The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car that Aston Martin developed for the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was built on the chassis of a DB4 GT but given a streamlined body designed for the high speeds of the Mulsanne Straight and a 4.0-litre inline-six based on the DB4 GT's 3.7-litre Tadek Marek engine. At Le Mans, driven by Graham Hill and Richie Ginther, it led briefly at the start and ran second before retiring from ninth place with a piston failure. Afterwards it was fitted with a Kamm tail that later reappeared on the DB6, then rebuilt in 1964 as a road-registered car with a larger engine and raced for decades by Mike Salmon and others.
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Engine Class Engine4.0-litre inline-six based on the DB4 GT engine 1 Connections
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The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers
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The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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with a number-six piston failure
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giving 349 bhp (260 kW; 354 PS) at 6,000rpm
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It also featured a 4.0-litre Inline-6-cylinder engine
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The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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The Aston Martin DP212 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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