Aston Martin 1959
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Great Britain
DB 4
DB 4 GT – September
DB Mk III – discontinued in autumn. |
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Aston Martin DB Mk III Drophead Coupé and Saloon were continued until autumn with modifications which included a hydraulic booster for the braking system and an alternative choice of-2922-cc-engine: a Special series engine with three SU carburettors or Competition engine with three Weber carburettors. A Fixed-head Coupé with the Special series engine and twin exhausts as standard was added in the late spring.
The new DB4 Saloon is a close-coupled four-seater, styled by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan and built by Tickford in England. The impressive car has a sloping roof which merge neatly into the tail that housing a completely separate luggage boot-the first post-war Aston Martin in which the boot did not link with the passenger compartment-and a traditional Aston Martin front end. The 3.7-litre six-cylinder engine, which is a direct development from the 'Le Mans-bred' DBR2/370 unit, develops 240 bhp at 5500 rpm.
DB 4 GT – a shorter, more powerfull version of the saloon was introduced in September.
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DB Mk III
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DB Mk III
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DB 4
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DB 4
DB 4 GT
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| 24h Le Mans 21.06.1959 |
Entrant: |
Results: |
index |
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chassis |
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class |
perf. |
eff. |
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DBR 1/300 |
#3 |
Moss / Fairman |
David Brown |
fail. |
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| 5 |
DBR 1/300 |
#2 |
Salvadori / Shelby |
David Brown |
1st |
1st - sport 3.0 |
2nd |
3rd |
| 6 |
DBR 1/300 |
#4 |
Trintignant / Frère |
David Brown |
2nd |
2nd - sport 3.0 |
3rd |
4th |
| 7 |
DBR 1/300 |
#5 |
Whitehead / Naylor |
Whitehead |
acc. |
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| 21 |
DB 4 GT |
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Patthey / Calderari |
Trois Chevrons |
fail. |
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| Victories: |
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| 1st |
24h Le Mans |
DBR 1 |
#5 |
Salvadori/Shelby |
| 2nd |
24h Le Mans |
DBR 1 |
#6 |
Trintignant/Frere |
| 1st |
Tourist Trophy |
DBR 1 |
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Moss/Fairman/Shelby |
| 1st |
1000km Nürburgring |
DBR 1 |
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Moss/ Fairman |
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Aston Martin DBR1/300, winner of the 1959 World Sports Car Championship. Shown is Roy Salvadori winning Le Mans; together with Shelby, as co-driver, the car covered 2701 miles. A DBR1/300 also came second. The other successes were the 1000 km Nürburgring (Moss and Fairman as drivers) and the Tourist Trophy (Moss, Shelby and Fairman). |
DBR 1 at Le Mans
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24 HOURS LE MANS
Roy Salvadori & Carroll Shelby's David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 #5 (winners)
Maurice Trintignant & Paul Frere's David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 #6 (second)
Graham Whitehead & Brian Naylor's AG Whitehead Aston Martin DBR1 #7 (retired).
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