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| Location | Le Mans |
| Prints issue | LIMITED EDITION 30 prints ONLY |
| Shooting date | 21 june 1959 |
| Original picture | Negative |
| Era | 1858-1960 |
| Colors | Black&White |
| Collection | Endurance |
| New products | New works |
Motorsport Images has the largest motoring picture collection in the world. The archive houses approximately 18 million images of which in the region of half are black and white negatives and glass plates. The library is made up of images from the world of motor sport since it began and every conceivable road car since it's invention. This incredible archive is the result of the amalgamation of a number of previously separate archives, which are now housed under one roof.
Many of the images are published pictures from the magazines owned and bought by Haymarket over the years and the archive contains the original prints from the very first 'Autocar' issue published in 1895 right through to the present day issue. 'The Motor' archive contains more sporting images with black and white negatives, glass plate and acetate from 1924 - subjects include road cars, sprints, hill climbs, motor shows and Grands Prix.
The original Teesdale Company supplied pictures to 'MotorSport' magazine (founded in 1924) and Motoring News (founded in 1955) and has over 4 million black & white negatives of motor racing events from the 1920's through to the early 1990's. The first colour images appeared in the mid 1950's and 30 years of unpublished 35mm colour images remain in the LAT Black Books. LAT now supplies the Haymarket Media Group, commercial clients, the worldwide media and agencies with motor sport coverage from around the world from Formula 1 to karting.
The 'Autosport' archive contains images from the world's leading motorsport weekly. Since 1950 all aspects of motor racing from Formula 1, Le Mans and sports cars, rallying, single seaters and club racing have been photographed and archived in colour and black and white formats.
Designed in 1956, the 3000cc 6-cylinder Aston Martin DBR1 would experience its moment of glory in the 27th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans thanks to the exceptional organization of team manager Reg Parnell. At the wheel of his racing car, bearing the marks of the night, Roy Salvadori and his American teammate Carroll Shelby achieved an Aston Martin one-two finish with the Trintignant/Frère crew, while of the 31 sports prototypes that started, only 3 would see the finish line. The third was subsequently disqualified.
Based on the DB3S, the DBR1 was optimized thanks to more open regulations, which allowed the Newport Pagnell manufacturer to design a true prototype: lighter, with a lower center of gravity, and equipped with a more powerful engine. With remarkable subtlety, the DBR1s had remained in the slipstream of the Ferraris and Jaguars at the start of the race. This style would benefit them as the team would win the World Championship in the last Tourist Trophy race thanks to Stirling Moss's masterful driving.
