This 1963 Aston Martin Prototype Could Set Auction Record
The chassis was reunited with the original engine in the last 12 months.
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This 1963 Aston Martin Prototype Could Set Auction Record
Image Credit: Photo: Courtesy RM Sotheby's. Phil Hill and Lucien Bianchi took turns behind the wheel at the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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This 1963 Aston Martin Prototype Could Set Auction Record
Image Credit: Photo: Courtesy RM Sotheby's. The car went from being a specs-issued memo to a Le Mans–ready racer in about two months.
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This 1963 Aston Martin Prototype Could Set Auction Record
Image Credit: Photo: Courtesy RM Sotheby's. This was the first car to break the 300 kph mark at Le Mans.
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This 1963 Aston Martin Prototype Could Set Auction Record
Image Credit: Photo: Courtesy RM Sotheby's. The prototype is one of four one-off machines—dubbed “project cars”— created by Aston Martin under David Brown’s watch in the early 1960s.