1961 Aston Martin DB4 Vantage MkIV

1961 Aston Martin DB4 Vantage MkIV in Holding the Fort, TV Series, 1980-1982 Ep. 3.05

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2020-05-31 18:07	DB5 or DB6, but I don't think there's any way to split them in this view. Any other shots which would show sidelights, grille format or even top corners of windscreen??
993cc ◊ 2020-05-31 23:05	No DB6 but could it be as early as a late DB4 ??
dsl ◊ 2020-06-01 01:13	So shape and headlights with chrome rings match DB4 Vantage or DB5. Apparently all DB5 had tints, but apart from small details not apparent from these angles "In almost all respects the final series of DB4 Vantage became the DB5 – a car it is often easily confused with. Visually, the S5 DB4 Vantage and DB5 only differ in minor detail. Most DB4s have only one fuel filler on the left rear pillar (DB5s have two), DB4s have no model badges (many DB5s have wing and boot badges), DB4s have the four speed David Brown gearbox (most DB5s have the German ZF 5-speed box)." So 1961 DB4 Vantage (S4) or 1962 Vantage (S5 - "the body was lengthened by 9cm which gave more rear leg room, a bigger boot and a higher roofline. Some sources claim that the S5 has a longer wheelbase but this is not the case"). I'm not going to try to guess the roof height here ....

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dsl

◊ 2020-05-31 18:07

DB5 or DB6, but I don't think there's any way to split them in this view. Any other shots which would show sidelights, grille format or even top corners of windscreen??

993cc

◊ 2020-05-31 23:05

No DB6 but could it be as early as a late DB4 ??

dsl

◊ 2020-06-01 01:13

So shape and headlights with chrome rings match DB4 Vantage or DB5. Apparently all DB5 had tints, but apart from small details not apparent from these angles "In almost all respects the final series of DB4 Vantage became the DB5 – a car it is often easily confused with. Visually, the S5 DB4 Vantage and DB5 only differ in minor detail. Most DB4s have only one fuel filler on the left rear pillar (DB5s have two), DB4s have no model badges (many DB5s have wing and boot badges), DB4s have the four speed David Brown gearbox (most DB5s have the German ZF 5-speed box)."

So 1961 DB4 Vantage (S4) or 1962 Vantage (S5 - "the body was lengthened by 9cm which gave more rear leg room, a bigger boot and a higher roofline. Some sources claim that the S5 has a longer wheelbase but this is not the case"). I'm not going to try to guess the roof height here ....

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1961 Aston Martin DB4 Vantage MkIV