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Aston Martin Racing

The first 'Aston Martin' was actually named after the Aston Clint Hillclimb (and after Lionel Martin the founder) in 1913. Production after the First World War concentrated on competition cars for Grand Prix, Hillclimbs, Sprints and long distance racing. In 1922 Count Louis Zborowski put money into Aston Martin and he had a clear interest in motorsport. Bought out in 1926 by investors who brought with them the Bill Renwick 1½-litre overhead cam engine, it was decided to use the 'Aston Martin' name with the Renwick engine, and to take part in competitions to sell the cars. Bankruptcy in 1932 and again in 1936 closed the door on motorsports until rescued by David Brown in 1947. Entries in the Le Mans 24 hours secured 3 class wins during the 1950s and an outright win in 1959.

Aston Martin DBR4 Grand Prix Car	Donington Dicing. Red No.38 - Aston Martin 15/98 Speed 1937 catches Silver No.14 - Bentley 4½-litre 1928	Aston Martin Speed 1936. Aston Martin needed a larger engine than its 1½-litre unit, so the 1½ litre Renwick and Bertelli engine was enlarged to 1949cc. In this form it was fitted to 30 chassis in order to be homologated for the 1936 Le Mans 24hour race. That race was cancelled and most of the 30 cars were eventually sold off as speed models. This one is supercharged	Aston Martin DBR4 Grand Prix Car. Launched in 1959 the DBR4 was at the very end of the front-engined Grand Prix cars reign and its limited competitiveness was rapidly surpassed by the newer designs,	Aston Martin 2-litre Speed Model 1938
Aston Martin DB2 Saloon 1953	Aston Martin DB2/4 LML507 1954. Powered by a 2.922cc 6-cylinder dohc 140bhp Vantage engine. LML507 was the thirs of 3 such Bertone Spyders ordered by Stanley Harold Arnolt and built by Carrozzeria Bertone	Aston Martin DB2/4 1953, 2600cc	Aston Martin DB2/4 MkII 1957	Aston Martin DB3 1952, with 2,922 cc engine
Aston Martin DB3S 1955	Aston Martin DB3S 1955	Aston Martin DB4 Zagato 1961. It is said that the design by Ercole Spada resembled a Ferrari 250 GT from the rear, but there can be no mistaking the Aston Martin front. Possibly one of the finest designs by this designer.	Aston Martin DBR1 1959	Aston Martin DP214 1963 race 77
Aston Martin MkII Ulster 1934 LM15. LM15 was the LM11 Le Mans car rebuilt to RAC Tourist Trophy specification for the 1934 Ulster Race where Aston Martin came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in class	Aston Martin Speed 1940, 1980cc. Based on the 15/98 model, the Speed Models were actually 23 cars built as replicas of the 1936 Le Mans cars; that race was cancelled but homologation required 25 cars to be built so Aston Martin marketed these as 'Speed' models.	Aston Martin Speed Model 1937, with 1950cc engine	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin DB4 GT

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