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Carroll Shelby Presses Hard In His Aston Martin DBR1

Where: Goodwood / Date: September 5, 1959

Spewing flame on a downshift, Carroll Shelby presses onward with the Aston Martin DBR1 at Goodwood’s six-hour Tourist Trophy race on September 5, 1959. Joined by Stirling Moss, he and Jack Fairman won the race to give Aston the 1959 World Sports Car Championship.

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