1955 Aston Martin DB3S [DB3S/116]

1955 Aston Martin DB3S [DB3S/116] in Checkpoint, Movie, 1956

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Sunbar ◊ 2006-04-08 10:16	Car Number 20, Aston Martin DB3S chassis No. 116 sold to film-makers, J. Arthur Rank Organization, registered 88 HME and used in the film Checkpoint. source of information: http://www.classicscars.com/chassis/aston.htm -- Last edit: 2006-04-08 10:16:31
Sunbar ◊ 2006-04-08 10:38	The same car but with a different number (22) appears to be used for the first part of the crash scene (position of the side-lights and height of the air-intake). But it is replaced with a dummy car for the final part (wheels with hub-caps not wire wheels).
Alessandro58 ◊ 2017-05-05 11:21	No race seats, just ordinary ones: -- Last edit: 2020-07-25 12:18:27

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Sunbar

◊ 2006-04-08 10:16

Car Number 20, Aston Martin DB3S chassis No. 116 sold to film-makers, J. Arthur Rank Organization,
registered 88 HME and used in the film Checkpoint.

source of information:
http://www.classicscars.com/chassis/aston.htm

-- Last edit: 2006-04-08 10:16:31

Sunbar

◊ 2006-04-08 10:38

The same car but with a different number (22) appears to be used for the first part of the crash scene (position of the side-lights and height of the air-intake). But it is replaced with a dummy car for the final part (wheels with hub-caps not wire wheels).

Alessandro58

◊ 2017-05-05 11:21

No race seats, just ordinary ones:

[Image: _01_19_01-7235-09-10-10h18m09s708.jpg]

-- Last edit: 2020-07-25 12:18:27

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1955 Aston Martin DB3S [DB3S/116]