A sudden snarl under my elbow, the mighty baritone of a big, twin-cam six with open pipes. Then a flash of pale green: four bold, beautifully teardrop-shaped fenders. It’s an Aston!
No – the Aston! The very Aston Martin DBR1 that won Le Mans in 1959! Knifing through traffic here in the City of Le Mans in 2001!