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Ferrari Modulo

The Ferrari Modulo is a concept car designed by Paolo Martin of the Italian carozzeria Pininfarina, unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show. By January 1970, Ferrari had built a series of twenty-five Ferrari 512 S racing cars for homologation purposes, just as Porsche had done in 1969 with the Porsche 917. This meant that dozens of high-powered mid-engined race cars were available. Ferrari could not race or sell all of the manufactured cars, and gave chassis number 1046 (the 23rd car) to Pininfarina. The Modulo was the last in a series of studies. The concept car has an extremely low body with a canopy-style roof that slides forward to permit entry to the cabin. All four wheels are partly covered. Another special feature of the design is twenty-four holes in the engine cover that reveal the Ferrari V12 engine which develops 800hp, a top speed of 242mph and 0-60 in 3.1 seconds. The Modulo is a working car, although the limitations of the bodywork prevent it being practical or road-legal. [wiki]

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itracing: Le Mans Week: Aston Martin DBR1 The Aston Martin DBR1 was a sports racing car built by Aston Martin starting in 1956, intended for the World Sports car Championship as well as non-championship sports car races at the time. It is most famous as the victor of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin’s only outright victory at the endurance classic. Following changes to the rules for sports car racing, entrants no longer had to use cars which were road legal, or based on road legal cars, such as the Aston Martin DB3S. Therefore, with the ability to create a sports car from a clean slate for 1956, Aston Martin created the DBR1, with Ted Cutting as chief designer. Aston Martin’s success would continue with what is considered their finest motorsports triumph. DBR1/2, driven by Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori, took victory at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. DBR1/4, driven by Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frére, managed second. The next closest competitor was a distant 25 laps behind the duo. [wiki] Image by Eaton Walker

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Le Mans Week: Aston Martin DBR1

The Aston Martin DBR1 was a sports racing car built by Aston Martin starting in 1956, intended for the World Sports car Championship as well as non-championship sports car races at the time. It is most famous as the victor of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin’s only outright victory at the endurance classic. Following changes to the rules for sports car racing, entrants no longer had to use cars which were road legal, or based on road legal cars, such as the Aston Martin DB3S. Therefore, with the ability to create a sports car from a clean slate for 1956, Aston Martin created the DBR1, with Ted Cutting as chief designer. Aston Martin’s success would continue with what is considered their finest motorsports triumph. DBR1/2, driven by Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori, took victory at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. DBR1/4, driven by Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frére, managed second. The next closest competitor was a distant 25 laps behind the duo. [wiki]

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