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The Cobra-Corvette wars of the 1960s are legend, but no less heated was the battle early in the decade between Aston Martin and Ferrari for the World Sports Car Championship. Every season brought about a new, race-ready vehicle intended to ensure each company’s victory, and the teams continuously jockeyed for top honors. Each time one of the manufacturers achieved greatness, the other would, quite literally, race to meet it.
When Aston Martin won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 in a decisive 1-2 victory, Ferrari updated the aging 250 GT “Tour de France” to the new SWB Berlinetta. Aston responded with the DB4GT, a competition version of their latest grand touring saloon, featuring a wheelbase shortened to 93 inches, lightweight alloy bodywork, and a specially tuned high-compression engine crowned with three large Weber carburetors. The DB4GT proved very competitive with the 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, even more so in the extraordinarily rare Lightweight configuration that literally matched the SWB in power and weight. Yet, such was the ferocity of the skirmish between Aston and Ferrari that simply matching the competitor was not enough.
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