1953 Aston Martin DB3S Roadster

The fifth of 31 examples built (and one of only 11 works racers), this particular DB3S (serial number DB3S/5) was originally built for the private use of the company's owner, David Brown. But after three other examples were destroyed at Le Mans in 1954, Brown handed his car over to John Wyer at the racing department, who replaced the fiberglass bodywork with aluminum and put it to work. It had twelve wins with drivers like Sir Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, and Roy Salvadori, who drove it at Spa, the Nurburgring, and the Mille Miglia. Later it became the first to be fitted with Girling disc brakes that necessitated the one-off Borrani rims and wheel arch extensions for which the model became famous. It also was raced at Spa-Francorchamps and local circuits such as Goodwood and Silverstone. As if that provenance weren't enough, the roadster then went on to appear in the 1960s comedy School for Scoundrels alongside Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, and Janette Scott.