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The car
Power314 bhp
Torque278 lb·ft
Engine3670 cc twin-plug DOHC straight-six
Gearbox4-speed manual
Weight1225 kg
Top speed154 mph
Length4270 mm
Built19 of 19
ColoursDB Racing GreenSilver
Nineteen were bodied by Zagato to shed weight for the racetrack: cut roofline, faired-in lamps, hand-formed alloy skin over Tadek Marek's twin-plug six. Chassis 0183 wore the registration 2 VEV and became one of the most famous Astons in racing, a car with a name of its own.
Competition record
| Year | Event | Driver | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Goodwood Tourist Trophy | Stirling Moss | DNF, accident |
| 1961 | Le Mans 24 Hours | Jim Clark / Roy Salvadori | Retired |
| 1962 | Goodwood Tourist Trophy | Jim Clark | 1st in class |
Appearances
Shows
Salon Privé · Best of ShowOxfordshire
Concours of Elegance · Class winSurrey
Races
Goodwood RevivalWest Sussex
Media and film
Octane · Cover feature · 2019
Finding one
Typical
£9,000,000
for a good example
Range
£700,000 to £13,000,000
authenticity (genuine 1960-63 original vs later Sanction recreation), period race provenance
For sale now
~0-1
public listings
rarea handful change hands in a decade, mostly private · Last notable sale: original record ~£10.4m, RM Monterey 2015; Sanction III offered Bonhams Goodwood Sep 2025, est £700k-£1m
Market figures are indicative, drawn from public auction and listing data; they guide, they do not appraise.
Parts and support
Parts availability is almost irrelevant to a ~19-car, multi-million-pound rarity; everything is bespoke and cost is no object.
SpecialistsAston Martin WorksR.S. WilliamsParts for AstonsAston Workshop
In the network
Concoursio is a living public record. It references formal provenance (chassis, registries, sale history); it does not certify it.