Aston Martin DBR1 Introduction
The Aston Martin DBR1 was a sports speeding automobile built by Aston Martin geting in 1956, planed for the World Sportscar Championship as good as non-championship sportscar races at the second. It is about known as the winner of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, the but gain to see for Aston Martin at the survival classic.
Debuting at the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans, David Brown's Aston Martin runing squad do away with the 2. 6L DBR1/1 alongside two old 2.9L DB3Ss. Although doing good through most of the wash, the DBR1 suffered gearbox bankruptcy after 246 laps, forcing drivers Reg Parnell and Tony Brooks to withdraw.
Making a good entry in the 1957 World Sportscar Championship season equally good as individual non-championship races, DBR1/1 readed its best last, with a 2nd home for Roy Salvadori at the British Empire Trophy, followed by another 2nd home at the Goodwood Circuit's Sussex Trophy.
DBR1/4 is known for having appeared in the 1960 movie version of The Sound and the Fury.