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This Aston Martin DB4 Spent the Last 45 Years in the Woods " ! ..1 81- 999 -61 019 39 The Mercedes-AMG Hypercar Is This Gallardo Dropped Its V10 For a 2018 Jaguar F-Type 400 Sport: Here Called 'Project One' VW Engine It Is Advertisement - Continue Reading Below This Aston Martin DB4 Spent The Last 45 Years In The Woods Farm find is the new barn find, with this neglected DB4 estimated to fetch between $375,000 - $475,000 at auction. ' ( PRMWKG-UETKPOGGRS .B18B #01'' L $ % & Only a few more than a thousand DB4 coupés left Aston Martin's then new factory in Newport Pagnell wearing the Superleggera body designed by Carrozzeria Touring, and this particular example is a Series 2 that went to a famous voice actor in Los Angeles in 1962. It's a good thing that Aston offered a six-month factory guarantee, because a year later, the car had its 240 horsepower straight-six engine replaced and gained a new owner. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below At some point in time, the Aston was repainted in green and the upholstery re-dyed black. What's for sure is that in the early seventies, it was driven from Colorado to Massachusetts, where it was parked outdoors at its new owner's home. Then, the trees started to grow. Quickly. Almost five decades later, it was dug out, and this all original time capsule is now going under the hammer for an estimated $375,000 to $475,000. Knowing that a Series 2 costs roughly $750,000 nowadays, this half rotten but complete project car might just be a bargain, and it certainly deserves some love after spending its entire life next to a shed in Massachusetts. 2PPMUEL via Car Throttle More from Road & Track: The World's Rarest AMC Eagle Is Hiding in These Abandoned French Cars Might Have Colorado Been Hiding From World War II POSPRG6KOLSDXCDPPMC More From Around The Web URTMGOGEL5OKTTG6POIMGGVGCSUCMWGCTGR POSPRGDX STXMGWG$EPN 69616'UMSGGHRGSCOTS POSPRGDX PMXVPRG$EPN ,$,PHTURRPUOKOIS.X0GSKIOLKRTKOKIT POSPRGDX SPHTSURRPUOKOIS$EPN AKMMPWKG6GITRGTEPMKOCOTSPNGO!SCSUCMCOTS POSPRGDX YCPS$EPN Faraday Future Claims Its Electric Minivan Is Quicker Than These Ten Supercars MORE FROM Buying & Maintenance One of Just 29 Porsche 959 Sports How to Get Goodwill Repairs on Out- Ever Built Is Going to Auction Of-Warranty Cars (1230) Reviews SHOP NOW ) ) How Variable Valve Timing Works, The World's Rarest AMC Eagle Is And How it Makes Your Engine Better Hiding in Colorado ) ) Former NASA Engineer Explains the Don't Buy a 'Cheap' Used Supercar If Fastest Way to De-Fog Your You Can't Afford the Insane Windshield Maintenance Costs This 80 Mile 911 Sport Classic Is What Maybe You Shouldn't Actually Buy Dreams Are Made Of That New Blue Car ) Built Ford Tough, the 2007 Ranger You Can Buy Perhaps the World's Pickup Wasn't Roughest Lamborghini Diablo for $125,000 Great deals available on a Prius Prime at your local Toyota dealer. VIEW DETAILS Prototype shown with options. CAR CULTURE BUYING & MAINTENANCE BARN FINDS AUCTIONS ASTON MARTIN DB4 ASTON MARTIN THIS 1966 MINI COOPER SPENT OVER 36 YEARS LOCKED IN A GARAGE THE LAST ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH PHOTOS: THE LAST ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH THIS IS HOW F1 CARS HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS THIS ASTON MARTIN POWERBOAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR JAMES BOND OTHER CARS SACRIFICED PISTONS FOR THIS ASTON MARTIN - MORE FROM BUYING & MAINTENANCE $ % * ( + , Newsletter Digital Edition About Us Media Kit Press Room Contact Us Community Guidelines Advertise Online About Our Ads Customer Service Subscribe Other Hearst Subscriptions BestProducts Give a Gift Giveaways Being Green Why Did I Get This Ad? Shop R&T A PART OF HEARST DIGITAL MEDIA ©2017 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy Your California Privacy Rights Terms of Use Site Map.
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