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Even the Cygnet was at the A3’s birthday celebration, albeit in thoroughly mad one-off V8 form. Of course, it was Aston Martin chassis number 3, known as A3, that was the star of the day, and the jewel in the AMHT’s collection, being the oldest surviving Aston Martin. Built in 1921, A3 was used by Lionel Martin, co-founder of Bamford & Martin Ltd, manufacturers of the first Aston Martin sports cars, for both personal and competitive use. Fitted with a 1.5-litre, 11 hp (8kW) four-cylinder side valve engine, A3 was often seen with a streamlined racing body and in its heyday took several light-car speed records including first place at the Essex Motor Club Kop Hill Climb in 1922, as well as lapping the famous Brooklands circuit at 84.5mph in 1923.
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According to the company, A3 was driven exclusively by Martin, and used a 1.5L four-cylinder engine that made 11 horsepower. It was often fitted with a streamlined race body and set several speed records for light cars, hitting 84.5 miles per hour (136 km/h) at Brooklands in 1923.
The car was purchased at auction in 2002 and donated to the Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT). It was then restored as closely to its original factory specifications as possible.
HWM Aston Martin, a private dealership in Surrey that’s the world’s oldest sales agent for the automaker, worked with the Heritage Trust and with Q by Aston Martin, the company’s bespoke division, to create the A3 Vantage Roadster. It will be officially unveiled at a centennial event in Britain that will also feature the original car.