Great 1950s and 1960s sports racers headed for auction ...

For this weekend's auctions on the Monterey Peninsula some truly great sports racers have been consigned, three of which are featured today. Heading the trio is this Aston Martin DBR1 that will cross the block at RM Sotheby's on Friday. The consigned example is the first of five cars built of the type that brought Aston Martin the company's first World Championship and Le Mans win. Chassis DBR1/1 contributed to the World Championship with an outright victory in the 1959 Nurburgring 1000 km. Offered from a British private collection, it is estimated to sell for in excess of $20 million!
A contemporary of the DBR1 is this Maserati 300S, which is one of the stars of the well stocked lot list of the Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction. The chassis on offer is believed to have been a works car and was certainly raced to several victories in Brazil in the hands of the great Juan Manuel Fangio. It is offered from long term ownership and has not been seen in public for over a decade. Chassis 3069 is estimated to sell for $6 - 7 million.
Part of the startling Gooding line-up is this lovely Porsche 904 GTS. It is one of 24 examples delivered new to the United States in 1964 and was raced with great success in the Pacific North West. It was restored for historic racing during the 1980s and has more recently been used on the streets of Los Angeles. The beautifully maintained 904 Carrera GTS looks set to find a new owner for $1.5 - 1.8 million.

Enjoy the links:

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/146/Aston-Martin-DBR1-DBR1-1.html"]1956 Aston Martin DBR1 - Chassis DBR1/1 - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/1967/Maserati-300S-3069.html"]1956 Maserati 300S - Chassis 3069 - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/3257/Porsche-904-Carrera-GTS-904-042.html"]1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS - Chassis 904-042 - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]