Aston Martin RHAM/1

The Aston Martin RHAM/1 was a racing car developed by Robin Hamilton to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Hamilton, who ran Robin Hamilton Motors in Tutbury, Staffordshire, specialised in Aston Martins and began in 1974 by racing a lightly modified 1969 DBS V8, which over three years of modification became unrecognisable and was redesignated RHAM/1, for Robin Hamilton Aston Martin number 1. It was not a works car, but the Aston Martin factory gave support, and lessons from wind tunnel tests at MIRA were applied to the V8 Vantage in the form of a front air dam and rear spoiler. The car had its engine, carburettors, suspension and brakes developed for racing. It competed in the 1977 and 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 17th overall and third in the GTP class in 1977, and it has also held a world land speed record for towing a caravan at 124.91 mph.