, four-wheel discs and a quoted 140 mph top speed.

The range evolved through five informal series. A convertible arrived in 1961, Special Series and Vantage engines raised output, and the separate short-wheelbase DB4 GT programme pursued competition use before the DB5 replaced the standard car in 1963.

Built: 1'110
Power: 240 bhp
Body: Touring Superleggera
Chassis: Harold Beach
Engine: Tadek Marek

Reference

Technical specifications

Powertrain

Engine: 3'670 cc DOHC straight-sixall-aluminium, designed by Tadek Marek
Standard output: 240 bhp at 5'000 rpmfactory figure; later Special Series engines were rated higher
Torque: 325 Nm at 4'200 rpm240 lb-ft · factory figure
Standard gearbox: David Brown 4-speed manualoverdrive optional
Automatic option: Borg-Warner 3-speedavailable on later cars

Body and chassis

Body design: Carrozzeria TouringFederico Formenti is credited with the production shape
Construction: Superleggera aluminium over tubesmounted to a substantial pressed-steel platform chassis
Brakes: Four-wheel Dunlop discsservo-assisted
Front suspension: Independent with telescopic dampers
Rear suspension: Live axle with lever-arm dampers

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Buying interest, silently.

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The vault

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The cars

The DB4 register

Documented individual cars — chassis, colour, ownership and sale history. Open one for its full provenance. Public records only; members see the complete registry.

21 documented · public records