In 1989, Aston Martin entered two of the new AMR1s in the 1989 LM 24 Hours. The cars weren't particulary quick, qualifying in 32nd (#18) & 40th (#19) positions.

Whilst the #18 did eventally finish in 11th place, 50 laps behind the winning Sauber, the #19, driven by David Leslie, Ray Mallock & David Sears, retired with electrical problems after 153 laps. The model is by Spark.

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Steve

What a stunning car, that is beautful!

But even better is the wonderfully obscure subject matter. In fact, this is a super case in point! Do you think a US maker would produce a car that failed to even finish a race???

Oh yhea, we do make Kyle Petty cars don't we?