1952 Aston Martin DB3

This car took part in the RAC Woodcote Trophy for Pre 1956 Sports Cars race at the Silverstone Classic meeting in July 2010.

It's a 1952 Aston Martin DB3 with the 6-cylinder inline 2,922cc Lagonda engine, and the driving in the hour-long race was shared by Martin Melling and Richard Hall. The chassis number of this car is DB3/5 and it's the car that Peter Collins and Pat Griffith drove to win the 1952 Goodwood 9 Hour race, and that Reg Parnell and George Abecassis took to second place in the 1953 Sebring 12 Hour race.