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Solved: DAR 38 - Aston Martin DB3S, Dundrod 1954
« on: September 19, 2022, 02:33:21 PM »
I'm surprised we haven't had this car before.
For a point please tell me car, race and year
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Re: DAR 38
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2022, 12:21:32 PM »
No interest from the Rookies so it's up to the Experts.
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Re: DAR 38
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2022, 05:41:33 PM »
Aston Martin DB3S , RAC TT  Dundrod  , 1953 driver Eric Thompson
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Re: DAR 38
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2022, 05:49:36 PM »
Aston Martin DB3S?  Yes
RAC TT Dundrod? Yes
1953? No
Eric Thomson? No

This is Eric Thompson in 1953.  The body is different.
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Re: DAR 38
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2022, 08:00:42 AM »
1954 , Dennis Poore
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Re: DAR 38
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2022, 12:04:32 PM »
1954 is correct.  A Point is on its way.

I didn't ask the driver as it's Peter Collins, but the colouriser appears to have coloured his brown helmet wrongly.
Both this and the 1953 Eric Thompson car had the same chassis: DB3S-2
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Re: Solved: DAR 38 - Aston Martin DB3S, Dundrod 1954
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2022, 02:46:14 AM »
The phot highlights the danger of using colourised photos  , helmet colours can be identifying clues in photos
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Re: Solved: DAR 38 - Aston Martin DB3S, Dundrod 1954
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2022, 05:20:14 PM »
I totally agree.  It was only while investigating its history after posting the puzzle that I realised the driver could only be Peter Collins, who used a brown helmet, and that the picture was colourised.  It was too late so say so by then.
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