1957 Aston Martin DBR1 Aston Martinâs relationship with the 24 Hours of Le Mans goes all the way back to 1928 when Jack Bezzant/Cyril Paul… Read More...
Aston Martin entered the1959 sports car season targeting just a single race, Le Mans, but walked away the deserving winner of an almost accidental Championship… Read More...
One of a bakerâs dozen of American citizens to have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall, Carroll Shelby accomplished the feat 50 years… Read More...
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Aston Martinâs one and only victory at Le Mans. With such a major milestone for the Newport Pagnell… Read More...
Tall, handsome, and charming, Roy Salvadori was everything Hollywood ever wanted a racing driver to be. He was a â50sââ60s swashbuckler and would not have… Read More...
My racing Astons started in 1953, and although the first year brought some results, there wasnât a win until 1955, and 1954 had been pretty… Read More...
My brief motor racing career started somewhat by accident. In 1954 I purchase a secondhand Aston Martin DB2/4 from Brooklands of Bond Street; the car… Read More...
During the fifties, Aston Martin produced sports cars with the designation, DB, which, of course, stands for David Brown. In addition to the 2-door hardtopsâcalled… Read More...
I became interested in motor racing during the one brief period when Aston Martin was really something special. There was the DBR1, the DB4, especially… Read More...
The International Tourist Trophy was first awarded by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) in 1905 and continues to be awarded today, making it the longest… Read More...
June 2009 Spewing flame on a downshift, Carroll Shelby presses onward with the Aston Martin DBR1 at Goodwoodâs six-hour Tourist Trophy race on September 5,… Read More...