Monday 12 August 2013

Aston Martin DB MkIII


 

Seen in Lymm village on Saturday, a rare Aston Martin DB MkIII. I thought this car might have been a replica, but looking the registration up, I realised that it is actually an original 1958 Aston (apart from the tyres which don't look original to me!)
551 MkIII were produced between 1957 and 1959. Under the bonnet, they had a 2.9 straight-six engine. The 178bhp produced by the engine allowed this MkIII to reach 62mph in 9.3 seconds and a top speed of 120mph (193km/h)
What a shame I didn't managed to take a photo of the front!

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