Aston Martin DBR4

Two of these cars, originally known as the Aston Martin DBR4/250, took part in the Flockhart Trophy Race at the VSCC's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2006.

This is the 1960 Aston Martin DBR4 of David Wenman, and was driven in the race by John Clark. Originally with a 2,493cc straight-6 engine, the programme of the event gave the capacity of this car as 2,892cc.

On 2 August 2017 I showed a photograph of David Wenman's car at Donington Park in September 2004.

This is Hubert Fabri's car and the programme gives the engine capacity as 2,992cc, the car being powered by an Aston Martin DB3S sportscar engine. On 7 May 2016 I showed a photograph of this car at Donington Park in June 2008.

Carroll Shelby

Carroll Shelby is best known as the man who put a 260 cu in (4260cc) Ford V8 engine into an Ac Ace to create the AC Cobra, but he also had a successful career as a racing driver, winning the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hour race with Roy Salvadori in a works Aston Martin DBR1. He also competed in Formula One races in 1958 with Centro Sud and Temple Buell Maserati 250Fs, and as a works Aston Martin driver in 1959 with the DBR4/250.

This is Carroll Shelby in the paddock at Aintree during practice for the 1959 British Grand Prix in July 1959 when he qualified the Aston Martin DBR4/250 in sixth place on the grid, but retired after 69 laps with a faulty magneto.

This is his car in the paddock during that practice session.

Aston Martin DBR4-250

This is a photograph I took at Aintree on the Friday practice day for the 1959 British Grand Prix.

It's Carroll Shelby's Aston Martin DBR4/250 which he qualified in sixth place on the grid and ended the race in eleventh place. His team mate Roy Salvadori was in second position on the grid and sixth in the race. The car was never a success, having being overtaken by the rear-engined revolution before it made its debut.