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The Concours of Elegance will host the oldest surviving Aston Martin during its 2021 event at Hampton Court Palace this September. Aston Martin \u2018A3\u2019 was the third car ever built by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, and was extensively driven by the founders. This year, it celebrates its centenary.<\/p>\n

Given its name because it is built on chassis no.3 and uses a Type A engine, \u2018A3\u2019 produces just 11hp from its four-cylinder side-valve engine. Nevertheless, it was raced in period, and proved capable of setting speed records, achieving an average of more than 86mph over 100 miles at the Brooklands circuit.<\/p>\n

By 1923, the car\u2019s life as a factory prototype was complete and it was sold to a customer. It changed hands a number of times until history shows it under the ownership of R.W. Mallabar in 1927. Following a con-rod failure, the car returned to Aston Martin for an engine rebuild, at which time the car was refinished in pale grey (rather than its original black) with red wheels.<\/p>\n

The next time \u2018A3\u2019 reappears in the history books is 2002 when it was identified at auction as the third Aston Martin ever produced. In 2003 a generous donation enabled \u2018A3\u2019 to be purchased by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust, who entrusted it to Ecurie Bertelli for a full restoration to as close as original specification.<\/p>\n

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A new body was designed and hand-beaten into shape to replace the later green body that had been added at some point in A3\u2019s life, a new ash bodyframe was built, the engine was rebuilt, the radiator was refurbished and the chromium finish removed. The car is presented today in full working order, with its factory specification black paintwork, preserving an extremely important part of Aston Martin history.<\/p>\n

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The display of Aston Martin \u2018A3\u2019 is just the latest in a spectacular partnership between Aston Martin, particularly the Aston Martin Owner\u2019s Club (AMOC), and the Concours of Elegance. At the inaugural event in 2012, Mark Donoghue of the AMOC arranged for sixty Aston Martins \u2013 one from each year of Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s reign \u2013 to be lined up along Windsor Castle\u2019s Long Walk. Then, in 2019, Donoghue was responsible for arranging AMOC\u2019s show-stopping display of one example of every single Aston Martin Zagato model produced, many of which are one-offs.<\/p>\n

The \u2018A3\u2019 will form part of the Main Concours display at Concours of Elegance 2021, a line-up of the world\u2019s rarest cars set to go on display at Concours of Elegance 2021, taking in some of the finest European coachbuilt cars ever built, a collection of Gulf and Martini-liveried motorsport heroes and the very latest bespoke hypercars. The event will also welcome a number of special features and displays, including a celebration of Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s 95th<\/sup> birthday, bringing with it a British car from each year of Her Majesty\u2019s life. In total, over 1,000 rare and exotic cars will be on display across the weekend.<\/p>\n

For more information visit www.concoursofelegance.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Concours of Elegance will host the oldest surviving Aston Martin during its 2021 event at Hampton Court Palace this September. Aston Martin \u2018A3\u2019 was the third car ever built by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, and was extensively driven by the founders. This year, it celebrates its centenary. Given its name because it is built on chassis no.3 and uses a Type A engine, \u2018A3\u2019 produces just 11hp from its four-cylinder side-valve engine. 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