Showing posts with label Aston Martin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aston Martin. Show all posts

Thursday, January 21, 2021

1956 Aston Martin DBR1 Matchbox 1:64










The Aston 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 Sports Car Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours in the same year (the others being the Ferrari 375 Plus in 1954 and the Ferrari 250TR in 1958). In addition the six World Sports Car Championship victories was a record for any car in the 1950s and remained a record in the championship until surpassed by the Ferrari 250TR. The three consecutive triumphs in 1959 at the Nürburgring, Le Mans and the Tourist Trophy equalled the record set by the Ferrari 250TR with its three consecutive victories at the start of the 1958 season.

In August 2017, car DBR1/1 was sold for a world record price for a British-made car of US$22,555,000.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Friday, December 21, 2012

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Hot Wheels 1:64









From Fandom:
 The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a hand built sports car from the British manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston Martin has previously used the "Vantage" name on high performance variants of their existing GT models, notably on the Virage-based car of the 1990s. The modern car, in contrast, is the leanest and most agile car in Aston's three-model lineup. This was the first Aston Martin produced by Hot Wheels, so that means no Aston Martins were produced by them for over 35 years, shocking!