Aston Martin DB3S

The Aston Martin DB3S was a sports racing car built by Aston Martin after the heavy and uncompetitive DB3 designed by Eberan Eberhorst. William Watson, Eberhorst assistant, presented an alternative design to the competitions manager John Wyer. In all 31 were made, 11 works cars and 20 for customers, from 1953. It scored a one-two at the 1953 Tourist Trophy at Dundrod and a win in the Goodwood nine hours, was second at Le Mans in 1955 and in 1956, and gave its last swan song with the Whitehead brothers second at Le Mans in 1958 after the works DBR1s failed. Two works fixed head coupes crashed at Le Mans in 1954 and were rebuilt as open cars. A recreation was assembled in 1994 and the car won the 2013 Gran Turismo Trophy at Pebble Beach.