(Very Rare) Special 50th Anniversary of Carroll Shelby's 1959 Le Mans Winner Aston Martin DBR1 #5.
Carroll Shelby's winning 1959 Le Mans car. Made by Carroll Shelby's own Shelby Collectibles.

In the end Shelby brought his car home a lap ahead of Trintignant in a formation finish.
All during the race the Texan had been battling a bout of dysentery. He had even driven with a nitroglycerine capsule under his tongue in case he had heart problems (which he omitted from telling his team). Shortly after the race, he would collapse and sleep for hours. Salvadori drove the majority of the race, doing 14 hours, though he also was getting over flu.
Trintignant was also suffering: his right foot had been burned by the overheating throttle pedal.

Such was the eventual domination of Aston Martin, the third car home was fully 26 laps behind the winners. That car was the first GT home, the Ferrari 250 GT LWB of ”Beurlys” and ”Eldé”. Yet again the Equipe Nationale Belge had achieved a podium finish. In fact all the Ferrari GTs finished with the Belgians leading home the NART car and the two French privateers. In 7th was the Rudd Racing AC Ace – the sole 2-litre finisher – followed by the first Lotus Elite and a works DB. The little French car had not even been able to overtake the lap distance of the Hill/Gendebien Ferrari retired 4 hours earlier. In a race of attrition only 13 cars out of the 54 starters were able to complete the race.

It was Aston Martin's finest hour: as well as the 1-2 outright finish, the team also reached the podium in all three competitions. Managing Director David Brown had got changed into his ‘Sunday best’ and in his joy jumped about the winning car for its victory lap. After winning the Tourist Trophy round later in the year, Aston Martin clinched the World Constructors Championship and Brown withdrew the company from motorsport (including its unsuccessful venture into Formula 1).

1:18 scale Die Cast Race Car. No box. Made by Carroll Shelby's own Shelby Collectibles.

In pristine condition with the exception of one corner of box is bent. (See last photo)

A very rare collectible for the true Aston Martin DBR1 fan. 
Please have a look at the pictures above to inspect this super detailed model. 

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Specifications:

    * Official licensed product  

    * Scale: 1:18 

    * Length: 9.75  Inches (approximate)

    * Width:  5.25  Inches (approximate) 

    * Height:  3.25 Inches (approximate)

Features: 

   * (Very Rare) Carroll Shelby's 1959 Le Mans Winner Aston Martin DBR1 #5.


   * Color: Metallic Lt. Green w/black interior.

   * In unopened original Shelby Collectibiles box. Made by Carroll Shelby's own Shelby Collectibles.

   * In pristine condition with the exception of one corner of box is bent. (See last photo)

   * Steering front wheels, all wire wheels turn, with wide rubber racing tires.

   * Opening doors, hood and trunk.
 Simulated wood steering wheel. Includes black passenger side tonneau cover.

   * Detailed headlights, signal lights, and brake lights

   * Detailed interior & exterior

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