Aston Martin Team Cars: #18 DP 215 Prototype

From Ed Matsuishi:  "In the summer of 1963 I was in Europe so I went to Le Mans and the Nurburgring F-1 races as a guest of Phil Hill.  I was a "Go-fer" for him and the team.  Most of the photos were taken in the paddock area during the practice sessions the week before the race.  Phil had left the Ferrari team by then and was driving the Aston Martin DP 215 at Le Mans with John Wyer as team manager, and Stirling Moss helping out (he had retired from racing after his near fatal crash in 1962).  Our drivers were Bruce McLaren/Innes Ireland,  Bill Kimberly/Jo Schlesser, and Phil Hill/Lucien Bianchi.  Phil's car #18 was a 4.7 liter and the other two were 4.5's  all long-stroke, dual-cam, straight 6's.  None of them finished."
 

(1-22-11)   From Ed Matsuishi:

"I made an error in describing the cars.  #7 and #8 were DP 214s with 3.7 liter engines.  The #18 car that Phil drove was the DP215 with a 4 liter and slightly lighter."

 
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