{"id":292416,"date":"2019-10-30T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=292416"},"modified":"2024-01-28T16:26:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T16:26:03","slug":"1923-aston-martin-cloverleaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1923-aston-martin-cloverleaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin Cloverleaf Returns to Aston Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was 95 years ago that the Aston Martin which came to be known as \u2018Cloverleaf\u2019, XR 1981, lined up at the bottom of Aston Hill. One of eight customer cars built in late 1923, this early Aston Martin was competing against two Bugattis and two other Aston Martins &#8212; one of which had been entered by the company\u2019s founder, Lionel Martin, who won the trophy on the day.<\/p>\n<p>This four-cylinder 1,486 cc side-valve engined 1923 long-chassis \u2018Cloverleaf\u2019-bodied tourer came second at the event, and remains one of two Bamford and Martin-built Aston Martins from that meeting in 1924 still in existence today.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the anniversary of its first competitive outing \u2018Cloverleaf\u2019 returned to Aston Hill to be driven by Aston Martin Racing driver and three time Le Mans class winner Darren Turner, followed closely by a Bugatti, to recreate as accurately as possible the events of almost a century ago. The car was prepared for its hillclimb return by specialists Ecurie Bertelli, the Midlands-based firm which currently manages the vehicle on behalf of its owner.<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-9.jpeg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-9.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-9.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-9-300x200.jpeg 300w, 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href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-8.jpeg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-8.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-8.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-8.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-8-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-8-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-8-770x514.jpeg 770w, 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height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-5-293x196.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981\r\n                <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3.jpeg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-3-293x196.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981\r\n                <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1.jpeg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-1-293x196.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981\r\n                <\/div><\/figure>\n<p>Aston Hill is the inspiration behind the name of the company &#8212; Aston Martin &#8212; which combines the name of this famous hillclimb with the surname of one of the business\u2019s founders. Far more than just a namesake, though, Aston Hill was the venue for many defining moments in the early years of the brand with Lionel Martin driving his home-tuned Singer specials and later cars of his own design up the hill, cementing a lasting ethos of sporting performance for the British brand.<\/p>\n<p>Built in late 1923, chassis 1926 is one of the oldest road-going Aston Martins still in existence and had an open body design known as a Cloverleaf, because the two front seats and one rear seat behind created the shape of a three-leaf clover.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_590168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590168\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-590168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-10-293x196.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Built at Aston Martin\u2019s second home, 53 Abingdon Road, Kensington, this car, now known simply as \u2018Cloverleaf\u2019, is an example of the earliest Aston Martins and continued in active competition until the late 1960s. Featuring front wheel brakes, a rare feature in the 1920s, and a top speed guaranteed to be in excess of 72 mph Cloverleaf\u2019s 38 bhp power peak is channelled to the driven wheels via a four-speed gearbox.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Spires, President of Aston Martin Works, said: \u201cThere are not many brands that are fortunate enough to have as many iconic milestones as Aston Martin. Cloverleaf is a perfect example of how, even from the brand\u2019s inauguration, we were racing and competing at the highest level in terms of design and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cloverleaf ran up Aston Hill and came second in the Herts Automobile and Aero Club Hillclimb in 1924. The model was one of a team of three Aston Martins competing on the day.<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7.jpeg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-7-293x196.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981\r\n                <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6.jpeg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6-770x512.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-6-293x195.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981\r\n                <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4.jpeg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4-770x512.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1923-Aston-Martin-Cloverleaf-4-293x195.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981\r\n                <\/div><\/figure>\n<p>[Source: Aston Martin; photos: Max Earey]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was 95 years ago that the Aston Martin which came to be known as \u2018Cloverleaf\u2019, XR 1981, lined up at the bottom of Aston Hill. One of eight customer cars built in late 1923, this early Aston Martin was competing against two Bugattis and two other Aston Martins &#8212; one of which had been entered by the company\u2019s founder, Lionel Martin, who won the trophy on the day. This four-cylinder 1,486 cc side-valve engined 1923 long-chassis \u2018Cloverleaf\u2019-bodied tourer came [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":791952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[551,255],"tags":[549,429],"class_list":["post-292416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aston-martin","category-news","tag-aston-martin","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf - Photo Gallery, Profile<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Photo gallery, profile and history of the 1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf XR 1981 that raced up Aston Hill in the Herts Automobile and Aero Club Hillclimb.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1923-aston-martin-cloverleaf\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1923 Aston Martin Cloverleaf - 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