article_snippet.sent: This was one of the fastest cars of the era so attracted interest from the rich and famous .
article_snippet.sent: The DB4 was considered one of the most beautiful and luxurious cars of The DB4 day .
article_snippet.sent: It was the first Aston Martin to be produced in Newton Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, which is where It will go on sale at Bonhams auction house on May 9 at the annual Aston Martin sale.
article_snippet.sent: The car went down well with critics, with Motors magazine praising Motors magazine “high quality, exceptional performance, lavish finishing”.
article_snippet.sent: They called Motors magazine “a great British product, benefiting from the styling input of Touring of Milan”.
article_snippet.sent: Motors magazine is not known how long Ustinov owned Aston MartinAston Martin, but Motors magazine had two more owners before being bought by British race car driver David Piper, who sold it in 1984.
article_snippet.sent: The radio on the inside, left, is still spotless and The car cuts a dash from behind, right .
article_snippet.sent: Aston Martin started on the DB4 in 1956 at the same time as the slightly older DB3 .
article_snippet.sent: Aston Martin was launched to great fanfare and praise in 1958 at the London Motor show .
article_snippet.sent: Though the body was designed by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, the DB4 was the first to be built at the company's Newport Pagnell works in Buckinghamshire .
article_snippet.sent: As well as the Mini, Michael Caine drove a DB4 convertible in The Italian Job .
highlights_snippet.sent: DB4 put British cars back on map going 140mph and 0-60 in nine seconds .
  