TheAston Martin DBR1 was a sports racing car built by Aston Martin starting in 1956, intended for the World Sportscar Championship as well as non-championship sportscar races at the time. It is most famous as the victor of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin's only outright victory at the endurance classic. It is one of only three cars in the 1950s to win both the World AstonMartin DBR1 in Action, Le Mans 24 Hours, France, 1959 Photographic Print by Maxwell Boyd. Find art you love and shop high-quality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at Art.com. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Vay Tiền Nhanh. 08/30/2012 Talacrest are proud to offer for sale the single most successful racing car ever built by Aston Martin. After its victorious debut at the 1957 Spa 1000 km race, it scored five more victories including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 in the hands of Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby and was campaigned well into the 1962 season by privateers. Beautifully preserved and maintained by a serious collector, despite the car's incredible value, it has been regularly raced in a variety of historic race events with great success. For videos and 30 pictures of this iconic car - click on the link below Aston Martin has celebrated its racing history with a 1950s throwback aimed at the world’s richest Aston Martin DBR22 is a roofless roadster with elegant looks inspired by the brand’s greatest racing the recent Aston Martin V12 Speedster, a $ million roadster that shared much of its look with the comparatively common Aston Martin Vantage, the new DBR22 has bespoke bodywork inspired by the Aston Martin the car Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori drove to victory at Le Mans in 1959, when Aston went on to win the World Sports Car by a twin-turbocharged V12 similar to that found in the DBS Superleggera, the DBR22 makes 526kW and 753Nm – enough to reach 100km/h in about seconds before streaking on to a top speed of 319km/ awfully quick for something without a the manufacturer has not published a price for the model, British outlet Autocar says 10 examples will be sold for about £ million $ Australian customers can add GST and luxury car tax to that figure, pushing it well beyond the $3 million that’s before you factor in bespoke customisation by the brand’s Q by Aston Martin Martin designer Marek Reichman said the DBR22 could inspire future models with its retro look.“We’ve effectively modernised our racing bloodline and created a new pedigree,” he said.“DBR22 is a hot-blooded, purebred Aston Martin sports car full of speed, agility and spirit, and a machine that we think will be the basis of many of tomorrow’s icons.” To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Aston Martin's victory at Le Mans, the automaker's Q division will produce a special limited run of DBS Superleggera coupes dubbed DBS 59. It was back in 1959 that two DBR1 cars achieved a historic 1-2 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the winning car piloted by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby followed by the team of Paul Frere and Maurice like the Le Mans-winning DBR1 cars, each DBS 59 coupe will wear an Aston Martin Racing Green exterior with gloss-finish carbon fiber roof panels and strakes for contrast. The wheels, brake calipers and hood badging will be finished in bronze as a tip of the hat to the bronze dials and switches in the race-winning cars. The DBS 59 cars will also wear individually numbered roundels on the fenders, as well as special tire wall arrow decals. The Aeroblade, meanwhile, will feature a bronze foil inlay outlining the shape, engine number and chassis number of the race-winning the inside the DBS 59 cars will be trimmed in Obsidian Black and Chestnut Tan leather, and will feature the same weave used in the original DBR1 car on the seat backs and door inserts. The interior will contain more bronze-colored details, including the "59 Edition" logo embroidered on the seat backs, as well as the paddles. The dates of the 1959 race will be embroidered on the sun visor as well. Aston Martin's Q division will produce just 24 examples of theAston Martin As neat as the exterior and interior touches will be, the coolest parts of this limited edition will be the replica racing helmet with goggles, finished in the car's body color, along replica racing DBS 59 will still be powered by a V12 as is the rest of the range - no power bump this time - but with a top speed of 211 mph it's certainly plenty for just about any kind of road, including the Le Mans circuit itself."The 'DBS 59' strikes a careful balance between a timeless design that respects our history and a modern take that celebrates our future," said Simon Lane, Aston Martin Director of Q and VIP Sales. "The DBS Superleggera is the most powerful production car ever produced by Aston Martin and so it is fitting that the 'DBS 59' special editions have been commissioned to mark sixty years since our iconic 1-2 win at Le Mans."Aston Martin will build just 24 examples of the DBS 59 cars - one for each hour of the race. Aston Martin Cambridge was the dealership that originated this project by the automaker's Q division, and will be the point of sale for those wishing to order one. Aston Martin's Q division will produce just 24 examples of theAston Martin

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