Prototype…? Of What?

Will we ever be able to enjoy a Colorado Grand or California Mille in a Bentley EXP?

A sudden snarl under my elbow, the mighty baritone of a big, twin-cam six with open pipes. Then a flash of pale green: four bold, beautifully teardrop-shaped fenders. It’s an Aston!

No – the Aston! The very Aston Martin DBR1 that won Le Mans in 1959! Knifing through traffic here in the City of Le Mans in 2001!

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