Despite the passing of almost 70 years, Aston Martin’s most impressive on-track achievement remains that famous 1-2 finish at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1959 with the DBR1. Of almost equal…
Read MoreChassis LML/50/7 was one of three DB2 team cars produced in 1950. First registered VMF 63 in May 1950, its Cadillac Green sister cars were consecutively registered VMF 64 and VMF 65. For their…
Read MoreAston Martin created the DB3S to replace the DB3 which had been the firm’s first purpose-built sports racing car of the David Brown era. The new model featured an improved chassis, uprated…
Read MoreThe AMR-1 was conceived for Aston Martin’s 1989 World Sportscar Championship challenge. It marked the company’s official return to top flight prototype racing after an absence of 26 years.
Read MoreFollowing his acquisition of Aston Martin, David Brown decided to embark on an international competition programme to raise the company’s profile. Production-based DB2 racers were…
Read MoreChassis LML/49/3 was one of two DB2 Prototypes built with Aston Martin’s new dual overhead camshaft straight six engine. Unlike its sister car (chassis LML/49/4, which was destined for use as…
Read MoreChassis LML/50/9 was one of three DB2 team cars assembled for the 1950 season. The team cars followed a pair of standard DB2 prototypes which had themselves been preceded by four racing…
Read MoreChassis 4 was one of five DB3s constructed for use by the works Aston Martin squad. It was raced throughout 1952 and into 1953 (until the new DB3S was ready). Chassis 4 made its debut as part of…
Read MoreChassis 05 was the last and lightest AMR1 built. It was completed on the morning of pre-qualifying for the Donington 480km which was round six of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship. Teething…
Read MoreChassis LMA/49/2 was the second of four DB2 Le Mans Prototypes built. Cosmetically, the four rakish Le Mans Prototypes differed substantially from the Series 1 DB2. They were produced to test the DB2…
Read MoreChassis DP212/1 was the first of four experimental DP Aston Martins built to contest the 1962 and 1963 Le Mans 24 Hour races. The three subsequent examples (a brace of DP214s and a solitary…
Read MoreAston Martin built the first five DB3s for works use. Chassis 1 raced at the Dundrod Tourist Trophy in September 1951 but no other appearances were made by the model that year. Four more DB3s…
Read MoreAfter building a pair of DB2 prototypes (chassis LML/50/5 and LML/50/6), Aston Martin assembled a trio of team cars for the 1950 season. In May 1950, the team cars (chassis LML/50/7, LML/50/8…
Read MoreChassis 04 was completed mid-way through the 1989 season. By this time, Aston Martin Racing (AMR) had been able to conduct a series of extensive tests with the AMR1 at Brands Hatch…
Read MoreOf the five DB3s assembled for works use, none was relied upon more heavily than chassis 5. During Aston Martin’s 1952 campaign, chassis 5 was raced half a dozen times. It debuted in the…
Read MoreChassis 3 was one of five DB3s produced for use by the works team. During 1952, it raced on four occasions. The car’s best result that year came in its opening event at the Silverstone International…
Read MoreChassis 03 raced just once. It appeared at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1989 alongside chassis 01, which had itself been drafted for active duty when chassis 02 was destroyed testing at Donington in…
Read MoreChassis 1 was the first of five DB3s constructed for works use. A further five cars were later built up for customers. As the only example built in 1951, it was originally hoped that chassis 1 would be ready for…
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