1964 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato'

This motor car is being sold as part of an overseas collection. It has been imported under the Bonhams temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to the lower rate 5% import tax if the car is to remain in the UK & purchased by a private individual. The 5% is calculated on the final selling price. For example, if the car sells for £3,000, then £150 is added, making the total amount payable of £3,150.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, and proof that HMRC fees are paid. If the car is subsequently exported abroad within 30 days then these fees are refundable.

Lastly, there will be a nominal administration fee of £250 for processing the NOVA application, and payable direct to the shipping company. A completed and processed NOVA will provide you formal proof that all duties & taxes are paid in UK and thus allow you to register the vehicle with the DVLA

In common with the majority of cars in this collection, this vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and there is no history available beyond that displayed in our photography section.

We have not started or driven the car so cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

It is available for view and inspection at our HQ near Abingdon and we will be delighted to show the car to you and/or your appointed engineer.

The LHD 2-door sports/GT coupé (we’re just guessing, really) we have with us today comes with no history or provenance whatsoever.

More to the point, perhaps, we don’t know what it is, who built it, what it’s based on, the provenance of its VIN number – or anything else.

As with the other cars in this vendor’s collection, we haven’t been able to start or drive it and, consequently, our opinions are confined to the car’s cosmetic condition.

That said, we have turned the engine by hand and can state that it is not seized.

We know that it entered the vendor’s collection of static display vehicles some time in 2016/17.

We don’t know where it came from or when it was built. The file we received with it states that it is a ‘1964’ vehicle which, presumably, refers to the donor chassis (or parts thereof) from which it derived its legal identity in some jurisdiction, somewhere.

Here’s what we think we DO know.

The bodywork appears to be made of fibreglass, GRP or something along those lines.

The gearbox is automatic.

The engine is an Edelbrock V8 of some description and is therefore most likely a crated item built to be used in grunty Fords, Chevys or other popular flavours of muscle car.

Today, the odometer reads 43 miles.

When it was photographed on 2.11.21 prior to shipping, it had scrawled on the window the words ‘No Frenos Marcos’.

A brief consultation with Google Translate revealed that the language in question is Spanish and that the literal translation is ‘No Brakes Frames’.

Your guess is as good as ours. Probably better.

What can we say about this car?

Well, it is what it is.

Whatever that is.

It’s yellow, that’s for certain.

Yellow with a couple of white stripes down its twin bonnet bulges, to be precise.

And it’s clear that whoever designed the bodyshell had in mind something a bit like the outline of an DB4GT Zagato, certainly when viewed head-on. From the back, its looks owe more to the TVR Tuscan or Griffith.

The body work is straight and there are no dinks, dents, creases, folds, nicks or scrapes to speak of. The paintwork is consistent and even.

It’s not metal, so there’s no corrosion anywhere.

The headlight cowls and windows, like everything else on it, have clearly been built for lightness and are made of plastic.

The wheels, which look particularly wide and purposeful at the rear, appear to be in decent condition all round.

The inside is sparse and functional, with parts of it having a rather unfinished look – as if, perhaps, the car is a project that never quite reached completion. Again, we’re just guessing.

The seats are upholstered in what we think is black vinyl, as is the transmission tunnel and the dashboard surrounds. There is a burn mark, or something akin to it, on the section of dashboard facing the passenger.

The carpets are in decent condition, although there seems to have been some sort of spillage in the passenger footwell. Elsewhere, in various places, the carpets are not quite fitted closely enough, or they’ve come loose, or they’re frayed at the edges.

The same is true of the trim, particularly behind the front seats, where it’s dangling loose in places. The headlining, too, is loose and frayed where it meets the rear screen.

Again, while nothing is particularly damaged or broken, the whole interior just looks more like a work in progress than the finished article (whatever that is) – unless, of course, it’s meant to look like this. We have no other examples for comparison.

The steering wheel and gear selector seem to be fine.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t been able to start the vehicle.

The boot is tidy, pretty clean and in decent shape.

Lifting up the carpets in here (and elsewhere in the car) reveals…nothing to worry about.

Everything looks solid and sound underneath and there’s only a standard bloom of rust dust in evidence as far as we can see.

The engine (which is some sort of carburettor-fed Edelbrock V8) and engine bay appear to be clean and dry and, as far as we can tell, everything is in its right and proper place.

The car comes with no marque identity, model name, history or service record.

It has neither an MoT certificate nor a V5.

If you’d like to inspect the car prior to placing a bid – something we would encourage – then please use the Contact Seller button to arrange an appointment.

We haven’t been able to start or drive the car so our understanding of it is somewhat one dimensional.

All we can say is that, cosmetically, it seems to be in decent condition.

We can only surmise that, once up and running, a lightweight fibreglass body with big fat tyres and a thumping great V8 might be quite fast.

Provided, of course, that the car’s engine and mechanicals prove to be in good working order.

You might want to properly check the meaning of ‘No Frenos Marcos’ before you put your foot down, though.

Just saying.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of £3,000 - £5,000, plus Bonhams bond payment and £250 NOVA fee.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located with us at The Market HQ near Abingdon; to arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.