{"id":2045,"date":"2018-08-02T07:36:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/werner.med.br\/w143\/?page_id=2045"},"modified":"2022-08-18T08:09:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T11:09:34","slug":"aston-martin-dbr1-300-5-1959-ixo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/aston-martin-dbr1-300-5-1959-ixo\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston-Martin DBR1\/300 #5 &#8211; Ixo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/a-h\/aston_dbr1_5_01.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><b>1957 Aston-Martin DBR1\/300<\/b>\nPilots: C. Shelby, R. Salvadori\nTeam: <i>David Brown Racing Dept.<\/i>\nRace: 1st overall (S 3.0 \u00a0class) at Le Mans in <strong>1959<\/strong>\nIxo - LM 1959 (diecast)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Published 08\/02\/18<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Aston Martin started producing the DBR1 in 1956. At the time, it was Aston&#8217;s car for the World Sportscar Championship and non-championship races. For the new rules of 1956, above all racing cars <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> need to have a road legal car as a base. For this reason, Ted Cutting, Aston Martin\u2019s chief designer, created the DBR1 based only on the previous <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mad4wheels.com\/webpics\/hires\/00000022%20-%201956%20Aston%20Martin%20DB3S-5%20Racing%20Car\/1956_Aston_Martin_DB3S-5_Racing_Car_002_2318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">DB3S\u2019<\/a> shape. The new car had a much lower profile and the back of the front wheel was closed. He designed a full bodywork that had a large triangular vent on the side. Consequently, that triangular vent design trait became standard on all future Astons. Initially, the DBR1 received the 2.5-liter all-alloy RB6.250 engine. However, from 1957 onwards the engine was upgraded to the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/scardigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/20170627132737\/Aston-Martin-DBR1-Engine.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">RB6.300<\/a>. It was a bigger inline-6 with 2992 cm\u00b3 of displacement, DOHC and 12 valves, rated at 250 hp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/a-h\/aston_dbr1_5_03.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>In my eyes, a striking feature of the DBR1\/300 is the acrylic tonneau cover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first race for the DBR1\/300 at la Sarthe was in 1958. Aston had all their three chassis enrolled, in the hands of David Brown Racing. However, as luck would have it, all three cars had to abandon, &nbsp;with #DBR1\/1 lasting the longest (173 laps). For the 1959 <i>24 Heures du Mans<\/i> the DBR1 was back, but this time four-strong. Chassis <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/photos.motorsportmagazine.com\/p\/553\/aston-martin-dbr1-shelby-winner-1959-le-mans-8749169.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">#DBR1\/2<\/a>, with <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/cdntbs.astonmartin.com\/sitefinity\/generic-carousel\/roy3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori<\/a> at the wheel, came in first place. Their teammates, driving #DBR1\/4, managed second, 25 laps ahead of third place. Thus, it represented Aston Martin&#8217;s first and only outright victory at the endurance classic. As a curiosity, in 2017 chassis #DBR1\/1 sold for mind-blowing US$ 22,550,000.00 in an auction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/a-h\/aston_dbr1_5_02.jpg\" alt=\"DBR1\/300\"\/><figcaption>A very nice model from Ixo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In scale, Ixo made a true winner. Wheels are just terrific (usually Ixo makes very nice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/bugatti-type-57g-tank-2-ixo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"wire wheels (opens in a new tab)\">wire wheels<\/a>) and overall detail is VERY nice. Spark&#8217;s version has the edge specially because of the nicer headlights. But even with the not-so-nice headlights, this is a smashing model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1957 Aston-Martin DBR1\/300 Pilots: C. Shelby, R. Salvadori Team: David Brown Racing Dept. Race: 1st overall (S 3.0 \u00a0class) at Le Mans in 1959 Ixo &#8211; LM 1959 (diecast) Published 08\/02\/18 Aston Martin started producing the DBR1 in 1956. At the time, it was Aston&#8217;s car for the World Sportscar Championship and non-championship races. 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