Bonhams Auction - Aston Martin and related Automobilia
Aston Martin Lagonda Works Service
Tickford St
Newport Pagnell
Bucks
17 May 2008

Automobilia 10:30
Aston Martin motor cars 15:30

Ever mindful of its noble sporting traditions, Aston Martin derived the ‘DBR9’ name from that of the original Le Mans-winning DBR1, which not only won the 24-Hour race in 1959 but the World Sportscar Championship too.

Aston Martin Racing have built a number of DBR9s, which are run by the Works and customer teams in the major international GT series around the world. With a rigid chassis, lightweight materials, optimum weight distribution and a powerful, normally aspirated, 6.0-litre V12 engine, the road-going DB9 is an excellent starting point for the production of the DBR9 racer. The latter uses the DB9 road car’s aluminium chassis and the V12 engine’s cylinder block and heads but otherwise is extensively re-engineered for compet