Aston Martin DB3
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
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At the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, this car stopped at Saint-Devote corner and ended up being hit up the rear by Antonio Stagnoli s Ferrari 225 Sport. The Le Mans 24 Hours was less than two weeks away which didn t leave much time for chassis 3 s damaged bodywork to be repaired. With this in mind, David Brown sent the car to Carrosserie Henri Chapron in Paris where its crumpled rear end was neatly shortened.
The same year, at Goodwood s 9 Hour day and night race, when driver Eric Thompson brought the car in to refuel so Reg Parnell could take over but the pit crew over-estimated the amount of fuel required and several gallons of petrol slopped over the back. Either the overheating axle or hot exhausts caused the fuel to ignite and chassis 3 was quickly engulfed in flame.
Over the close season, the fire-damaged car was repaired and its Chapron-modified bodywork returned to standard configuration.
Modifications
In May 1953, this car was sold to Michel Poberejsky. Poberejsky purchased the car to replace his DB2 and commissioned Carrozzeria Vignale to reconfigure chassis 3 with a lightweight Berlinetta body.
The Vignale bodywork was removed in the late 1950s and fitted to a Ferrari 340 America (#0196A) and later to a 212 Inter (#0205EL).
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1952
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Red
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Casablanca 12 Hours 1953 (#8)
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